Oh, JOHN THAI, you’re such a naughty man. Creative, sporty and the kind of sexy that will cause you to walk around with a ‘Wet Floor’ sign permanently attached to your pants, Toronto’s John Thai 100% adorable and a perfect fit for ‘Love Is…’. Loverboy’s Justin Gray took the opportunity to speak with this cheeky lil’ devil about design, sex, working with iconic clothing label MASSIVE and after reading this you wont be able to get him out of your dreams…sorry ’bout it.

So what do you do for work?
I’m a UX designer but have a previous life as a design director and art director. I love taking on creative projects on the side to keep things interesting. I’m working on a smartphone game right now with some very talented people and building out some design/branding work for a few new restaurants opening in Toronto & Montreal. Oh yeah, and of course I had the chance to art direct a photoshoot for MASSIVE back in December with Maxwell Lander featuring a range of interesting humans to promote MASSIVE’s holiday lineup. Hoping to do more creative things with them in the future since, you know, MASSIVE is everything.

How did you get linked up with the people at MASSIVE?
Funny story. I met Japanese erotic mangaka legend Gengoroh Tagame at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival in 2013. MASSIVE was touring sensei around to promote his new book Passion of Gengoroh Tagame (now available in hard cover!) and as I was walking away from the booth, Anne Ishii from Massive chased after me. She grabbed my should and said “Sensei has requested a photo with you.” I came around the booth, stood next to him and I just remember being incredibly wooden as he grabbed my arm, leaned in and with warm breath whispered ‘nice muscle’ directly in my ear. I assumed that Tagame was imagining me in a sling, mutilating my balls, and using my ‘boy pussy.’ Creepiest and best day of my life. I’ve since spent a lot of time manning MASSIVE booths in various cities. Tagame-sensei now refers to me as the ‘MASSIVE bitch.” I wonder if he actually even knows my name.

 I see that you’re a sucker for design and publications, who are some of your favourite artists and publications?
Our house is a fucking fire hazard. We have so many publications just lying around including Fantastic Man, Inventory, Victory, Popeye, Monocle, WAX, Pinups, Printed Pages, old National Geographics – so many to list. I’d say some of my favorites are actually now out of print, most notably the first issues of ‘It’s Nice That’ and of course, G-Men. Whenever I visit a new city I like to go sleuthing through used erotic magazine stores to see what I can find. Auto Erotica in SF is one of my favourites for the vintage porn and the bespoke poppers. Nothing beats the cover images of Honcho from the late 70’s. I would say my prized finds would have to be issues 2-10 of G-Men that I lugged through Tokyo and brought all the way back to Toronto. They’re heavy little fuckers but it was worth all the sweat. Early issues of G-men were very artfully made and featured tons of beautiful work from Japanese artists. The old personal ads with cute Japanesey icons of cocks and asses make me wish I could read Japanese.

What are you reading currently?
Ok so full transparency – I don’t read. I basically read at the rate that a human speaks so it takes me a lifetime to get through just about anything. The last thing I read was The Hunger Games OUT LOUD to my husband because our Cuban resort was basically a giant mosquito nest and we were afraid to leave the hotel room. If there is a compelling interview with a human that I truly admire (typically in Fantastic Man), I might take the time, but for me publications are about the graphic design, the typography, the beauty – really its physicality.

What’s the sweetest thing a guy has done for you in bed?
This is an easy one. When I came out of the closet at 25, I was a virgin. Never been kissed. On my first date with my now husband I convinced him to come back to my place to watch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. We watched the ENTIRE movie from cover to cover, sitting on opposite ends of the couch. I was super nervous but asked him to get into my bed and after some high school cuddling and awkward pillow-talk, he leaned in and asked if he could kiss me. 25 years I waited for this moment so naturally I was incredibly disappointed when Zack landed a tiny, mom-like peck on my waiting lips. Zack is smart though and he clocked the disappointment a mile away. That’s when he asked me if it was my first kiss. I was like, ‘um yeah.’ He felt awful and leaned in to kiss me properly and we made out until 6am. I’d say that was pretty sweet. Zack is still the best kisser ever. Boys, I highly recommend kissing my husband.

 What is the weirdest thing a guy has done for you in bed?
Tough one. I’ve been pretty lucky with avoiding weirdos. We were in Palm Springs once when I made it with an incredibly hot 6’5 German guy with the biggest dick I’ve ever seen. He followed me into the ‘Tool Shed’ bathroom and played with my piss at the urinal, rubbing it on his face and letting it run through his fingers. After some makeouts and heavy petting, we went back to his hotel room to continue the fun. I was standing above him, milliseconds from emptying my balls when he literally screamed like a girl and rolled out of the way. So you’ll drink my piss but you’re a complete cummophobe? That was weird.

What’s your favourite thing to do on a day off?
I absolutely love hard labor in the sun. I don’t know why, but mowing lawns, tilling soil, digging and heavy lifting on a hot summer day makes me really fucking happy. Also rugby.

You have a good following on Instagram but who are some of the people that you love to creep?
Man, another tough one. There are some really hot guys out there, but I tend to prefer feeds with a little more substance. Definitely my husbando @traderzed because love, @lttlslr because I enjoy his art (and Gio is very hot), @mistersherman because he lives a very fun life, @massivegay because duh. Honorable mentions: @markneilbalson, @jimmyburrrrger, @christopherschulz, @davidapike, @adrianandshane, @javier___kapowski

When was the last time you embarrassed yourself in public and what happened?
Ugh. My rugby captain is fucking notorious for getting the team completely obliterated. I think I was seven to twelve Jager shots deep when I decided that it would be a great idea to perform an impromptu, fully committed Sia Chandelier re-enactment in front of all of the new recruits. I was pirouetting and spasming all over the floor and had carpet burns on my legs and shoulders the next morning to compliment my epic hangover. I’m glad there’s no video evidence.

Are you a Monica, a Phoebe or a Rachel?
Well I’m not Rachel and I’m definitely not Phoebe, so I guess that makes me Monica? I think she was a control freak or something. I don’t know – I fucking hated Friends.

What is your go-to cartoon?
I don’t really watch cartoons but I did recently discover 3D rendered porn with incredibly detailed, hilariously disproportionate cocks. I wouldn’t not watch it again.

If you were only allowed to one wear article of clothing you currently own, and nothing else, which one would it be and why?
I spend way too much time in my Adidas track pants that I bought at the Dufferin Mall. If you’re from Toronto you know how basic that is. Points for versatility.

While bouncing around your house being a hairbrush pop star which Mariah Carey song are you belting out?
Definitely ‘Emotions.’ Get those whistle tones.

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Photo credit: @traderzed