As a participant in the 1970/1980s New York bathhouse scene this article brings back a lot of memories - some good, some bad. I'm both surprised and not surprised to read this. While I'm sure a good bit of them are celibate, there's got to be a significant number of them who are hooking up with wild abandon at these parties. But again if the stank dudes don't want you, why fret? Find some one people who do.Īgain I'm thinking that most older men who are single just don't give a damn and have given up on the relationship thing.
Not surprised about the black guys' experience. On one hand I think it could be just them rebelling against a social system that has punished gays for so long that being against or heavily disliking marriage is their way of fighting back. I do think it's interesting how some gays seem to be really bent on making sure they are not hetero normative at what seems like all costs. I don't know think people go to sex parties with the intention of not busting one.
Plus depending on the crowd I'm guessing that no matter what hang up you have about your self, someone probably will be into you. No song and dance of who's going to unlock first. Straight to the point and no bs when you compare it to the Apps way off hooking up.
It's pretty efficient when you think about it. The fact that there's a broad range of types and walks of life as far as age, race, and body type shows how attractive these parties are across different lives. But I do think that managed HIV, pRep use, and "It's not a death sentence." has enabled the Play button to go from Pause or Slow Mo on this activity from AIDS of the 80s. Men have been having orgies with each other since forever.