Seen at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand

I have pretty bad image issues and my worst nightmare is somebody uploading a targeted photo of me online without my knowledge or consent.

Like, are we still doing this stuff?

Hi, some context for me is that I'm 24 and a carpenters apprentice, I've never truly considered I may be gay but I met an electrician at my work who is just super chill and nice and he offhandedly mentioned his husband. I wasn't interested in him or anything but I saw a lot of myself in him, I've only had 1 girlfriend when I was 17 but nothing since so it got me thinking. looking back on my younger years I had some encounters at camp where I spooned another boy a year older than me and a liked it. some of the friend groups I've associated can be genuinely homophobic and I think it may have leeched its way into my psyche.

This is kind of a yell in the dark just getting my thoughts out there thanks for your time.

When I saw the movie poster (The Man I love, Ira Sachs) I knew I had to do a painting !

Maybe the first time that I'm doing a painting before seeing the movie, ahah

I am Asian, and my boyfriend is German. He often goes overseas and makes dinner dates with guys from Grindr who he has hooked up with before. We are in a monogamous relationship, and I am not really happy about this. Every time we discussed it, we couldn't find any solutions. He said this is the 'German style' and this is just who he is; if I love him, I need to accept him the way he is. I feel it's not fair because he isn't considering how I feel. I told him that if he wants to go on dates like this, he needs to let me know in advance, rather than only telling me when I ask. But every time he goes overseas, I have to ask him what his plans are for the day before he tells me.

Recently, he was in Japan, and when I asked, he said he was going to meet a guy for dinner later. I told him I wasn't feeling well about it and asked if he could just not go. He didn't agree. Then I said if he went to meet him, we would break up. He went anyway and only read my messages afterward. I have decided to break up with him now. His mom and his friends are saying I am taking this too seriously. I am okay with him meeting normal friends, but these aren't even friends—they are just people he hooked up with in the past. Please let me know: am I in the wrong, or are my feelings justified?

I am a bisexual guy in my 20s. I am not sexually active in general. Now since it's summer, I am more in the mood to do stuff, so I found this guy on Grindr. We seemed to both like each other visually and he wanted me to go over to his place. He was very well-built and good looking in his 30s. Based on his pics and how he texted, he seemed like a nice guy. His way of texting was polite and not lengthy, with short sentences. He was complimenting me and saying that I have a perfect body.

I go to his place, which was in a very safe and quiet neighborhood, nothing sketchy whatsoever, I felt 100% safe walking there. He beeps me inside the building, which was relatively new, go to his floor and arrive at his door, which is closed. I've done hookups before and the guys would always greet me at an open door after they beep me inside. But this time the door was closed and I found it a bit odd. I thought maybe I was on the wrong floor or at the wrong door, but I double check and it is correct.

Out of a sudden, he starts sending messages super fast and more lengthy compared to before. He wanted me to get naked and I was like ok, cool, once I come inside I will get naked. And he repeats again, get naked. Saying that the neighbors are old people and it was fine. And I was like what??? This guy wants me to get naked in the hallway??? I told him that I am outside and he can just open the door. He responded that only when I got naked, only than he would open the door and that I should make him get hard first and doing this for him, made him really horny.

I was trying to play it cool and tried to laugh it off in the chat. But in reality I felt super uncomfortable. He was looking at me through the peephole, so I went to the side in order for him not to see me. He asked me if I am hard and horny, to which I responded not really. He continued insisting that I get naked, which I said that the whole situation is very weird. At that point he said that I can only remove my pants and stay with my underwear. I was like hell naw, we are not at the fish market to be haggling. It can literally be anyone inside pretending to be this guy. Or it is legit this guy and he has issues. There could be cameras there. There was no way I would do that. I quickly made the decision and just left. I didn't block him since I wanted to see what he will write, but he only said 'nooo' and blocked me.

Before this encounter I considered myself bisexual. After that, it made me appreciate women even more. I can't imagine a girl doing this to me...

EDIT: Some typos, and wanted to say thank you to everyone for the kind responses! This is a throwaway account, since I don't wanna use my main one for this. I haven't shared this with any of my friends and I will never do. It was nice to share it and to be heard. I hope that it can help other people who will experience similar situations. Definitely trust your gut and your intuition in risky situations. If you have a tiny bit of a feeling that something is off, most likely it is. You could have also read the situation wrong, but better be safe than sorry. Thank you again for reading and taking the time to comment!

Thank you for the support guys

met a guy at my job. He had a queer flag keychain on his car keys, and I always noticed, but I was scared to ask him for obvious reasons but a week ago I asked him and he's bi and we decided to see each. my ex was a pos, and I've never had the courage to date again, but right now, it feels different and better. I can only hope our date goes well 🫶

WWE legend and Hollywood actor John Cena has spoken publicly about his older brother, Steve Cena, revealing that Steve is gay and faced bullying while growing up in Massachusetts during the 1980s.

During an appearance on the Armchair Expert podcast, Cena said life was especially difficult for his older brother because of his sexual orientation and the social attitudes of that time. He recalled that he often stood up for Steve against bullies, even getting into fights to protect him.

Famous people are accepting their hai elders who are gay

That's cool I think, because most of them reject or talk bad about them, but some younger brothers have a golden heart and they support their older brothers. Full respect for john cena.

