Thirst Week

14 Instagram Hunks We’re Thirsting After

Double tap these rising IG hotties.
by 7/17/2017

This article is part of Thirst Week, a series that approaches the idea of “thirst” from various angles—some straightforward, others more challenging. A new Thirst Week piece will be released every day this week. Check them out here.

For those with an appreciation for the male form, it’s no secret that Instagram is a great place to quench your thirst. The app offers a plethora of shirtless studs showing off their sculpted physiques. Many try to mask their exhibitionism with inspirational quotes—but, boys, who are you kidding? You’re here to show off and we’re here for the show.

If your feed is full of the same old Adonises, here’s an offering of up-and-coming Instahunks worth following.

  1. Immense Ray

    上班时候一脸假笑的神奇女侠 This is a working Wonder Woman 🤔#wonderwoman #meme #神奇女侠

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    This military man from Shanghai may write most of his captions in Chinese, but you don’t need to understand a word to appreciate his sexy snaps.

  2. Rock Evans

    Bodybuilder by day, drag queen by night, this gender-bending babe is sexy in all forms. As Miss Toto he was at Drag Con selling merch and doling out fitness tips.

  3. Tro

    I call this "number 17, the spread eagle" by @theboyproject

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    With an IG profile that proves he can bend, this multitalented paramedic is also an acrobat and burlesque performer.

  4. Hideo Muraoka

    Half-Brazilian, half-Japanese, this Instastud is the perfect fusion of East and West.

  5. Robby Zumaya

    📷 @venfield_8

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    Nearly a year ago as our community was gearing up to celebrate pride we were stricken with the travesty that occurred at @pulseorlando I remember staying home watching the news wracking my brain trying to understand what would push someone to such a heinous act, and then out of the turmoil I saw something beautiful. I saw my community flaws and all come together, console and reassure one another that we will be alright. We will endure this together and we will stand up to those who hate and demonize us and we will not be intimidated by hate fueled acts of violence. As we approach this years Pride celebration I'm more proud than ever to be playing a part. I would like to take a moment to acknowledge all those we lost at the hands of a coward and remind everyone out there, this is why we have pride. To show commemoration of our liberation from the closet, to appreciate our advancements towards equal rights and to salute those that have fallen in our on going stance against hate and discrimination. I find it only fitting a rainbow is the representation for the LGBT community, every time we weather the storm we turn it to something beautiful. #HappyPride. 📸 @arnodiem #Pride #pulseorlando

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    L.A. rapper ROB.B recently released his debut EP, Eleven Eleven, and often blesses fans with impressive freestyle rap videos in between scorching selfies.

  6. Branden Hayward

    If you feel like you can't do anything, and that it's not important enough to fight now and why should we care about refugees anyway?, know that it was *already* EXTREMELY difficult to become an immigrant to the US if you are a Syrian refugee. Less than 1% are admitted after being subjected to MONTHS of interviews, tests, paperwork submissions — (yes, each is PLURAL). 65 million people are currently displaced by man made conflicts in the world — there is no point of reference for this in our history (yes, we are long past the scale of the Holocaust). All these people want to do is run from death, from rape, from starvation, from the freezing cold, from the jaws of death and poisoning and dismemberment. This is why they are running to us. As some of you know, MULTIPLE SOURCES CONFIRM not a SINGLE terrorist act since 9/11 has been committed by ANYONE from any of the seven countries trump banned (I have also read reports that no acts have been committed dating back to the 70s). But, terrorists have come from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan (ISIS/ISIL), and others that WERE NOT ON TRUMPS LIST. why? Simple. He has business dealings in those countries. A year ago, I, too, was afraid to speak. Then the fear of meeting my maker, my future children or even my own reflection, and not being to say I had been doing what I could to help make life better for others, became greater than the fear of speaking out. If we all do a little something each week, then none of us need to worry about the days when all we have time to do is read the news and practice self care. We take shifts. Right? But if the responsibilities of many land on the shoulders of few, justice, freedom and hope will fall out of our hands! I need my friends and my network, if you aren't already doing so – to reach out and find out how you can help. I am doing a little and many are doing a lot. Even though we are already loud, we may still be lacking something incredibly necessary: YOU. (Excerpt, read my entire story by following me on my Facebook page) #withrefugees #resist

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    93.6 percent of the children being killed in Syria are being killed by their own government (over 14,000 CHILDREN SLAUGHTERED to date.) we all spend so much time on the Internet – can't we use it actually research and open our eyes to the grisly and unconscionable truths coming out of the Middle East? Did we not learn from the 1930s? Mainstream news keeps this genocide so compartmentalized. Lets branch out and read the New York Times, listen to the BBC, read the washington post. Years from now movies will be made about Aleppo and Syria and they will win awards and we will wonder why we didn't do more. This week I read the story of a man who stood up to gunmen who invaded a rescue bus that he and his pregnant wife were on. The gunmen spoke impolitely to the mans wife, and they punished him for standing up for her by shooting him on the spot. YOU CAN STAND UP NOW. Link in my bio will take you to short and long term actions you can take to improve this situation – journalists to follow, ways to educate yourself and others, ways to give and volunteer. Just because it isn't happening here, doesn't mean it isn't happening.

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    Personal trainer to a bevy of Drag Race queens, including Season 9 stunner Peppermint, Hayward cares as much about activism as he does about abs: Half of his pics are a plea to address the Syrian refugee crisis and concentration camps in Chechnya.

  7. Hunter Wyndham

    #endlesssummer 📷 @kainoahemolele

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    Rainy season self portrait. #mexico #puertovallarta

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    Hunter Wyndham works as an illustrator, photographer, model, and actor in Hawaii. He finds inspiration in hiking and surfing the islands’ waves, just as we find inspiration from his sizzling selfies.

  8. Matthieu Reboul

    After a long day of sporting the latest in fashion trends, this French model takes it all off to sport a torso full of body hair. That’s a win-win.

  9. Over 40 Not Dead

    If this Instagrammer’s goal is to prove there’s no age limit on being sexy, then mission accomplished.

  10. Zach Graves

    #Coachella #BroChella Day ✌🏾

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    ignoring my uber driver.

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    With a profile that contains nothing more than his Snapchat handle, this fit lad makes it hard to pin down what he does outside of the gym. But with snaps like these, does it really matter?

  11. Ivy-Elyse Monroe

    Serving body in and out of drag, this queen declares, “I steal yo husband as both sexes!” If we had a husband, we’d definitely lock him up.

  12. AJ Mountain

    For those who like a tinge of ginge, this wellness expert will get you red-hot.

  13. Axel

    💅🏼

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    Say hello to this bearded beauty serving smoldering stares and sexy tattoos. He’ll have you stalking 84-weeks deep into his profile before you know it.

  14. Roberto Caccamo

    I look so #serius 🤠🤡🤑 #blackandwhite #beard #hairy #daddy #muscle #bear

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    This Italian stallion isn’t afraid to bare it all on Instagram, and we’re reaping the benefits.

Adam Salandra is a writer, performer and host in Los Angeles. When he's not covering the latest in pop culture, you can find him playing with his French Bulldog puppy or hovering over the table of food at any social gathering.
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