According to a 2012 study, just over 75% of young, gay men have used Grindr to find sexual encounters. But perhaps the most casual and most common place minority gays experience racism is in interactions on apps like Grindr, which to some degree have replaced gay bars as a nexus for dating and hookups. Like other black and brown gay men, I feel the effects of racism in everyday interactions with white gay men.
If we hope to eradicate racism within the gay community, white gay men must acknowledge their privilege - and the way it's used, in ways subtle and not, to denigrate minorities.Īs a Latino gay man, I know firsthand that my skin color affects how I interact with the larger community. White, gay men set the standard against which other gay men's attractiveness is measured. They cover both gay and mainstream magazines.
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