I wanted an avatar that represented the desert southwest (of USA) the place I live. I wanted the avatar to have contrast. And I wanted an avatar that showed determination, exception and beauty, which the cactus flower does well.
I chose my avatar the way I did, is because this is my cat and I love him and his name is Tigger and I love my pet and the other pets that my family has.
I notice good looking brown haired, brown eyed regular guy types so that seems like a good thing to put up on a LGBT oriented site. This reminds me I need to change this current avatar.