Unfortunately, Dave, it is gay liberals like yourself who throw hissy fits when people are fired or forced out because of their political beliefs, as well as when groups like the AFA carry out boycotts.

Now, as is obvious, you believe both are acceptable when you practice them.

In addition, given that gay Democrats like yourself have called politicians who support marriage bans, both state and Federal, as well as employment discrimination against gays, “pro-gay” and “gay-supportive”, your supposed opposition to such things among Republicans is even greater hypocrisy.

Then the board asks him to step down, a business decision. I guess “let the market speak” is only true when it works in favor of a corporation you support?

The big H strikes again on a “rational” conservative site, what a surprise.

…Did they try to force him off the board…?

Reading between lines of the object-groveling oozing out of Manhunt, his feet didn’t even touch the ground as he was sumarily-ejected out of the boardroom.

It’s pathetic how desparetely the remaining board-members (incuding his business partner) are attempting to re-legitimise their Leftist-Fag credentials by trumpeting how many times they were arrested at this-and-that demonstartion, and their “Shock” at discovering a Log Cabin Republican **gasp** in their midst.

They pedal porn, casual sex, and feature members’ profiles in excruciatinglly-gynecological detail with clear consciences; yet $2300 to a Republican and they go fratricidal within 24-hrs. and retreat in full-grovel-mode in the face of a few “offended” horny gay Dhimmicrats (who probably don’t vote anyway).

Did they try to force him off the board (I refuse to click on the link to Towleroad or any other GayLeft sites)?

And, assuming it were allowed, how many gay marriages would result from hookups formed at Manhunt?

This just proves both the herd mentality and total lack of reason on the Left…and one major reason I hold them to be a political and civil danger. Stray away from the herd…or the approved dogma…and it’s off to the guillotine, gas chamber, re-eduaction camp, gulag or rural rice paddies with the non-comformists.

And they call gay moderates and conservatives self-loathing?….

“Most imaginative” moments, perhaps. “Strongest” is something else altogether.

it’s like having a great meal with a friend or even just an aquaintance

Well now there’s a good excuse to f*ck around. “It was just a ‘great meal’ with a friend, baby!”.

I don’t know what sort of eateries you patronize, but where I go, there’s a very small chance of getting nasty critters in or on my junk. Last I checked, a Quarter Pounder was not very likely to give you HIV either.

It seems to me that manhunt and its ilk simply facilitate that proclivity–they didn’t create it. Cruising always involved a certain amount of risk, whether it was physical, e.g., getting beaten up or arrested while cruising in public or emotional–getting snubbed in a bar when your pickup line fell on deaf ears.

Cruising from the perceived safety of ones home computer removes those risks to a certain degree. To an extent that is the case. Of course, there is always the chance that an online pick up will turn out badly,

The substantive comments on this thread have been an interesting read. I have to say my own opinion is that Manhunt is just less subtle about the venue they are providing. Gay.com wants you to think they have personals for dating, but I think the reality is that the chatrooms on gay.com are primarily used for hooking up. Neither of those sites is bad by their existence. I’m sure people DO find actual dates on both.

That all being said, I really should read the article in question. I hear it’s devoid of any scientific backup for it’s assertions. Big surprise.

That being said, a restatement of the GayPatriot donations & PayPal account was probably overdue on my part.

So my comment stands as is.

Glad to see there’s someone else from NJ. Ted, you mean both the Raven and Cartwheel are both closed now? I’ve been to Trenton only twice (for an NCAA women’s BB tournament game, and to fight a ticket), so I haven’t been to any of the gay bars there. I thought a bar called Buddies was still open.

I live in Clifton, and we used to have a gay bar. Before it was a banquet/restaurant where my parents had their wedding reception, and now it’s a steakhouse. The closest gay bar is Switch in Boonton. It’s okay, but a typical gay bar with the typical stuff that tends to happen at gay bars. There’s also a gay bar near Hackensack. If neighboring Paterson or Passaic has gay bars they are underground.

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But I seem to find plenty of guys interested in dating, even on Manhunt.

Interesting. One person who wants to date, but can’t find one on Manhunt, whereas another person who is not ready to date, can find people to date on Manhunt.

So how do we progress past this juvenile state? Well, I’m still working on that. LOL But I seem to find plenty of guys interested in dating, even on Manhunt. The problem is on my end. I chafe at intimacy. It’s something I have to work on.

Erik, to paraphrase a cliche that seems appropriate, the biggest part to fixing a problem is recognizing it. Now you recognize it, and you have the resources to solve it. Simply decide that you are no longer going to meet people just for sex, and do it. No more rationalizing of the form, “well, I couldn’t find someone to date this weekend, so I’ll just go out for a hookup” or “I don’t think this guy is dating material, so I’ll just sleep with him, because at least he’s hot, and then bid farewell.” To use another cliche, I’m afraid this is one of those things that you cannot have your cake and eat it too.

And those who think it is an emotional experience now like to judge those who don’t.
For some of us, it’s just fun.

Personally, it’s hard for me to judge it since I don’t quite understand it. Be it as it may, I suppose it works out well if both of those involved don’t treat sex as an emotional experience. It saves on the awkwardness, the “polite” or blunt blowoffs, the “is he going to call like he said he would” stuff, etc.

Centuries of heterosexuals were denied all opportunity to explore their adolescent sexuality… going straight from puberty (which came later in the olden days) to marriage… and many of them still managed to be loving, mature human beings, not consumed by indiscriminate sexuality.