9 Types of Guys You Date After Coming Out
1. The Closet Case2. The Gay Rights Advocate3. The Sex God4. The Older Guy5. The Gay Friend6. The Guy Everyone Else Has Dated7. The One You Think Is The One8. The Bad Boy9. The Heartbreaker9 Types of...
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Love & SexWomenKelly GluckmanAlright let’s be honest, dating is a mind fuck. Especially in a big city like Los Angeles where there are literally five million other fish in the sea and so many...
View ArticleCan You Afford Gay Circuit Parties?
Love & SexPreventiondrug abuseAlexander ChevesA couple weeks ago I posted a Facebook status: “One day I’ll be a good gay man and be able to afford Masterbeat, Hustlaball, Southern Decadence, The...
View ArticleWATCH: 'Son of a Preacher Man' Video Offers Sweet, Gay Teen Love Story
StigmaLove & SexPreventionSex & DatingGlenn GarnerTom Goss recently released a hauntingly beautiful cover of “Son of a Preacher Man.” The accompanying video is a bittersweet love story that...
View ArticleAmount of Gay Men Having Chemsex May Have Been Exaggerated
Love & SexStigmaDavid ArtaviaResearchers from Sigma Research recently argued in the International Journal of Drug Policy that as social norms influence health-related behavior, health advisors...
View Article25 Scary Hookups That Happen to Gay Men
Sex can be scary, particularly if it happens in one of these horrifying scenarios.25 Scary Hookups That Happen to Gay Men A Word of Warning From Writer Alexander Cheves1. Your first time. 2. Your first...
View ArticleWait, There is No Such Thing as Sex Addiction?
Love & SexStigmaDavid ArtaviaIn today’s digital age, hookup apps like Grindr make it easy to argue that sex addiction is real. A gay man can spend hours cruising for sex online, on his phone, at...
View ArticleSorry, Tom Ford, You Don't Need to Bottom to Be Vulnerable
StigmaLove & SexGarrett Schlichte“He has a son now. He doesn’t want him reading this kind of stuff from his father.” This is how a GQ writer describes Tom Ford in a recent article; seemingly...
View ArticleAre Hookup App Users Looking for Sex or Love?
StigmaLove & SexSex & DatingDavid ArtaviaBehind every Grindr message there is a smidgen of hope that perhaps this time it could turn into something deeper (no, not that kind of deeper). I’m...
View ArticleWATCH: TV's Cutest Couple Get You in the Holiday Spirit.
EntertainmentLove & SexSavas AbadsidisIf you haven't been watching ABC'sThe Real O'Neals, you're missing out. Starring gay actor Noah Galvin who plays the lead, goody two shoe, gay son Kenny...
View Article5 Last Minute Sexy AF Stocking Stuffers
Sex & DatingLove & SexDavid ArtaviaWhen it comes to the holidays, everyone wants to stuff their stocking with something merry (if it vibrates, all the better!). I'm sure we can all say that...
View ArticleHow to Have Safer Sex While You're Home for the Holidays
PreventionLove & SexDavid ArtaviaGoing home for the holidays is always going to be a mixed bag — how drunk will your Uncle so-and-so be this year? But hey, regardless of the family and friends you...
View ArticleThe Most Homophobic Countries in the World Are Watching Gay Porn
StigmaLove & SexWorld NewsDavid ArtaviaWe love a good hypocrisy story, especially when it’s about gay porn.A 2013 Pew Research poll showed countries like Pakistan and Uganda were overwhelmingly...
View ArticleUse This Easy Calculator to Determine if PrEP is Right for You
Love & SexPrEPPreventionDavid ArtaviaFor nearly four years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended PrEP, the one-a-day HIV prevention pill, for those at "substantial risk"...
View ArticleBy the Numbers: Bisexuality
Some famous first-rate people and some fourth-rate treatment of the third letter in LGBT12345 069810Sex & DatingLove & SexAdvocate.com Editors
View ArticleWhat's an Anal Pap Smear And Do I Need One?
PreventionWellnessLove & SexJacob Anderson-MinshallWhat is a Pap smear? A Pap smear or Pap test (short for Papanicolaou test) is when a healthcare provider (gently) scrapes cells from the wall of...
View ArticleThird Person to Acquire HIV on PrEP Is an Anomaly
PreventionPrEPGaySex & DatingLove & SexDavid ArtaviaA Dutch man has become the third person to have contracted HIV while practicing PrEP, a daily regimen of Truvada that is supposed to keep an...
View ArticleWhy HIV-Positive People Have the Best Orgasms
Love & SexUndetectableSex & DatingDavid ArtaviaI have a confession to make, so pay attention…Since I’ve started having sex (in the 1800s), I’ve experienced plenty of orgasms — some high, some...
View ArticleWhy Black Gay Filmmaker Marlon Riggs Matters Now
EntertainmentAfrican-AmericanGayLove & SexActivismCharles StephensDuring the 1992 presidential primaries, Pat Buchanan, seeking the Republican Party's nomination, used an unauthorized clip from...
View ArticleDon’t Let HIV Stigma Keep You From Enjoying Sex
StigmaLove & SexOpinionDavid ArtaviaHow do you decide something is true?By that I mean when is the moment you separate the intellect from your intuition to decipher absolute truths from flexible...
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