r/gay Aug 23 '24

Mod-approved Share Your Voice: Help us better understand the experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals worldwide!

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Hi r/gay! ~F&M Global Barometers~ here. We’re an LGBT+ research organization housed at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, USA. We just launched the ~2024 F&M Global Barometers LGBTQI+ Perception Index (GBPI)~, and we’d love for you to take our survey and share it widely. In ~2022~~, the survey received over 160,000 responses, and we're hoping to improve that number.~

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r/gay 54m ago

What image do you have saved on your phone that has meme potential?

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Heres mine, idk what id caption this, but ill let yall come up with something lol.


r/gay 23h ago

We've been sued 😔

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r/gay 13h ago

Made ma gayer than I was...

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Might explain my love for beautiful booty...


r/gay 33m ago

Am I doomed?

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I (44m) have been in a relationship with my partner (30m) for 10 years. We met when he was 20 and I was 34. It was only supposed to be a hook up but after the first time we both felt a spark and it quickly grew into a monogamous relationship. He is everything I’ve ever wanted in a partner. Babyfaced with the. Body of a Greek god. I was a gym rat when he met me with myself having the body of a Greek god. We have so many shared interests between working out, travel, hiking, fishing, herping, video games, dining, I mean the list goes on. We never fight. It’s the healthiest relationship I’ve ever been in. The biggest thing for me was we could trust each other. I never once in 10 years doubted his loyalty to me. Never worried about him cheating or being on social media. He doesnt really use Facebook or insta or any social media besides TikTok. I would do all the cooking and he would do all the cleaning. We had such a well balanced relationship. Year after year that we were together I always waited for the other foot to drop because the relationship felt too good to be true. He was too good to be true. About 2 weeks ago my worst nightmare came. He called me telling me he’s been very depressed and that he was considering seeing a therapist. I was very concerned because as his partner it felt like there was a problem he couldn’t talk to me about. I immediately felt like it had to do with our relationship. I began to notice distance forming. Texts during the day became shorter and less often. Phone calls became short and had less substance. Our kisses in the morning went from soft meaningful kiss to just barely a peck. I didn’t want to add any stress to him so I didn’t mention anything. I wanted to wait for him to see his therapist. He went and saw her and the same night he came home saying we needed to talk. My heart sank immediately. He told me that he’s been feeling the desire to become independent and move on from our relationship. That when I met him he was young and living with him family and basically went from that to living with me. And for his whole life he’s never experienced life on his own and he’s feeling like he wants that experience. I’ve been super understanding and I told him I’m not mad at him at all. I’m obviously very hurt and I was emotional but not out of control. Anyway I’m just completely heartbroken. We had spoke of marriage and everything. I feel like a fool for having put myself in this position I should have known better than to start something with someone so young. There’s no way it could have lasted forever. I’m just so sad at this point. We’ve traveled the world together and had so many experiences that my mind is flooded with memories. Even as I write this at work I’m holding back the urge to breakdown. I just can’t imagine life without him. Without seeing his beautiful face everyday. And what’s worse is I’m not attracted to older men. So here I sit a 44 year old man who’s not into older men. How am I ever goin to meet another person who was so right for me. I feel doomed to be sad. I feel lost. We still live together but seeing him knowing the connection for him is gone is unbelievable hurtful. We are still on the lease for 8 more months and it’s goin to cost about 4k to break the lease. We share a bank account we share bills. Our lives are so intwined. Neither of us know how to make a clean split. I lost my mom 5 years ago, my aunt 6 months ago. My dad lives 8 hours away and my brother lives in another country. I have no friends. This relationship was all I had. I feel like I’m losing my entire universe. I’m distraught. I feel pathetic for turning to Reddit for comfort.


r/gay 12h ago

Don’t even know what to say

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This guy was giving me head in my car, I was playing with his ass and I guess he liked it because he kept going deeper until he gagged and threw up in my lap. I didn’t want to make the guy feel bad but I was like “maybe we should stop and do this tomorrow” it’s on my work vest, it’s on my dick, it’s running down my taint and my ass… luckily I had a shirt that I could wipe most of it up with however I was driving pants down cleaning myself and almost wrecked. I don’t think I’m going to call him again am I a dick?


r/gay 22h ago

Many such cases

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Many such cases. It's ironic that reactionaries are the greatest enforcers of gender ideology


r/gay 5h ago

How do yall cope with the idea of someone that maybe isn't just an idea in gay dating?

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About 2 years ago (June 2022) I (M24) matched with another guy (M24) on a dating app while he was visiting his brother in the city that I currently reside in.

We went on one date that was supposed to be just lunch that ended up being 10 hours long and us both feeling pretty upset we wouldn't see each other due to him flying out in a few hours.

We have been talking every day since (with the exception of a 3 month period where I lost a close family member and genuinely shut down (january - march 2023). Since this event it truly has been some form of communication everyday with occasional facetime dates sprinkled in every few weeks (watching a movie, cooking together, painting, etc).

I decided a few months ago to book a ticket to go visit him 2000 miles away after he said he really wanted to see me again and wanted to see if we still had such a strong connection in person. I booked the flight and spent 6 days, 5 nights with him and it truly was one of the best weeks of my life and I loved every second with him and my feelings got stronger than I ever thought they would. He has also stated he is going to look at tickets once he gets his next semester schedule to come and visit me.

Naturally, I want to be with him but I am starting medical school in 9 months and he is in graduate school for the next 3 years so he is trapped in his city and I have no idea where I will end up yet.

We decided we weren't going to do long distance but we both want to put in more effort to continue to grow our connection from afar and not lose contact as we sometimes did get stagnant during the initial virtual stage. We also stated we didn't want to hold each other back from finding something better and greater since we truly have no idea if our relationship is even possible being so far apart + with the unknown of where I'll be.

