Each year, People picks its Sexiest Man Alive, an honor awarded to that year's hunk who captured the collective attention, not only through his good looks but in the projects he released that year. Imagine my (and the Internet's) surprise last year when they picked John Krasinski you know, Jim from The Office or to give him a bit more credit, The Quiet Place trilogy. While he is excellent to look at, the choice to pick him felt uninspired, even if the goal was to gawk.I love to objectify handsome men as much as the next gay. Frankly, I think we should objectify men more but that's a conversation for a different day. But there are men out there who tick multiple talent boxes, such as acting, singing, and dancing the one person who does all three is this year's honoree: Jonathan Bailey. For years, he's been stealing our hearts in shows like Michaela Coel's Chewing Gum, Crashing, or more recently in steamier roles in Showtime's Fellow Travelers and Netflix's period hit, Bridgerton. He found even more mainstream success after taking on the role of Fiyero in Wicked, which is set to release its extremely anticipated sequel, Wicked: For Good, later this month.While it's excellent that Bailey made history as the magazine's first out queer honoree, it's important to note that People has long prioritized Eurocentric beauty standards. In the 41 years that People has bestowed this annual hunky honor, it took the publication 12 years to highlight a Black man, with Denzel Washington being the first POC inductee back in 1996. Even then, only five men of color have been chosen in the four decades, none of whom were Latin or Asian. It's confusing to me, a self-proclaimed hot man expert, as to how this oversight has been made time and time again. There are so many gorgeous men of color many of whom are queer! If People needs some help choosing next year's Man of the Year, here are a few candidates they should consider:Colman Domingo is not only a queer, Latine, two-time Oscar-nominated actor, but he is also one of the suavest men to ever grace a red carpet. Every single event he's confirmed to attend, the media is chomping at the bit to get a few snaps of his undoubtedly chic look for the evening. There's also Ricky Martin, who has been stunning for at least two decades, and his most recent performance at the MTV Video Music Awards proves that he's still got it. Not to mention Bad Bunny, who has never explicitly stated that he's queer, but he's embraced and has been embraced by the LGBTQ+ community for his staunch allyship in amplifying the violence that our trans sisters have faced and continue to face, not only in Puerto Rico but globally.There's Joel Kim Booster, one of the hottest television actors working today on shows like Loot and the movie he created, Fire Island, which starred some of his other good-looking friends. Omar Apollo (phew, I just felt a wave of heat rush over me when I wrote that), Jeremy Pope (beautiful and talented, also so incredibly nice), Ncuti Gatwa (hilarious, stunning, and looks to be chiseled out of stone). The list can go on forever, but it's important to highlight that their move to have Bailey is one step in a right direction, but I hope that it's not a way for them to tick the DEI box and then go back to picking a milquetoast straight white man when there are a whole host of queer men of color to choose from.In today's political landscape, it feels like society is slowly backsliding. Conventionally attractive white celebrities are becoming the face of major brands like American Eagle see: Sydney Sweeney and Travis Kelce and they are lifted up as the pinnacle of beauty and style, when that's not the case. Queer people, especially queer people of color, have created a culture that gets co-opted by their white counterparts, who then receive all the praise. Representation in the form of being called sexy by a mainstream magazine isn't the end-all be-all for systemic oppression. But it's an effective tool to get the ball rolling.Moises Mendez II is a staff writer at Out magazine. Follow him on Instagram @moisesfenty.Voices is dedicated to featuring a wide range of inspiring personal stories and impactful opinions from the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. Visit out.com/submit to learn more about submission guidelines. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on any of our stories. Email us at voices@equalpride.com. Views expressed in Voices stories are those of the guest writers, columnists, and editors, and do not directly represent the views of Out or our parent company, equalpride.