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r/gay is for everyone in the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Divisive posts or comments intended to "Drop the T" or other such drivel will result in an instant ban and mute.

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  1. NO HATE (Or divisive politics)

No incivility, bigotry, judgment, trolling or malice of any kind.

Break down⁠ the gender binary. Do not reinforce it.

Do not share/proliferate hate speech (from keyboard bigots, news outlets, etc.). Refrain from politics. Try r/LGBTnews instead, if you must. Political discussions will be heavily monitored. No abusive language. No fear-mongering material. No doomers. No paranoia. No divisive propaganda. No stoking anxiety.

Mods will use discretion in removing toxic content.


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  • NO UNDERAGE

  • Underage users, please use r/LGBTeens (160k+), r/GayBroTeens (11k+), r/BisexualTeens (137k+), or r/teengirlswholikegirls (12k+) for advice.


  • NO UNAPPROVED SURVEYS/POLLS

  • Researchers with non-redundant studies, send us a ModMail with a URL to the full content of your survey, institution name, and what exact text you wish to post.

    If your request is ignored, consider r/askLGBT, r/askGSM, r/LGBTstudies, and r/SampleSize. (FYI: r/LGBT, r/ainbow, r/GayMen, r/lesbian, and r/askGayMen do not allow them.)

    Polls are disabled because they tend to be very invasive or very shallow. If you have a poll idea, send us a ModMail.


  • MODERATOR DISCRETION

  • If our above rules do not perfectly cover a conflict that arises, we moderators reserve the right to remove any post/comment that could potentially cause harm or does not fit within the spirit of the community. This includes low-effort and gay-unrelated posts. This varies from mod to mod. See the subreddit sidebar for more subreddits. No unapproved meta. If you have any questions, please send us a ModMail. Thank you for the pleasure of serving you 🙏


     


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    Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who directed his state agencies to ban DEI policies on Jan 31, 2025.

    1 Comment
    2025/02/05
    02:21 UTC

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    Valentine's Day Gifts

    My fiancé and I have been together for 8 years this coming May. I am not sure what to get him for the rest of his Valentine's Day gift.

    He has enough clothing to cloth Gaza. He has enough watches to outfit a boutique. Enough cologne to make enough the dirtiest and smelliest dog smell better. He has enough of everything and all that he wants.

    I went and got him some underwear that I think would be hot on him. However, for his final gift I am just not sure of. We are not big on flowers and he doesn't like chocolate. His favorite candy is black licorice but I got him 6 bags of Australian black licorice for a stocking stuffer for Christmas.

    4 Comments
    2025/02/05
    01:35 UTC

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    PSA clean ur ass! I hope I'm not the only one who has ran into this!

    I have given head to a couple of my grindr men, do u ever get the stench ass smell? I hope I'm not the only one! So please wash ur ass even if ur getting head! (Unless ur into the smell lmao) I don't mind giving head but if you have a smell, I will straight up stop and tell them to leave haha! I just can't?! I feel this happens with alot with straight or curious guys lol 😆 😂 😅 I'm sorry just had it happen and came to reddit to vent! Because it has happened more then once 😆

    54 Comments
    2025/02/05
    01:15 UTC

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    What are your rules about porn while in a relationship?

    I’ve been giving a family member dating advice and this girl that he’s talking to told him that he shouldn’t be looking at porn if he’s even talking to a girl he would like to get with.

    I told him that is bullshit and this girl has some major trust issues. He is trying to cut porn out of his life entirely. I told him that if you want to cut out porn then that’s fine but this girl is expecting him to not look at other girls either. I told him she is trying to suppress your sexuality and that this girl is trash.

    It’s just gotten me curious what are everyone’s experiences with porn while dating?

    34 Comments
    2025/02/05
    00:33 UTC

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    Romeo (German LGBT+ Dating app) Just released results of its recent Voter intention poll. Source in the comments.

    1 Comment
    2025/02/04
    23:39 UTC

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    Have you ever been rejected by a straight guy?

    Title

    (I hope this doesn’t get eliminated as low effort)

    13 Comments
    2025/02/04
    23:01 UTC

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    How do you meet gay people when you're a closeted Socially Awkward ?

    Hey, (sorry if I post weird questions here)

    So loneliness is a plague in our world, and we Gay (or LGBT) being a marginalize groupe, this loneliness is multiplied by 4.

    I've tried finding friends using Grindr, Bumble and Tinder, but most people either ignored me or wanted to hook up (I mean Grindr is not for finding this type of friend yk). No hard feeling to the guys btw (to each their own)

    I've tried going to a night gay bar (no sexual bar) but at the end I've drank a mocktail alone while everyone was having fun (or being drunk). The guys were older than me but some youngs. Clearly I was the odd one. I didn't try to talk because honesly, imagine you're chilling and some random guy comes talking to you. Plus some where let's say having the drink in their head. (no judgement for everyone btw)

    I look liked that meme where Homer Simpson is surrounded by people in a bar. So I didn't like it but at least I've tried and that's an experience

    I know that it's a lot but I don't use a lot social media and I don't like being a night guy (night club and stuff).

