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Originally posted by P!nkism
Okay, but let's look at this logically, where are you supposed a to find gay man on ur own?
Is going to a gay bar/club for hookups more romantic? HELL NO
Being gay is not like being straight, when you are straight, you can go out, meet someone on the street fall in love etc etc
When u are gay you can't really do that unless you are in an environment where you are sure someone is gay
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Originally posted by Gotham Aurora
It really is damaging, mostly to the gay community. That I can agree with.
Straight people have so many other options to truly meet someone, whereas it's much harder for gay people.
It's not like we can just go to the café and start flirting with any guy we find to be attractive. On the other hand, any straight guy can go up to any random girl and flirt with her if he finds her cute.
Apps like Grindr & Jack'd are, somewhat, of a necessity for a number of guys if they want to meet new people.
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Yes! This so much. And don't think that just because someone lives in a "gay-friendly" city that the situation is that much better. I lived in San Francisco bay area for a few years and I still experienced an uncomfortable amount of homophobia there. And there are still way more straight men walking around than (out or obvious) gay men (unless you only stay in the Castro, i.e. the token "gay neighborhood").
It's not some magical land where a gay guy can just walk up and flirt with any hot guy on the street and expect a positive reaction, unlike how straight guys can walk up to any straight girl on the street or in a bar and flirt with no repercussions.
Again, you have to weigh the positives AND the negatives of these apps. Hopefully in the future, gays will be accepted enough that they can just live their life as freely as straights, and these apps will no longer be necessary.