Tranny Vocab 15 : The Younger Man

Attention, kiddies - it's time to put on your thinking caps because Tranny Vocab is about to resume. In this series, The Tranny Times explores the varied and wonderful lexicon of Williamsburg trannies. Today's lesson is The Younger Man.



The Younger Man [th ee yuhng-ger mhan] noun. The male who is markedly younger than his mate: from seven years to infinity. In this sort of relationship, The Younger Man simultaneously holds all the cards and none at all. The Younger Man is youthful, enthusiastic and open-minded to his lover who is (often) more successful, mature, connected and interesting.

Pros of being The Younger Man:

• Top-notch dinners that come to a close with someone else picking up the check.
• Invitations to parties without a keg or BYOB policy.
  
• Easy entré into otherwise closed circles of influential individuals.
• In-depth conversations on the meaning of life at a well-appointed vacation home.
• Sex with a pro who's spent decades working on his body.

Cons of being The Younger Man:

• Being patronized by mate's friends with less appreciation for, or intense jealousy of, youth.
  
• Adding to or shaving off a few years for everyone's parents' sake.
  
• Being mistaken for the cater-waiter, or worse, the son.
  
• Often coming in second. (see The Careerist)
• The persistent dread that one day soon his ass is going to drop like a fallen soufflé.

Leading Younger Men:

(l to r: Lorenzo Martone, Jesus Luz, Jonathan Adler, Tom Ford, Brooks Perlin)

The Verdict on The Younger Man:
Helen Gurley Brown, '60s icon, author of ground breaking Sex and the Single Girl, former editor of Cosmopolitan and a Younger Woman herself once said, "Always marry someone older because no matter how old you get, you'll always be the babe." Wise words from a woman who's always had her priorities in order.