    I've been going to pride but alone. And there's no LGBT event around me apart of pride parade.

    Any advices to gay in my case ?

    6 Comments
    2025/02/04
    22:12 UTC

    93

    A bit of sunshine

    Switched to Costco yesterday on the app, went in today to get my card. Very nice lady @ 40 ask me if there was a specific reason I bought a membership. I told her because they were sticking with DEI. She told me "I'm so proud to be working here." A small win is still a win.

    0 Comments
    2025/02/04
    22:03 UTC

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    What is something that you think lgbt youths should know?

    32 Comments
    2025/02/04
    18:50 UTC

    17

    Herr Drumpf’s edicts.

    So, I’m just wondering. Is Trump supporter Caitlyn Jenner Bruce again?

    14 Comments
    2025/02/04
    18:48 UTC

    44

    My boyfriend and I can't have sex

    Whenever we're about to have sex, I can feel my asshole clench up for some reason so he can't get it in. I've been with him for almost 7 months now so it's not like I don't trust him or am particularly nervous/worried about it, but I don't know what's causing it. When I use dildos, etc I don't have this problem so I don't know what the problem is.

    Any help would be great!

    20 Comments
    2025/02/04
    18:28 UTC

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    Gay love anime wallpaper

    Hey everyone. I am looking for some decent gay boys anime wallpaper for my computer. I don’t know any anime at all, but maybe you do. Gimme some tips pls. Looking forward to seeing some. Thanks in advance

    1 Comment
    2025/02/04
    17:29 UTC

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    How the hell do I talk to other gay guys as a trans guy?

    I feel so stupid but I can’t bring myself to talk to other men. I go to local kink sloshes and munches and yet every time I almost always gravitate to the women and NB folk since I just get too anxious to talk to men. I went to a pup night at a local queer bar to explicitly talk to other gay guy pet players there, and yet I still wound up only chatting with the minority of women there. I was wearing a full on furry tail and wolf ears and shaking my ass and I still couldn’t bring myself to seriously converse with a single guy there. One guy wanted to get a drink for me but he didn’t know I was trans and I didn’t know if accepting the drink meant as a sign I was interested and so I panicked and declined. I managed to tell a guy I thought he danced pretty well and then I practically ran away after because I was too nervous. I saw him later at another event after and he recognized me and I wanted to die.

    It’s cisgender gay guys specifically. I’m 23 and FTM and I can talk to other trans and gender queer people with ease. I’m chill with lesbians. Less so with cis het people but it’s not that big a deal, I can make conversation. But I just have this crippling inability to talk to the gay guys I’m actually interested in and I feel so stupid about it.

    I guess I’m just not sure what to do about it. I have a fair idea of what’s causing the problem, but I don’t know how to address it. Full disclosure, I’m mostly on the prowl for intimate friendship. I don’t have it in me to commit to a full relationship but I do crave someone who I can trust and chill with and who I can also get my freak on with.

    On the one hand, I generally have a major fear of intimacy. I literally let a guy chain me to a Saint Andrew’s cross and beat me with floggers and yet I couldn’t bring myself to cuddle with him, despite wanting to. I just couldn’t feel comfortable with it despite wanting it. Part of it I think is just being essentially a huge virgin who was raised Catholic and growing up with extremely restrictive ideas of what types of intimate touch are okay, but another part is definitely my transness.

    I’m so scared that no matter what I do, I’m just wasting everyone’s time since most gay guys who are into trans guys typically just have them as a disappointing second pick. I know I’m going to get rejected a lot, it’s just statistics, but at the same time I know that the biggest reason for those rejections is going to be because of my body. What then? When do I disclose? Before things get intimate? After the first meeting? The first time we lock eyes? Typically what I do the extremely few fleeting times I have been able to talk with other guys, I’ve just given them my FetLife profile, and right there is my identity listed as a trans male and a pinned post that details my anatomy, how I use/refer to it etc, and they can decide if it’s worth it from there. Of course, the few times I have spoken with other guys, they’ve all turned out to be straight.

    I’m also open about my identity on Grindr and Scruff but I just don’t know if I’m doing it right. On the one hand, I don’t like having it being one of the first things I list about myself constantly since it’s kinda objectifying in a way and I’ve gotten a lot of chasers as a result too, but also, I know that if it’s going to be such a big deal for a lot of folks then might as well get it out of the way ASAP? I just don’t know.

    Lord it does not help that the few times I have gotten positive attention on Grindr for instance i almost immediately get too anxious the moment someone mentions meeting up someplace even if it’s just like getting a coffee or a drink or something. I want to actually meet people I think I already click well with, but the moment the act of actually meeting up is brought up I panic as if I’m getting hunted for sport.

    And good god this is not even touching on my relationship ruminations that so often have me questioning how they perceive my gender and my body and if they really see me the way I want to be perceived or if they just look at me the same way a straight guy looks at a woman?? I’ve had top surgery, been on T for 3 and a half years, and eventually want meta, but I still don’t know if it’s enough. I feel like i just can’t ever mentally catch a break even when I have a good time practically in my lap.

