Gay gym showers
Why do men search for gym buddies on Grindr? An investigation
Grindr has both defined itself by and come to define the language of queer men. One of the most recent trends to be seen across people's profiles is the rise of the hunt for ‘gym buddies’. Louis Staples went in search of whether the quote marks were warranted or not.
Downloading Grindr – then deleting it, before re-downloading it, only to delete it again – has become a modern rite of channel for queer men. The hook-up app revolutionised internet dating and sex when it arrived in 2009, inspiring the likes of Tinder and the digitised, swipe-heavy dating world of today. Grindr changed gay identity forever too: it created a visual map that proved that gay and bi men are literally everywhere (sometimes just feet away!). The app posthaste became the most accepted gay app in the world and, by 2014, it had seven million users worldwide. It’s been referenced in many TV shows and films too, from Glee to How to Get Away With Murder, The Real Housewives and, perhaps most fittingly, Trainwreck.
So many discussions about gay culture end up circling back to Grindr, from body image to sexual racism, “chemsex” and bottom-shaming. On the app,
At My Gym Today: Two Men, One Shower (2 Viewers)
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Gym Shower Part 1
Tales of a homosexual man Soccer Player Slut
During my sophomore year hoe phase, a lot of insane times happened. This one was probably one of my top 3 faves tho.I met Evan in psych that year. We were paired together for a group proposal early on and he and I would meet regularly to work on it. Once the end of the semester came, we finished the venture, and also became decent friends. Evan (19) was my year and played soccer for our school. He was pretty lean and toned with blonde hair and cerulean eyes, just taller than me. While we were functional on the plan together that first semester, I’d spot him working out in the gym a few times. We’d say hi and do our own thing. Towards the end of October, we started talking a bit more and complaining about classes or whatever. As we were finishing our project, we started meeting twice a week to gain it done. One night we just stayed up till 3 am watching YouTube videos, the Try Guys I think lol. We started seeing we had similar interests and would take lunch after psych together. The more
Tales of a gay man Blown By Straight Classmate
I sat next to Charlie every physics lesson, we'd never interact outside of these lesson
Weird Gym Encounters
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<div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by TreeHouse:<br>I haven't been to a gym in a long time, but one of my pet peeves when I was going before work for a while were the guys I can only refer to as "swingers". These were the guys that would stand at the sink and furiously brush their teeth, hair, or advocate , and the ensuing movements would cause them to "swing" uncontrollably. To make matters worse, the two I seem to recall the most would always produce some "Woah - Cold!" sound when the goods would bump the cold sink.<br><br>Hmmm...no wonder I work out at home. </div>
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<br><br>David Bowie, 1979, "Lodger"<br><br> -- View image