Since sex with partners outside the home is prohibited, now is the time to be productive and train for the fateful day when you’re able to take a real life dick again. This, on top of a sex ed curriculum that ignores queer people, means many of us have had to learn about sex through experience or word of mouth, which can be both dangerous and traumatic.įor the column’s inaugural entry, I thought it wise to choose a subject applicable to our current circumstance. When I came out, something I noticed straight out of the closet was the lack of legitimate sexual resources for queer people. Welcome to Gay Sex Ed, Grindr’s sex column for responsible, credibly-sourced sexual information for men who have sex with men (MSM). Now, many years later, the app that pushed me to explore my sexuality is giving me the opportunity to do the same for others and, honestly, I couldn’t be more thrilled.
So one night after a few too many vodka-Gatorades (don’t judge), I created a Grindr profile, complete with one-just one-photo of my headless torso, as most questioning men in the suburbs do. I mean, I thought I was gay, but I’d never dated or been intimate with a man before.
