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CruisingProtocols

CapnDan writes: what protocol you utilize, depends on location, that is, which CruisingAreas.

In a str8 bar

the standard technique is to buy the dude beer, chat him up, laugh at his jokes, and mention that you have something at home - dope or str8 porn is the usual.

In a washroom

  • Give the guy some idea that you're wanking. Can be anything from casting a shadow of your wanking hand to allowing them to peep at your crotch thru a hole or the crack in the door.
  • There is an old "tap foot" protocol for t-room stall cruising, but it's not much used any more. You tap, the guy in the stall next to you taps, you tap twice, he answers twice.
  • I have heard of people using a "three flushes" protocol but never seen it in use.

In the ride with a hitch hiker

*Typically, if a guy picks you up hitch hiking at night and is chatty he wants something. If you are hitchhiking at night you probably want something more than a lift. Enable the guy lead the discussion a little, gauge friendliness. If you feel comfortable, say you wish there was a party to go to or you really dont fe

Secret Signals: How Some Men Cruise for Sex

Aug. 28, &#; -- While many Americans may only be vaguely familiar with the idea of "cruising," there is a secret planet of sex between men that exists in general places across the country.

The police officer who arrested Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, in a men's restroom at the Minneapolis airport for allegedly looking to engage in gay sex wrote in his June report that he "recognized a signal used by persons wishing to hire in lewd conduct."

Craig tapped his foot up and down and swiped his hand underneath the bathroom stall in which the undercover cop was sitting, according to the police report.

Those actions led to Craig's arrest by Detective Dave Karsnia and the senator's guilty plea to a disorderly conduct impose . Craig told reporters today that he did nothing inappropriate and said his guilty plea was a mistake.

Public places like men's restrooms, in airports and train stations, truck stops, university libraries and parks, have long been places where gay and pansexual men, particularly th

Cruising

This blog was written by our Sexual Health Outreach Worker, Chris Dunbar.

Sometimes, having sex in the safe confines of your bedroom just doesn’t cut it. You may be looking for somewhere new, seeking thrill or adventure, or just not be able to contain the sex you want within your four walls. You may have heard someone talk about cruising, or hold been asked if you want to go, but what does it actually mean?

Let’s have a look together at what it means, the laws, and general safety if you do resolve to give it a go.

 

Definition

Cruising is walking or driving about certain areas, called cruising grounds, looking for a sexual partner. These meetings are usually one-off, anonymous encounters.

Cottaging is a phrase used to portray anonymous sex meetings in public toilets.

 

Where do the terms come from?

Cruising: The word originated as a gay slang term, sometime in the early s, as a way for people who knew its definition to arrange sexual meetings. It was a way to plan sexual encounters without attracting the attention of people who may long for to report t

The Freddie Guide to: Cruising

What is gay cruising?

Straight cruising is a vacay on a boat. Gay cruising is the art of hooking up in widespread.

Cruising is almost always anonymous, and can be one-on-one, in groups, or with others watching. It’s done by using non-verbal cues to show you’re both interested – ponder of it like a secret, horny code. Some people will have sex right there, while some may take their match to a more subtle location. 

Where did cruising reach from?

Cruising has a drawn-out history in the lgbtq+ community. There are recorded cruising spots in cities like Toronto, London and New York dating assist over a hundred years. In the time before gay bars, when homosexuality was illegal, public places were often the only option for queer people to meet each other. 

Evidence for this often comes from prosecution records – we know where people were cruising based on arrests for “sodomy” or “gross indecency”. These were historic offences made to criminalize gay sex, and were almost exclusively applied to queer men. Sodomy and indecency laws were common throughou