Any men in Chicago who have done an Ayahuasca retreat?

I hate feeling so alone or like no one besides my wife ever wants to be around me or makes time for me. I hate not having reliable friends with similar interests and being around people who can’t read the room. Why are good adult queer relationships so difficult to find??

literally i think my biggest flex and accomplishment (when it comes to my body mods) is my piercer telling me i have beautifully healed piercings

Who’s going to Hart Queer Techno next Saturday?

i know ppl have said this before but this app is truly giving gay tumblr, ima start writing fanfics !!

Imagine not feeling emotionally safe to date or hookup- whats even the point of being gay- i might as well just go back in the closet

Hey text me if you interested in being friends.

Okay whoever wants to hate me can but I’m irritated. I had a best friend who basically used to hate men and was a girl loving girl. She had her heart broken by countless girls and then all of a sudden falls in love with a man out of nowhere. They have been together for about 2 months and already act like they’re getting engaged. I think something is off about him and I never had a good feeling about this situation. Similar to how I felt when she got into a relationship with a woman who ended up physically, emotionally and mentally abusing her. She stopped talking to me the second they made their relationship official and now they’re traveling together and their pictures make me cringe. She dropped all of her queer friends like they don’t exist and now acts like a completely different person. Keep in mind this is now the maybe 5th person I considered a good friend to completely switch up and start disliking and discrediting women and end up with a man. All women who were considered full-blown lesbian or queer. It irritates me because this is why people think being part of the LGBTQ+ family is just a phase for most. I understand things change while you grow and work on yourself but she seems kinda homophobic to me now. Am I wrong??? Please someone help me!!!

have you met in person with someone from here?

Unsure what to do with the 4x Harry Styles Tickets I got for free 🥴

Really big sign you’re maturing is someone tells you and opinion and you don’t feel the need to internalize it.

Dear collective: STOP SHOWING ME MUSTACHED MEN. IT DOESN’T LOOK DIVA

If you asked me this morning what I'd be doing at midnight I would never have guessed painting fish eyes. And yet... Life is weird.

Father’s Day always gets me when I least expect it - taking his old film camera out today to take pictures of the sunset ☀️

Hi guys, I am Philip from Hamburg Germany. I want to connect with people who enjoy coffee bars , concerts, music in general , deep and meaningful conversations , drag brunches and pasta. Feel free to reach out to me.

Do you feel LOOKSMAXXING is affecting the Collective platform? How do you escape and protect yourself from it, as well as keeping Collective a safe, body-positive, judgement-free place?

Also going to comic cons is SO fun and special to me. I adore just being in a space filled with people who love things unapologetically and going to see actors talk and fans ask them fun questions and the way everyone is stopping each other to compliment their cosplays or outfits and people selling their fan art. It’s so fun for real

I got sick from pride and didn’t even make out with anyone :(

I had on a thong all day at a straight event that no one saw. I felt like a quiet hurricane 😂

Went to a con today and a girl said “you’re dead set the most beautiful chick I’ve ever seen” as she walked past and then a pretty goth girl who makes cute art stepped out of her stall to tell me how cool I looked. I’m going to be riding this high for months.

For the first time, I tasted your lips, You’re the glass from which, I would take a sip. Hold on tight to my waist, Don’t lose your grip. Because I’d take you from side to side, Knock you out like a bottle of wine. I warned you before, of course I tried. Now it’s your turn to draw the line. For the first time You tasted my lips Bodies are growing closer Don’t follow the script Enough running in circles We’re on a sinking ship

Okay so I had Rita’s for the first time and GOD DAMN THAT SHIT WAS GOOD I NEED MOREEEEE

How the hell do you take great pictures. I Am scrolling through this app and yall have amazing pics 🥲

anyone else going to howl at colour factory on Saturday ?:)

Does anyone here watch Modern Love? If so how many times do you cry per episode 💀😭

Going copper red this week. Keke Palmer styled fr

478 Back to being crazy warm again

I’m under house arrest until Pride this weekend. If you see me anywhere, but the gym or if you see me spending money - put me down.

What's everyone vibe for the weekend🏳️‍🌈

On this weeks episode of: was she flirting with me or is she just European

you can kiss me all you want but you won’t miss me like i want

how to undo a resting bitch face?😩

What are queer people looking for in an ally? This is for another story I’m working on.

“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man without trials.” - Seneca

