Contrary to popular belief, urban gay life isn’t always all that it’s cracked up to be, even in our post-marriage equality world. And the problems run much deeper than those nasty Republican presidential candidates.
Outwardly our lives may appear to be absolutely fabulous, far superior to our poor sex-starved hetero counterparts, but within our burgeoning community, there are a number of grievances that plague our everyday existence.
Scroll down for 12 memes depicting the plight of the modern gay man living in a gay enclave…
Gothrykke
That heart breaking moment when you realize the guy you were interested in hates on Madonna because he’s just a tool.
serviceman
Bravo!!! Another article making gay men out to be sex crazed, brain dead sluts. Queerty, why can’t you post real news that paints gay men in a positive light for a change. I feel sorry for the suicidal teens who come across this site.
Glücklich
I can’t relate to any of these.
Do the clumsy fix-ups still happen? “You’re gay, he’s gay…let’s fix you two up!”
AJAnders
Wow. A list of eye rolling, shallow, slutty, superficial and over the top cliches used to show the “real” problems of Urban gays.
Seriously, queerty. How is anybody supposed to take you seriously when you do features like this?
What’s your next feature going to be? A 12 step list of ways to keep the disco ball in our bedrooms clean?
Chris Hilton
Bradley Ivan Upchurch number 12 yet? Lol
Desert Boy
What happened to Madonna’s face? BTW, Madge, trying to rock a hipster look at 58 by wearing a grill is just desperate.
martinbakman
#13, an almost criminal lack of man purse styles, such as a utility pocket to keep your mace handy in case that gym bunny you’re doing meth with is a serial killer.
Lvng1Tor
For the people complaining above…grow a f’n sense of humor! I mean, I know this was trying to be funny and failed…but still take the sticks out your a@@es. This isn’t a real news site and if you are so simple you think it is ,then…well, you’re morons.
One thing I do absolutely HATE is when any couple has been together for just a few months and calls themselves “partners” or “basically married” I had a 20something who’s been with his partner a few months try and give me relationship advice. He saw how my partner and I (14yrs) were with each other and said we need to learn to talk our issues out and that he and his “partner” (who don’t live together) never fight…I just smiled and walked away…just wait gurl….
mr mr
That moment when you check Queerty, and you find out they did another boring ass post. Queerty, I know I can do better than this (Harriet Tubman voice.)
Give Me A Job
DavidIntl
@Glücklich: Yes, they still happen. I had a friend of mine (who is worldly enough and familiar enough with gay culture that I would have thought she would have known better) pull that on me recently, with a very awkward introduction at a dinner party. We could not have been less each other’s ‘type”.
Dave in Northridge
Partners after three months? Sometimes you just know. This isn’t really a problem, is it?
Carlos Primero
@Desert Boy: I love Madonna! I do! But she can’t act (except for Dick Tracy) and that grill is ridiculous.
alphacentauri
@AJAnders: lol my thoughts exactly.
Atrius
All of which are irrelevant to my life except for voting for Bernie Sanders.
BigG
When you realize the guy looks nothing like his pictures.
Designermax
@Glücklich: The unfortunate answer (in my experience) is: Yes!! I can’t tell you how many straight people (the same ones who infiltrate gay venues and events) live vicariously through our community. When someone comes out to these people the first inclination is to set these people up, and get them paired off. Or, at the very least “get the pretty birds fluttering about’; for their amusement.
blackberry finn
“Live vicariously”? lol We’re all human beings and as long as things are respectful, the more the merrier. If we don’t want discrimination out there in the real world, we’d better not have it in our own clubs.
Glücklich
@DavidIntl:
Could you joke about it over drinks with friends later?
@Designermax:
Huh. I must be Kryptonite. No one’s ever tried to fix me up…though I’ve been led by the arm to meet someone’s friend a few times.
Glücklich
@Designermax:
Ooohh just checked out your web site. I like jewelry, too. I started buying it for my husband a while back and then started getting things for myself.
Giancarlo85
Shallow just shallow.
And yes I’d rather vote for a lady that wear one piece suits.
Funny and failed? This was a catastrophic fail in my book.
Giancarlo85
@Giancarlo85: Some also call it a pant suit tee.
dean3000
Does anyone know an intllegent gay news site? Somewhere like a gay economist mixed with vanity fair?
Sluggo2007
Who writes this crap? How stupid!
Josh447
@dean3000: Joemygod.com is great, though not sure what you’re looking for exists completely yet. I find several gay sites make up a good mix for coverage. Advocate.com, pinknews.co.uk. are a few others.
Ogre Magi
What is the big problem with straight girls in gay bars anyway?
BlueDude
@Ogre Magi: Hmmm, kinda like a gay man at a gynecologist’s office: they JUST. DON’T. BELONG. THERE.
fpcinnyc
Why is everyone being so harsh! I thought this was pretty funny and living in NYC almost all of them applied to. The one that’s not there is “The time you go to a business meeting and your gay coworker can tell you slept with someone there before you have the chance to tell him.”