This article was first published in Attitude issue , October BTW, does anyone else find the guy who does the signing hot?! I bloody do, along with thousands of men who use these clubs, backrooms and saunas. Sluts, unite! Apparently, dusk is the time to go. But as glorious as blowjobs beneath the stars may be, it does come with the dangers of scratches, stingsโฆ and even threats of violence. Are sex clubs worth the fight?
Even today there is an air of secrecy and misplaced shame around them. Sex clubs saved my sex life in sobriety. Trying to pull when sober in a bar is not the thing, and we all know that apps can be a minefield of body, race, age, and HIV-shaming. London drag and scene legend Jonny Woo. Much of the gay scene is ageist. As we get older, we can feel less attractive, less relevant. As nightclubs spit us out and bars cater for younger, fiercer queens, gay men can be faced with isolation, and fears of a life on the shelf become very real.
Sexual intimacy is as important to those in their middle or later decades as it is for a twenty-something. I really hope our sex clubs have done the same. They have been a part of queer and even straight culture reaching back to early civilisations. So, lip-syncing or shagging? Gaydio presenter Nick Charles was outed to his family by an ex-boyfriend. All rights reserved Terms and Conditions.