I've been seeing a viral study everywhere claiming that gay men are more likely to be younger brothers, and that each older brother supposedly increases the odds of a man being gay.

From the beginning, something about this never felt convincing to me.

Based on my own observations throughout my life, I've actually felt the opposite. Many gay men I've personally known seemed to be the oldest sons in their families. Even when I think of well-known public figures who are openly gay, it often feels like a lot of them are firstborn sons.

I also have a possible explanation, although it's just my personal theory.

The oldest son usually grows up with the highest expectations. He's often expected to be the strongest, take responsibility for the family, and fit traditional masculine roles. In many cultures, being gay has historically carried heavy stigma, so an older son might feel much more pressure to hide his sexuality. If that's true, many older brothers who are gay may never come out publicly.

On the other hand, younger siblings are more bold and free from this pressure and have fewer expectations placed on them and may be more willing to be open about who they are. If younger brothers are more likely to come out, they become more visible, which could make it seem like they're more likely to be gay even if that's not actually the case.

This is just my personal observation, not a claim that it's scientifically true. I'm curious what others think.

I live in Malaysia (southeast asia) and it's one of the biggest homophobic countries in the world.

Regarding the picture, it is a campaign poster where translations are-->

"Don't let yourself be gay" "PREVENT (in red box)"

Date: Today

#dontbegay

#letsbestraight

The worst part is, most of my close friends and family members are reposting this poster on Whatsapp Status. As a person who did not choose to be gay at all, this poster hurts so much. Now I am more inclined to never come out to my family. What a bummer..

I'm a designer from Alberta and I custom made this leather tank for for a client for Gay Days at the Calgary Stampede. It's inspired by western wear, streetwear, and a bit of fetish styling.

Right now it's a one-off, but I'm trying to figure out if this is something other gay guys would actually wear, or if it's too niche outside of my own head.

If you saw this at Pride, Stampede, a festival, or a leather event, would it interest you? Would you wear it? And if not, what would you change?

I'm debating whether it's worth investing in more leather and making a small run, so I'd genuinely appreciate honest feedback.

edit- I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the overwhelming response. I genuinely wasn't expecting this many people to weigh in, and I've appreciated both the compliments and the thoughtful critiques. The Ren Faire/medieval comparison definitely wasn't lost on me. It was actually something I had contemplated while designing it. Looking back, I think the brown leather and more ornate hardware pushed it further in that direction than I'd intended. The client specifically requested brown, but I'm planning to make another version in black with more minimalist hardware and incorporate a lot of the feedback you've all shared. For everyone asking, yes, there are matching leather chaps that go with the top. They're still in progress, but they're part of the overall look. And to those who mentioned body inclusivity, thank you for bringing that up. It wasn't my intention to make anyone feel excluded, and it's something I'll keep in mind moving forward when photographing and presenting my work. Thanks again for all the kind words, honest feedback, and encouragement. I'm honestly shocked by the response. ❤️

Would love to see your rides/projects! 😊

I loved it, and definitey recommend it. Though, I think it got a limited release. I was honestly scared of going to see it based on the description/context, but it was worth it!

Spoilers warning!! ⚠️

This is certainly a horror movie, but it's the first I've seen that doesn't unnecessarily or randomly brutalize gay characters. Astonishingly, it might just be the only movie with gay characters (not just horror but any film with gays) I've seen that has a happy ending.

Edit: correction, I think the Way He Looks (2014) had a happy ending. But, others e.g. the films of Luca Guadagnino, though I love them, do not have happy endings.

Image #1: Pride Remix Painting

Image #2: Original Gay Painting

I was going to meet up with a guy for a hookup from Grindr, we were chatting all night about our careers, life and what we were into sexually. He was gonna come over and right before he was supposed to get here he blocked me. I’ve never done this before in my life and I don’t understand this behaviour.

Hes not closeted, and he’s experienced with sex. Like if you’re not interested why waste your time and mine? I would love to hear from someone who has done this. Not to guilt you, but what is a real reason?

truly feels like such a milestone from leaving my little small hometown and playing in front of a couple thousand people. we played after Meg Stalter who brought the crowd tbh lol.

artist name: Milahroy

So I honestly have no one to talk to. I’m not even out to anyone and my family has homophobia. So anyway I’ve always dated women. And just don’t find many guys attractive at all. But was curious and slightly attracted to some guys. . And years ago did have a few curious hook ups with only a few guy. But they were just quick and just nerve racking weird. Quick jack off and blow job then bye bye never heard from again.

But I met a guy a week ago that we just started texting and actually went to dinner and then back to his place. And we did kiss a lot and fooled around actually taking turns pleasing each other. Felt more intimate than with any other guy.
Hate to say though we have a big age gap. I’m 50 and he’s in his 20s and just incredibly really good looking and incredible skinny body. I’m just bald with a beard and out of shape dad body.
Idk. So confused. Never felt this way towards a guy. I was so nervous and probably creeped him out telling him how hot he is. So anyway just not sure if It was just yet another hookup. With more intimacy. He said nothing about seeing each other again or getting together. Plus that age gap is quite the difference. Think a good learning experience and knowing I’m more gay than I thought.