Dustin M: Woodpile Cub

What’s your name?: Dustin M.

Where are you from?: Davenport/Quad Cities, Iowa

How old are you?: 21

What’s your ethnic background?: From what I’ve been able to piece together, Dutch & German.

What do you do for a living? Do you like your job?: I proofread and “hotspot” testing materials for schools around the country. And yes, I enjoy my work - mostly because my roommates both work there as well.

What do you do for fun?: I haven’t had much time for fun lately as a result of my move back home, but I do enjoy video games as well as board games…role playing too. (D&D, etc) I play guitar & bass. Of course there’s the typical stuff too…movies, reading, shopping, going out to eat with friends, etc. In addition to all that, I’ve been working out 5-6x a week for awhile now.

Are you single?: No, I have a partner of 3 years.

You spent a lot of time in post-Katrina New Orleans. What happened?: This is a loooooong story! The absolute shortest version is that I met my partner in 2005 while I was on vacation. (he was living in Orlando at the time) I later persuaded him to visit me in Iowa. We eventually came to the conclusion that we didn’t want to be separated again and as we were trying to decide who should move, he got a call saying that his mother was dying in Louisiana and had about 6 days. He didn’t have anybody else by his side and I was transitioning from a bad “coming out” anyway, so I went with him for support. Anyway, we ended up staying to help his grandparents rebuild their home after Katrina.

Do you go to bear events? Hang out with cubs and bears?: I have yet to attend a bear run, but I’m just dying to! I’ve met so many great bears & cubs since coming out in ‘05 and I can’t even begin to express my gratitude for being welcomed into the community and all the support I’ve received from it.

What turns you on?: I’m a major sucker for salt & pepper hair. I like men to be direct, but respectful. When it comes to sex, I am pretty vanilla - but can get into role playing, some leather, poppers. Love giving and receiving oral more than anything. Consider myself more of a top, but I’ve recently started to find joy and extreme pleasure in being a bottom! My only limits I think would be fisting and the usual scat/extreme pain kinda stuff. I’d consider w/s, but only if I top for it. Pretty versatile and accommodating overall, I think. Nothing turns me on more than enthusiasm.

So, are you more the leather jacket or flannel shirt kind of guy?: I suppose more of the flannel shirt variety.

Are you an outdoors kind of guy?: Actually no, I’m really not into nature and being outside. I burn too easily for starters, and I wasn’t really raised to see the beauty in nature, I guess. Now, if I were with a really great guy or group of guys who did enjoy it, I would be willing to come along and give it a try.

I see you’re passionate about civil and gay rights? Are you active?: As much as I hate to admit it, I’m not nearly as involved as I feel I should be or that I want to be. I’ve lost jobs because of discrimination issues and I’m very close to a person who is HIV+, so I know how important it is to fight and spread awareness for these sorts of things. Now that I’m in a more comfortable living environment and I know some truly great people who are in organizations for gay rights…I may see about joining them and start doing my part.

Horror movies and video games. What character would you be?: Well, I know in Resident Evil I always wanted to be Chris because he was so damn hot. But if I had to choose from a movie I’d probably identify most with (and this is going to sound horrible) either Faye Dunaway’s portrayal of Joan Crawford in “Mommie Dearest” or “Baby Jane Hudson” from “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”. I’m notoriously obsessive-compulsive and crazy when it comes to cleaning and organizing. My partner is the exact opposite. I think I must have made a big deal over something because he finally made me sit down and watch both movies. (He now regrets it.)

What will the future bring for you?: You know, all I really want is to be home, have a decent-paying job, a place of my own - a reasonably nice car and to have my partner by my side.

Give us a quote: “Don’t dream it…be it.”

Freestylin: I’d just like to thank Kurt for inviting me to do all this and everybody who has taken the time to read it.

I’m also on a bunch of bear sites, so if you see me around feel free to write. And please, if you have a MySpace account…add me! www.myspace.com/angelkub

Hit me up at RockyHorrorPictureCub@live.com