Sure, language and traditions, and weird family quirks are passed down. And a homosexual hot spot was born.įor most gay and bi guys we don’t come from queer families. It’s a port city and after the sailors returned home from World War II, many of the guys who had found connections, if you know what I mean, with other sailors on their boats, just stayed put. It’s one of the centers of gay life in the United States.
Gay guys have found a way to find each other, even before Grindr.įor the past 11 years, up until this past January, I lived in New York City. From bathhouses to bars, sex parties to saunas, even to parks and bathrooms. But we didn’t always have sex available at our fingertips. These days lots of gay guys are using Grindr for hooking up.