"They were looking at me like I was a piece of dick meat that they wanted to chew and chew on."

Is there anything a visit to your local gay leather bar can’t solve?

On the latest episode of the popular podcast The Last Podcast on the Left, co-host Ben Kissel shared a rather heartwarming holiday tale of taking a trip to The Eagle, in Wilton Manors, Florida, on Christmas Day.

Kissel was in the area visiting his family, which includes two gay brothers. The host, comedian, and would-be politician described his visit and how it helped him form a better body image.

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“I love my family, and I love gay people, I’m very open,” Kissel said. “It was a leather bar, and, man…I was a 10. I’m just going to say that, because it’s also a bear bar.”

“Then I went to Margaritaville a few days later,” he continued. “But you know what I did at Margaritaville? I took my shirt off…and I went into the pool.”

“Great! That’s great!” co-host Henry Zebrowski responded.

“Because I was confident,” Kissel offered.

“You should [be]!” Zebrowski encouraged.

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“After I went and hungout with those bears; they were looking at me like I was a piece of dick meat that they wanted to chew and chew on,” Kissel added.

Zebrowski said he was unsurprised that men who were into bears would find him attractive.

“So, I want to thank The Eagle, and I want to thank the gay community of Wilton Manors for making me feel accepted for one of the first times,” Kissel said.

“I just want to thank The Eagle for giving me the confidence to take my shirt off for the first time in probably 30 years and go into a pool…It felt great, so thank you.”

Listen to Kissel tell his bear-filled Christmas story below, starting around the 24-minute mark.

UPDATE:

The Eagle manager Chuck King offered the following statement to NewNowNext:

Our motto has always been “BeYou.” We’re thrilled that a visit to Eagle Wilton Manors in South Florida and spending time with our customers gave Ben the confidence to go to Margaritaville and just be Ben. Maybe he can help us out and explain, “What’s a Margaritaville?”