Best places for gay hookups
I’ve been gay and off-and-on single for too many years to count, so of course I’ve used every possible gay app under the sun. To help you avoid some of the many virtual dating mistakes I’ve made, here’s an honest list of all the various lgbtq+ dating & hookup apps that I’ve used – my personal experience and reviews of the finest (and worst) gay apps.
Everyone has an opinion on the gay apps. They’ve become so ubiquitous and ingrained in our famous culture, they’re impossible to resist. I remember the first time I downloaded Grindr—shortly after it was released. Once The Novel York Times writers discovered it, the app nature seemed to explode with location-based dating apps.
Gay dating website wasn’t easy for a long time. I was lucky enough to increase up & come out during the iPhone generation when thousands of novel types of apps seemed to be released every day. And the gays were instrumental to that digital boom.
The gay apps have fundamentally changed dating—for E V E R Y O N E, the gays, the straights. It changed LGBTQ nightlife, how we make friends & meet others. Of course there are positives and negatives. AA lot has b
I’ve added an LGBTQ column to the website to make it more inclusive and talk about issues that affect some members of our community. In this column, we perceive from voices in the LGBTQ community about their experiences on the street, safety tips, events, and overall advice for other LGBTQ travelers. Returning this month is our column leader, Adam from travelsofadam.com.
The great thing about journey today is that more of the world is accessible and open — no matter your sexuality or gender identity. While there have been ups and downs in the political movement for sapphic, gay, bi, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) equality, major cities still provide the safest and friendliest spots for members of these communities.
I’ve been traveling around the world since 2009 and have visited some of the world’s most popular LGBTQ-friendly destinations along the way. I’ve marched and danced in Homosexual Pride parades from Sydney to Stockholm and been to more queer tune festivals than I ever even imagined existed. And as the Orlando Pulse shooting reminded us, clubs are still important places to find culture and community.
Many cities really strut their LGBTQ history and queer identity. Using some of my
Back on the Prowl With Sniffies
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While it’s hard to say whether the post–COVID vaccine period will carry on a surge of hedonism like the storied decade that followed the 1918 pandemic, a swift scan of the maskless, largely naked boys of New York’s Jacob Riis Beach on a recent weekend suggests that, at least for the local queer crowd, the ’20s are entering a complete roar, baby. And as bottoms, tops, and N95s hit the floor this Pride month, a modern hookup website (that’s website, not app) has graceful itself to strut past the more familiar Grindrs and Scruffs on our phones and capitalize on all the horned-up, post-quarantine energy.
Sniffies is an upstart gay hookup site(NSFW!) that’s seeking to harken assist to the old days of cruising, giving users a freak-forward user interface that shreds the decency mandates of the app stores and allows users to instantly locate the nearest dick or ass floating (literally, as photo icons) around in their neighborhoods on a stay updated GPS map. The approach cuts out the tedious texting and etiquette now so common on the traditio
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As a new gay man in Charlotte of the 1980s, I managed to snag a fake ID that was realistic enough to convince block owners I was five years older than I actually was. The proof that I was over six feet tall came in handy, too. There’s something about height that implies age.
Beginning at the age of 16, I was able to gain entree into a number of Charlotte’s gay bars.
My first experience came at a center city nightspot famous as The Odyssey, At the moment it was located at the corner of Morehead and Tryon Sts. in what had previously been a restaurant and its regional corporate headquarters.
It wasn’t all that huge, really, but sizable enough to present three separate bars and a sway floor. Downstairs was another gay lock known as the Brass Rail.
Standing outside and waiting in a line to the stairs that took you to where The Odyssey was, I heard other young queer men referring to the Brass Rail as “The Wrinkle Room,” indicating it was a place where mostly older gays congregated. Even then I reflection their assessment seemed crass and flippant, but I was initially so nervous I just stood in the line quietly.
I can still recall making my way
Charlotte’s Best LGBTQ+ Bars
Nightlife
Ready for a night out? These LGBTQ-friendly bars are the city's superior picks.
by Dean McCain
Azucar Latino Charlotte
Area: East Charlotte
If you’ve got dancing on your mind and deserve to move your hips, Azucar is your nightclub. Rising-star DJs, extravagant flamboyant queens and studly go-go dancers create this Latin venue one to guarantee a wild evening out. The playfulness and flashy nightclub is all about dancing whenever, and with whomever, you want.
Bar Argon
Neighborhood: LoSo
Located down South Boulevard, this casual boogie club is a welcoming spot for all types. Review Argon’s online calendar for themed nights like leather gear parties, Latin nights, line dancing lessons, karaoke and even table-top card game tournaments. Saturday nights on the sway floor are some of the optimal on the scene.
Chasers
Neighborhood: NoDa
For over 30 years, Chasers has served as a welcoming space for everyone to delight in a night of high-energy dancing and daily drink specials. Against the glow of neon lights, go-go dancers connect you on the dance floor an electric experience. Inspect Chasers’ calendar for regular events, such as drag s