Guys go gay

Not only are gay bars and clubs in crisis, closing left, right, and center, but the art of hooking up has diminished.

Well, the answer should be YOU; you should have the time because this historic method to hook up is way more thrilling and rewarding than a few taps on your smartphone while you lounge on your couch watching old episodes of Drag Race. So, put down your phone and follow this advice and you, too, could take that hot guy home from the bar.

Any eager beaver in a gay bar can roam a room with their eyes, making contact with each Tom, Dick, and Harry in the place.

Now go get tested!

The nervous temptation can be to seek out anyone who flings a glance your way and to try and play a game of who blinks first. Be wary, too, of searching around like a meerkat. This article was published in collaboration with Vice. He looked like he could barely hold it together.

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His dark complexion was ashen, and there was dried toothpaste around his mouth. When I asked him how he was doing, it took a full four seconds before he answered. He said it matter-of-factly, but when I looked at him to see if he was joking, his shoulders were slumped, his head down, his eyes focused on the track immediately in front of him. I wondered if he had the same feeling I had, that any verbal misstep could end in disaster.

This threw me for a loop. I knew just about everybody on the Yard, and I was skeptical of his claim of abuse. I remembered that Michael had a reputation in our circle of friends for being overly dramatic. After a few minutes, we rounded the track past the handball courts and came up to a row of picnic benches on the south side of the Yard. He took it like I was trying to create some privacy for us, but in truth, I was stalling for time.

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In my seven years of incarceration, I had never been propositioned for sex, let alone pressured. If he was making this up, what did he hope to get out of such an embarrassing story? Slowly, Michael began to tell me what had happened, starting very early on in his life. Beatings with extension cords, whole days locked in the closet. It seemed like everybody in his life either hated him or was indifferent.

By this time, I realized Michael was not lying about the guy pressuring him.

I also realized that Michael might be gay and therefore, according to my way of thinking at the time, shared some blame for what he was going through. So does the guy pressuring you. In fact, it's kind of a yawn. When you peel away the layers of the pot smoking straight guy fantasy who suddenly goes gay … you'll find a little bit of internalized homophobia at its core.

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And what if the situation were reversed. And herein lies our point. Well, that is our thoughts at least. What are yours? Be sure to vote in the poll.

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