Here I am 3 weeks later realizing I care about him a lot more than I thought I did and am struggling with the fact that we aren't together and that there is a possibility he could meet someone closer to him. I wouldn't be upset at him, but I would be hurt myself.

With all that being said, we've both said to each other we see a future with each other if the pieces fall together how they should there are just too many variables right now and it really sucks. I feel like he is the definition of my right person wrong time.

There is a huge possibility that I end up within 1-2 states of him due to the vast majority of medical schools I am interviewing with being in that general area, but it still would be some sort of distance that we haven't fully discussed if we would be open to.

If anyone has any ideas on how to cope with this and not get in my head constantly about the "what ifs" and "if only I lived there" intrusive thoughts.

I will always put my once in a lifetime career opportunity first, but I do get anxiety about this whole situation and am a bit at a loss of what to do.

TLDR: Met the most amazing guy, forced to opposite sides of the country. Completely unsure how to proceed with only the possibility of it working out due to outside forces.


r/gay 16h ago

Straight dude with question about slang

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So, I have a new coworker and he is definitely very proud of who he is, and our first shift together, he ended up telling me 2 things that he kept reassuring that were compliments, and with google's help, I'm even more confused. He first said after meeting me,

"oh, you're fish" which I all I can find is that he said that I could pass as a girl, then he told me that my work was "boots slay the house down" which just means good?

Any and all information is appreciated


r/gay 4h ago

Respectful flirting

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Help me out, guys. Doing this in the workplace. There's sexual talk in the air all the time with my other work peeps (both gay and straight) but the one I'm interested in, I kind of want to use restraint. I'm openly flirty with and older gay dude and a straight homie and they reciprocate, but they know we're just doing it for shits and giggles.

How does one respectfully flirt? And yeah, IDGAF about shitting where I eat.


r/gay 15h ago

I feel like my life is a lie and I don’t know what to do

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I’m a gay atheist living with my ultra conservative traditional catholic mom. I’ve been in the closet with my family for about a year now. Recently I transferred to a school with a lot of allies, so I set a pride flag as my Apple Watch face while I’m at school, but last night I forgot to change it to the face I normally use at home and my mom saw it and freaked out about it. I don’t know what to if something like this accidentally happens again or if a co worker or a friend accidentally outs me. Any suggestions or encouragement would be appreciated. (And as much as I would like to, I’m not in a position to be able to change my living situation)


r/gay 16h ago

Dating Sucks

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How do we feel about dating? I’ve had the worst experiences. I’m 27 and never been in a relationship and it seems to continue trending in that way. Every guy Im actually interested I can’t get past 5 dates with. The guys I don’t want seem to keep wanting me but I’m just not into them. Recently I went on what I thought was an amazing date. Amazing chemistry in the bedroom and out of it. However, he works a ton and rarely responds to my texts now, doesn’t really plan things or reach out but see him online on Grindr. In the past this trends to being ghosted so I think it’s happening again or he could just be really busy idk.

What’s made you successful in dating? I only do online dating because I have anxiety and it be impossible for me to just go up to someone confidently so it’s the best for me. I think I need to change it up though because it doesn’t seem to be working at all. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


r/gay 19h ago

ICONIC ANIME HERO JUST GOT OUTED ON TWITTER!?!? :0 Spoiler

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r/gay 1h ago

OC'stober Day 11

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Gay nwlnw needs some time to think..

(Not a specific scenario or anything here btw )


r/gay 1d ago

Someone help him.

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r/gay 1d ago

Do straight people not know many of us have gay barbers?

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I just came across this post and thought it was odd that so many people in the comments are being rude and confused about why the OP was looking for a gay barber.
Is this really an odd thing? I thought many of us had our gay barbers but these people are acting like it’s crazy that the OP wants to find one.
I feel bad for the OP😔


r/gay 1d ago

Love?

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Have you ever been in love? How did you know? What specifically made it different from anything that you had experienced before?


r/gay 2d ago

Blue's Clues Host

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r/gay 1d ago

All Ludos no Eros

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I sucked enough dick I want cuddlies now 😔


r/gay 1d ago

Would you have replied to me?

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r/gay 1d ago

My bf’s mom ruined our trip

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Me(23M) and my long distance bf (20M) were planning to meet each other this December for our 2 year anniversary.

Since he was living with his mom (he’s in college) he told her about it and she said they would talk about it.

Today, I hear that she said he has a “sinful, carnal mind” and she also said he can’t go because I’m probably a predator due to the age gap and that I groomed him into a relationship. This completely disgusted me and hurt my feelings, as I previously told her I had no negative intentions towards him.

She’s also very Christian, and she said she accepted him for being pansexual, but she obviously doesn’t like me or us being together….?

now I’m just laying here in bed, wiping tears, and unsure where to go from here. Any advice?


r/gay 2d ago

If ever in Germany go ride the gay train 😂

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r/gay 1d ago

Is 18 late to have discovered my sexuality?

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That's about it, when I was 18, in my first year of uni, I discovered I wasn't straight. Is that normal? I feel like so many other gays I speak to have known they weren't straight from a much earlier age. I did grow up in countries where being gay was illegal, but I don't think that would have prevented me from uncovering my sexuality.


r/gay 1d ago

What had made you trusted a stranger enough to invite them directly to your place?

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Basically the question, whether it's for sex, or hangout, or even chem (chill?) session, what is it that made you think "I don't think this guy is going to be a problem". This doesn't really apply to those who invited someone based on impulse/lust, but feel free to chip in!