Gay toilets
Cruising
This blog was written by our Sexual Health Outreach Worker, Chris Dunbar.
Sometimes, having sex in the protected confines of your bedroom just doesn’t cut it. You may be looking for somewhere new, seeking thrill or adventure, or just not be fit to have the sex you want within your four walls. You may have heard someone discuss about cruising, or verb been asked if you want to go, but what does it actually mean?
Let’s have a glare together at what it means, the laws, and general safety if you do decide to provide 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 term used to describe anonymous sex meetings in common toilets.
Where do the terms come from?
Cruising: The synonyms originated as a gay slang term, sometime in the early s, as a way for people who knew its meaning to arrange sexual meetings. It was a way to plan sexual encounters without attracting the attention of people who may wish to report t
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Cottaging is a sub-culture of gay cruising, specifically the anonymous sex between men in a common lavatory. The term stems from the Victorian era, where a ‘cottage’ was used to describe a public toilet building. So in , is cottaging still popular and how does it interplay with our use of technology?
Cottaging, a brief history
The term ‘cottaging’ is a British term originating from the Victorian era, when common toilets often took the form of small cottages. Gay men soon adopted this word, which formed part of the coded language of Polari. Among gay men in the United States, lavatories used for this purpose were referred to as ‘tea rooms’.
Before the gay liberation movement (from the s to mids) most gay and bisexua
How did toilet cruising work?
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Any info or stories about etiquette and risk mitigation would be of interest.
Bonus points if you can explain how toilet cruising worked in an international context. After a formidable warning about how perilous cruising is in the Middle East, for example, the guide lists toilets in Syria and Kuwait. There are similar listings throughout the world. While cruising in the U.S.
Public bathroom gay cruising: Exploring the dynamics and culture of public bathroom cruising
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