Deleted all the dating apps on my morning walk today 🥺 I feel so liberated

How to find queer creatives to connect with and skill swap Honestly, the queer community is a total powerhouse of creative energy. We take the "I’m gay, how hard can it be?" vibe to the next level in everything we do. Most of us are sitting on a wealth of knowledge that never makes it into our day jobs, and it’s high time we started sharing it. The era of the stiff resume and the forced LinkedIn connection is over. It’s being replaced by something much more social and effective: the creative trade. It’s the best way to hone your skills and find your social circle at the same time. Bring your shadow portfolio into the light Every queer person has a shadow portfolio. It’s that collection of skills and talents we’ve developed on side quests that don’t quite fit into our day-to-day work. You might be a freelance designer by day, but your shadow portfolio includes a genius level understanding of brand strategy or archival fashion. These are the skills we have but don’t always get to use or grow. Collective is the place to share this part of yourself and find peers to geek out with. When you bring your hidden lore to the table, you’re much more likely to find someone who wants to learn from you or collaborate on something new. Breaking out of the career pigeonhole Many of us have felt the frustration of the career trap. You get into the right industry, but you get popped into the wrong pigeonhole and now you can’t seem to get out of it. Or perhaps you’ve realized you want to side-step from a corporate gig into something like illustration or professional pitching. Sharpening your creativity is a great way to fly out of that spot. Asking for advice from the community on Collective is a great start. There is likely a member out there who is dying to take a fresh creative under their wing and mentor you to greatness. Spilling the details on Collective The move is to head to your Collective profile and be clear about what you’re sitting on. You can write a text post or use your bio to advertise exactly what you’re looking to learn or trade. If you have a skill like photo editing but you’re dying to learn how to sun-print, just list both. Adding these specific markers to your profile makes it much easier for potential collaborators to clock your frequency and reach out for a low stakes coffee swap. It’s about building your portfolio and your village at the same time. Using the Discussions tab as a talent exchange The new Discussions tab is the ultimate neighborhood bar for this kind of creative looting. It’s the perfect place to post an open call for a mentor or a casual collaborator. If you’re looking for a professional peer to help you take photos of your portfolio or a friend to show you a new styling trick, all you have to do is ask. When you match with someone, don’t forget to check the boxes for your intentions. If you’re looking for a creative partner, let them know from the start.

Need to learn to take better pics of myself tbh

You know what, guys? I’ve just finished working with an editor on the Russian version of my upcoming book. Taking a little break, then diving straight into the translation

Anyone watching Love Island USA- thoughts? ❤️🌴🏝️☀️

Who else is gagged by the cover and concept of the new Carly Rae Jepsen album? 😍

Idk but this sorta reminds me of tumblr! I just feel FREE on here. It’s like a big, beautiful queer space to exist in where we can all be accepted.

My type? Men who give great hugs 😎

pls sit on my heart

Y’all, pray for me that this second job opportunity works out because I don’t know what I’m going to do if it doesn’t. 😅😩

Who is making their way to Pride In London on Saturday? What’s the plans? ✨

Soooo what do we think of the goose app discourse

The amount of racism in the gay community is sickening, baby the trans woman who fought for your rights is black. Like we already face more hatecrime & injustice on a regular but to have it from your ” own ” community…

What’re ya’ll doin for Pride this weekend? 😊

Go to your broken heart. If you think you don’t have one, get one. To get one, be sincere. Learn sincerity of intent by letting life enter because you’re helpless, really, to do otherwise. Even as you try escaping, let it take you and tear you open like a letter sent like a sentence inside you’ve waited for all your life though you’ve committed nothing. Let it send you up. Let it break you, heart. Broken-heartedness is the beginning of all real reception. The ear of humility hears beyond the gates. See the gates opening. Feel your hands going akimbo on your hips, your mouth opening like a womb giving birth to your voice for the first time. Go singing whirling into the glory of being ecstatically simple. Write the poem. “Path” by Jack Hirschman

Just a little reminder that the version of you three years ago would be so proud of you today.

Are oldies welcome here? I’m fed up of being labelled as a daddy, when all i want is intellectual discussion over coffee.

: You never told me how late the sun would set here, the way it would linger, linger, low in the sky, not yet ready to end the day, as if to say, “Hm, I think night can wait.” And with that glut of sunshine, how could I say no to everything that came my way? I get it now, this life you lived. Driven by ambition and vanity and this endless chase for something beautiful. Oh, what a delight it’s been to keep saying yes. Yes to last minute concerts. Yes to dancing like no one’s watching. Yes to disco, to Dada, to rococo. Yes to pata negra and jasmine-laced breeze and swimming in lakes and bike rides through green pastures and three cold brews a day. Yes to touch. Yes to love. Especially to the kind I never tired of giving. The sun has dipped a little lower now, and I start to remember that horse I saw playing in the water. It made me think of you, and the horses at the farm, those old, majestic beasts, born and bred to gallop at breakneck speed. A lifetime of racing now rewarded with an epilogue of rest. I know when the sun sets I’ll have earned mine—just like them, just like you—an epilogue filled with memories of every yes I could possibly say. And so long as the sun still shines, I’ll let the possibilities come. I’ll be ready with all the love I can give. So long as this day has yet to end, I’ll be that young colt: brave, eager. Ready to run.

Guys, I'm open to dating now. Seriously! 🥹

If y’all had to throw a dinner party. Give me 3 dishes, a theme and your reasoning.

Anyone else done chasing love? 🥀 It may sound scary and lonely—until you realize that sometimes one is loneliest when you’re fighting for someone who’d never bother meeting you halfway. Now I’m focused on building rich friendships, my peace, and elevating myself. I’m not closed off to love—I’m just not chasing it anymore. Only attracting. If you relate, say hi 👋

Who’s seeing Robyn tonight in Glasgow??