Grindr killed gay sex clubs like video killed the radio star. At least, according to comedian Joel Kim Booster.
Speaking to Interview, 31-year-old Booster says Grindr has completely done away with the need for gay sex clubs.
“I wish there were more of them,” he laments. “I remember going when I was in my early twenties and they seemed scary and interesting.”
He continues, “I don’t want to write a think piece, but Grindr has sort of killed the need for them. I feel like we missed out a little bit.”
Of course, gay sex clubs, bars, and bathhouses came in large part out of a need for queer people to have safe space to connect when homosexuality was illegal in America. So maybe it’s not such a bad thing they’re going extinct? In a way, it’s a mark of progress. Though we see what he’s saying.
But despite its gay world domination, Booster predicts, Grindr may soon become extinct itself.
“Grindr has been supplanted by Instagram,” he says. “Everybody I know is just DMing each other on Instagram, and that’s where I’m exchanging most of my nudes these days.”
“I use it as a travel tool more than anything,” Booster continues. “When I’m on the road it’s nice to check in and see where we’re at as a community in different cities.”
Wait… Did Joel Kim Booster just imply that if we wanna make out with him we should hit him up on Insta?
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balttymore
Groundbreaking….Imagine studying journalism in college to only write pieces like this
Plutus
LMFAO – Too true.
G-Man
Well that was a waste of my time.
rustyiam
Hard pass! Cue the racists who will call me racist!
Kangol2
He’s a sexy one, and that photo of him in the Speedo is especially nice. He’d pull guys whether he was hitting sex clubs, bathhouses, or apps like Grindr and Jack’d.
nitejonboy
I would fuk the ever loving sh-t out of him.
Anders69
It must be just me, but still, who cares?
Walker
Having been exposed to his vapidity in person and in interviews, the easiest way to get into his pants is to tell him he’s hot. That’s…about it.