Jason (@jbenjamin) • Collective gay friends app

Jason @jbenjamin

Queer surrealist heavily inspired by Rhythm Heaven and Warioware.

Let’s be Mario Kart World friends

Shaved 👨🏼‍🦱

Hopefully the people I’m drawing still use this app... someone let @durra, @alejos, and @chasechaisson know they’ve got portraits ready.

Runyon Canyon [LA, 2025]

I was gonna edit out the poppy seed in my teeth but I did the BRAVE and VULNERABLE thing and left it in. You’re welcome.

Highlight of pride month was traveling to LA, looking across the bar and catching the eye of a cute boy, and realizing it was @philipbuoy from Collective. The app works, everyone!! Thanks, @cal.

Humans love repetiton, but what humans really love is repetition.

Did this “__ + proud” dog collection for pride month in 2019. Maybe this one resonates?

Y’all gotta stop being so pretty. It’s really testing my artistic abilities!!! @and3rs @jacquessle @cauecruz

Sometimes you gotta do it for the plot.

If AI ever comes to Collective: “Would you like me to like all the thirst traps, comment ‘cutie!’, and reply to all DMs in your voice so you don’t have to open this app anymore?”

The rest of you are having the same “What if everyone I know is AI?” feelings I’m having, right?

f r e s h c u t

Starring not-an-AI-scam @hanginwithmr.cooper, Daddy’s Little Meatball @travelingtom, and a pantsless @paulofamerica 🫡

I’m gonna keep drawing y’all but in the meantime...

Gonna tell my kids these were the power rangers.

Little splash of color for these Collectors. @stefanngrigore @olegs @geeknstereo

Three months in and I’m still not tired of the thirst traps. Keep it up, everyone.

It’s fun doing three at a time. Three random strangers here together on my page. Like some sort of Collective. @bernard.azar @karololszewski @restlessmind

Next batch of cuties fresh outta the oven. @adam.27 @jupitermonamour @halfpersianboy

Back at it again. Three more Collectors for your viewing pleasure. @spennieb @tomdcamp @jeff3

I think it’s funny that censorship logic says butt in thong is acceptable but butt out of thong is WAY TOO FAR. 🫣🫢

Oh you thought I was done? No-ho-hoooo way. Not yet. 15 Collectors down, ♾️ to go. @kodiak_moon @johndunfee @cancerian

Grindr is competing with the USA to see which can become the worst version of itself first.

Let’s just pretend the smudges are on purpose. @enrike @blaine @chrsgrndn

Was gonna do four tonight but then I just did three again. What a twist! @.aj, @makrides, @coachthom