Do you think there's homophobia in there?

Depending on where you live there will be a huge or small amount of gyms for you to choose to go to. However, even though some are partcularly known for being Gay Gyms, there are also ones that are particularly known for being not so friendly to the community. I myself experienced a not so pleasant welcome to a local gym when on my first day I saw 2 guys questioning a kid who had been watching them work out. He said he was only seeing their routines but those two guys insisted on him being a ****** and that they wanted him out if there. I'm not judging the gym itself for the behavior of these two guys, for all I know they could be as inclusive as anyone but one wonders.

Do you go to gay friendly gyms?

Do you think a gym is an area where homophobia could be experienced?

PS: A couple of months later I switched gyms, didn't like how poorly kept the place was.

I WISH A ***** WOULD

I can't believe this.

My gym is far from being gay friendly, tons of uneducated chavs , but most people don't pay attention to others while they are at the gym, one should not be paranoid about it.

edit: oh I just read your whole post, how gross. thank god i know how to check on guys discreetly

There was at school but I haven't experienced any at public gyms.

Germs are a much bigger concern

That's why gyms have disinfecting wipes/spray to clean the equipment before and after you use it

I live in Canada so I guess all gyms here must be friendly to gays. I have a gym membership and when i signed papers, there were anti discriminatory statements like be friendly and nice to everyone and you have the right to be respected, etc. They're all really friendly including my trainer. The manager even gives special incentives to me cause we're in great terms and he likes me (not in more than like ofc). It's great!

I witnessed many gym buddies at the time I used to go to the gym so I don't think it would catch any attention if I went there and sucked my bf's dick on the bench press

Vulgar.

My bf and I go to the Planet Fitness down the street from our house and have never had a problem. There are a lot of gay guys at my gym and most of the straight dudes are cool. I definitely give off an alpha gay, mess-with-me-and-get-a-barbell-to-the-face vibe when I'm lifting, though.

Now, you know you're bad, sis. I like you.

Every gym I go to has a good population of gays. Besided that everyone is either ultra supportive or just minds their business. I've never witnessed or experienced homophobia at the gym.

No one in a gym will care if you are gay or not, they are all too busy thinking about themselves

I think there's a general fear of gay guys in gym culture.

I've never personally encountered any type of confrontation or issue with a guy at the gym, but throughout my escapades on the Internet w/ several lifting sites I've seen this aversion to gay guys in the locker room. The sad thing is that most of us aren't there to creep or cruise on guys -- there are better places for that. We just want to work out and shower/change, if necessary.

The end result being that I'm very careful about how I present myself at the gym and make sure that anything I do won't draw attention to myself. Now that I'm getting bigger and stronger, though, I find myself not caring as much.

Thankfully I think that as society continues to become more inclusive the fear and paranoia will dissipate.

At my gym, everyone just focuses on themselves or work out with their friends if they brought one along with them. I've never witnessed any arguments, homophobia etc.

I think the community in which the gym resides plays a huge role in this. Currently I'm in a little college town in a fairly conservative part of the country, and I imagine the clientele are very different from those who attend a big-city gym.

Idk. My gym is a deviant gay cruising haven.

For the most part, everybody's minding their own business. Now, when I first joined, someone did point at me and say to his friend "you see him? he's a f-word", but that was a one-off I guess

I personally never mingle or do small talk at the gym, so I have no idea if I'd deal with more homophobia if I did choose to socialize. Maybe I would