Can I just pull aside the smalltown gays for a quick second – I need to discuss something in confidence.
I’m sure we’ve all found ourselves in a similar position when we’re 18 (for legal reasons, of course we were 18): the only Grindr profiles are faceless, three miles away, and double, triple your age.
And I’m unapologetically honest about it to everybody. He won’t make eye contact, not really. You bet. When we got here, someone told me about a job as a bar back at a gay nightclub. But it’s kind of hard to turn away $300.00 from someone who wants to jerk-off while he feels you up. The extra $300-400 bucks I get a month goes a long way.
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Maybe 3 times I did it?
It’s practically a rite of passage, right?
While Pride gave him a warm introduction to the queer community, Lee’s work has brought him face-to-face with some unforgettable sexual experiences. The kind that feels like validation when you’ve spent most of your life feeling unwanted.
And that feeling — that mix of secrecy, shame, and thrill — sticks with you.
Lee has managed to build a brand and, well, quite the bank account.
2. Gave me a big hug. And depressingly effective.
And let’s be honest: part of us loves it because it lets us replay something from our past. In this line of work, you meet different people, you know? Nathan (31)
A male stripper who mostly does private bachelorette parties dressed as a construction worker, Nathan explains why he goes hooks up with other men a few times a year.
It doesn’t happen often but 3 or 4 times a year, I’ll let another guy blow me for $200.00.
Every so often when I’m hurting for money, I’ve whipped it out for tips. It’s not a big deal.
10. Byron (22)
Employed as a mailroom worker for a large Fortune 500 company, Byron shares the struggles of being young, broke and straight.