    If you have any advice for my pathetically anxious ass, I would be extremely appreciative of it

    37 Comments
    2025/02/04
    16:20 UTC

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    Doxy is kicking my ass

    Whenever I take my doxy I get nauseous. My dosage is high and I just vomited within 10 minutes of taking it!

    33 Comments
    2025/02/04
    16:01 UTC

    207

    What do you think of this as a tattoo

    I've been wanting a subtle gay tattoo for a while now and I've decided on this 😊

    But I can't decide where to put it I was thinking on my wrist but if anyone else has any suggestions I'm open to it

    50 Comments
    2025/02/04
    15:06 UTC

    609

    lol which one you want?

    80 Comments
    2025/02/04
    14:33 UTC

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    HELP! Please provide insight lol

    My boyfriend is 19 and has only had two sexual partners other than me both of which occurred MONTHS before dating, I however have had around 20 sexual partners. My problem is my boyfriends hole is the loosest I’ve ever had sex with, my dick isn’t small but not huge ( pic on profile if ur rlly that curious), it takes him up to 5 minutes to get used to having my dick in his ass before I can have sex with him rough and in those 5 mins I’m just getting less and less horny because I know what’s about to come. With other guys sex has never been extremely mind blowing but definitely felt tighter. When I fuck him he’s so relaxed that it actually feels like my dick is doing nothing, at most feels like a BJ with absolutely zero suction. I’ve only cum with him once from fucking him and that was when I used spit instead of lube and I think it was literally just the friction that made me able to cum. I will fuck him for 15-30 mins and be nowhere close to orgasming because it just feels like nothing. Is there a way I can bring this up??? I don’t want to make him feel bad as it’s something that may be out of his control but I’m really at a loss. I have a great time with him and he does other things well but I feel sex is very important to me and idk how to approach it without coming off as an asshole. Any feedback is appreciated. I’m 21 m btw he’s 19 m and we’ve been dating for 7 months

    33 Comments
    2025/02/04
    13:45 UTC

    155

    Can we ban porn?

    I’m in this subreddit for community and discourse not to see random stink rockets and poop shoots on my front page.

    45 Comments
    2025/02/04
    13:32 UTC

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    How to overcome shyness in hook-ups? Any help?

    Hey guys,

    I’m a straight/bi-curious guy, though at this point, I’d say I’m past the curious stage since I’ve had multiple experiences. Most of my encounters have been anonymous—gloryholes, being blindfolded, massages leading to more, and some toy play. I enjoy it, but I’ve always kept things very discreet since I live in a relatively small city.

    I’m good-looking and well-endowed, so getting replies on Grindr isn’t an issue. But despite that, I have this strong craving to give oral to a well-hung guy (or multiple guys, just not at the same time), yet I can’t seem to follow through. I’ve been on Grindr for months, but when it comes down to actually inviting someone over and just going for it, I freeze up. I’ve even bought a gloryhole sheet, thinking it would help, but I haven’t been able to go through with having someone come over.

    I have a few days off, and I really want to make this happen this week. For those who have been in a similar situation—how did you push past the hesitation? Any tips on overcoming the nerves or just making that first step easier?

    Would appreciate any advice!

    4 Comments
    2025/02/04
    10:04 UTC

    195

    They forgot to take off their shorts

    6 Comments
    2025/02/04
    09:33 UTC

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    Gay

    Title

    0 Comments
    2025/02/04
    09:04 UTC

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    Remembering Liberace, May 16, 1919 to February 4, 1987.

    February 4 marks the anniversary of the passing of one of the most dazzling, extraordinary performers the world has ever known—Liberace. A virtuoso pianist, a showman like no other, and a pioneer in blending classical music with flamboyant, larger-than-life entertainment, he captivated audiences with his charm, talent, and unapologetic individuality.

    Beyond the glitz, the rhinestones, and the candelabras, Liberace was a man who brought joy to millions, who lived on his own terms in an era that often demanded otherwise. His legacy isn’t just in his music or his record-breaking performances—it’s in the way he inspired others to embrace who they are, to be bold, and to never dim their own sparkle for the sake of fitting in.

    Rest in peace, Mr. Showmanship. Your music still plays, and your light still shines.

    5 Comments
    2025/02/04
    04:06 UTC

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    What's with this spam post??

    11 Comments
    2025/02/04
    03:28 UTC

    102

    Crazy this is not well known

    60 Comments
    2025/02/04
    03:25 UTC

    259

    What’s the official name for this flag? I’ve seen a few different names.

    61 Comments
    2025/02/04
    03:11 UTC

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    So, tarrifs were delayed. What's your take on that?

    Mexican here.
    I'm happy to see that our President reached a deal to delay the tariffs that would have significantly affected both of our economies. On our side, we need to take a stronger and more direct approach against immigrants and drug lords, while on your side, efforts should focus on controlling weapons trafficking.

    57 Comments
    2025/02/04
    00:59 UTC

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