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Contents:

• THE UNSUNG HISTORY OF CIRCU PARTI, WHERE GAY MEN SEEK SEX AND FREEDOM
• GAY MEN DANCG DANCE FLOOR NIGHTCLUB STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG
• STEP-BY-STEP INSTCTNS FOR SHOOTG YOUR SHOT WH GAY GUYS
• ITS ‘DEMON’ EXORCISED, A FLOATG GAY PARTY SERI RETURNS
• HBAND POSTS HILAR WANTED AD ‘LOOKG FOR GAY MAN' TO PARTY WH WIFE
• A GAY BACHELOR PARTY PRIMER TO PLAN AN AWOME PARTY
• GAY PARTY
• 50 BT OF GAY PARTY SONGS
• POPPERS, ONCE A FIXTURE AT GAY CLUBS, NOW A ‘PARTY GIRL’ FAVORE
• LES PAPILLES, PARIS - 30 E GAY LSAC, QUARTIER LAT - MENU & PRIC - TRIPADVISOR
• SEND HUNTER BIN IRS WHISTLEBLOWER INTIFIED AS GAY DEMOCRAT

THE UNSUNG HISTORY OF CIRCU PARTI, WHERE GAY MEN SEEK SEX AND FREEDOM

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The circu—a loose global work of often weekend-long danceathons, where partygoers (almost all gay men) nvene om around the world to bond spirually, socially, sexually and milly—is one of the most unique phenomena to emerge om queer muni over the past few s. Undoubtedly, many younger gay men prefer smaller venu that "bask the bety and openns of queer culture. " Plenty of olr gay men, too, fd the whole ethos of circu parti — glow sticks, remixed diva anthems, lor them, "body fascism"—to be tired figure out the state of the circu 2017, THUMP spoke wh Mickey Weems, a lecturer at the Universy of Hawai'i Manoa who has extensively studied circu parti (alongsi relig, anthropologil and folklore terts).

Weems spoke to their past, prent and potential future, explag what role the circu has played shapg queer and gay culture, and what s evolutn says about the same today. A gay circu party (Photo via)THUMP: Can you give me a psule history of the circu? When the Gay Activist Alliance was formed—the first gay rights group, born only six months after Stonewall—they had danc an old firehoe SoHo.

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And New York, thoands of men began gatherg at Downtown loft spac that began croppg started pourg , wh plac like Flamgo and Twelve Wt, two of the most proment gay male dance spac, full of sweaty men dancg all the same time, Fire Island beme the place for people who uld afford .

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The term "circu" me om beg the "need to know circu"—not only diss, but "--the-know" plac the gay muny that even clud, 1980, the Sat opened the East Village. One thg the 2002 documentary When Boys Fly [which followed a group of young gay men attendg the Miami Whe Party] got right was showg someone fallg out [passg out om dg e] was sndalo.

Then you started seeg the rise of the ter, which pecially affected the gay datg scene. A handful of proment gay punds saw the parti as a waste of our energy and rourc. People like Michelangelo Signorile, who wrote about his experience at the Palm Sprgs Whe Party Life Outsi, a book about gay culture at the time, were posg that the parti were crics like Signorile, Larry Kramer and Gabriel Rotello, parti were seen as havens for irrponsible behavr, sex and dgs.

Most of the kds of studi look at the areas of gay culture—like the bathhoe scene, club scene, the app scene—bee they're supposed hot spots for HIV fectn and rampant dg the qutn is: do the people dog the studi unrstand our muny at all? Bee what they're "studyg" is jt what go on regular gay that "regular gay life" has e to mean somethg very different 2017. There's no qutn that for gay men, thgs have gotten better.

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This generatnal divi between gay Boomers and lennials has to fluence how they perceive circu parti—or even if there's still a need for, as you said, the circu reached a nadir earlier this century, has that cle been nstant, or have they ma a eback? And if so, what's the motivatn for younger gay men to attend a circu party?

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H ave the parti themselv evolved to meet the challenge of a changed landspe for gay/queer culture a post-liberatn world? " We create a gay space on the dance floor of mastream parti. EDC enurag ongog cricism is that the parti reprent only one small segment of gay men.

50 BT OF GAY PARTY SONGS

Although there's a looseng up about attus toward gay people, the societi are still very tradnal. WE ARE an all-male clothg optnal bed and breakfast retreat terg to gay, bi, and straight men 21 years or olr.

Social media is now awash wh parisons of straight and gay clubs, wh the latter gag a reputatn for havg better mic, better dancg, and simply a better vibe. A iend of me had e out of the closet that eveng and revealed that he had been a secret relatnship wh an openly gay iend of ours. We cid to head to ARQ, the biggt and most famo gay club Sydney, to celebrate his g out.

POPPERS, ONCE A FIXTURE AT GAY CLUBS, NOW A ‘PARTY GIRL’ FAVORE

You’ll actually see a lot of straight women go to gay clubs Sydney jt so they n enjoy a night out whout beg h on by sleazy guys. Most straight guys won’t believe this but gay guys party harr than them. People at queer parti ually assume that I’m gay but even if they don’t, I’ve never been ma to feel unwele.

Learn how to approach and flirt wh gay guys at clubs, bars, or other venu. Meetg gay guys is hard. First you have to terme if the guy you're terted is gay or straight.

We’ve veloped a handy gui to walk you through pickg up gay men at clubs, bars, or other venu where you’re likely to meet them.

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Go to a place where you n meet gay men. While is possible to meet and pick up gay men at any old bar, you'll have more luck if you go to a gay bar.

Not every guy the place will be gay, but the numbers are your favor.

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Don't feel obligated to stick to gay bars. There are also loads of apps for meetg gay guys nowadays. Try Grdr, Adult Friend Fr, or Tr to meet gay or bi people lookg to hook up, or OK Cupid or Hge if you’re terted makg a eper nnectn.

If you have iends who are gay, turn to them for support. Article SummaryXPickg up a gay man n be timidatg, but if you play ol, act nfint, and be yourself, you've fely got this!