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BergenGuy

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  1. This is a well-written series, as are other stories by the same author. But, I agree with you. I'd rather not see images in stories (any stories, not just this series). A well-written story provides enough detail that I build an picture in my mind based on what I think is hot, and the images never match my imagination.
  2. At one time, Roe seemed safe. But, then the composition of the entire court system rapidly and radically changed within just a few years. That's why I worry about the future. It doesn't take a majority, or even a substantial minority, to push through change. It just takes a enough single-issue voters who are razor-focused on that goal, while the rest of us split and dither over what we should seek next and refuse to unite as a bloc against the single-issue voters.
  3. You're probably correct. But, do you really think that Christian nationalists are going to let porn exist in their theocracy?
  4. There used to be a lot of things that we couldn't imagine the Supreme Court doing.
  5. You're right. The risk is right-wingers shifting the definition of "obscene" to the point that it would include pornography or gay porn (they'll probably figure out a way to keep straight porn legal, for a while). The definition of "obscene" is subjective. "Obscene" materials may not be sent through the US Mail, per the Comstock Acts. Since the Comstock Acts are being used by the right-wing to try to outlaw the mailing of "abortifacients", the same people are trying to argue that it applies to private companies such as UPS and FedEx, too, which would basically cut down any physical distribution channels.
  6. A law could be passed that makes the interstate distribution of porn illegal. That would apply to USPS and the private carriers. And, they wouldn't have to examine every piece of mail. Just do a sting operation and order from distributors. Then, come down hard on the distributors. But, that would only work with US-based distributors. If they were foreign-based, they'd be beyond the reach of American laws and your point that there's no way that every piece of (international) mail could be examined would be true. But, the heteros will be pissed when they discover that they can't get their porn, either.
  7. I used to like MH. But, it really went downhill when they eliminated the region-specific chat rooms and forced everyone into one room. People were supposed to be able to create other chat rooms, but I found that they were unstable and usually lasted just a few seconds before I got dumped back into the single chat room. In my area, I don't know of a good alternative to BBRT. There are a lot of Sniffies users, but most of the profiles are completely empty or the guys are very young. Fortunately, there are hundreds of BBRT users in the NYC/NJ area active at any one time.
  8. I don't really blame them. All those emails are a distraction and won't lead to a faster resolution of the problem. The real question is how many people, having read the message, will email them anyway?
  9. This is the message being displayed as of 10:20 EST on Friday morning: BBRTS Servers are DOWN Yes, we know about it. No, we are NOT going out of business. Yes, we are WORKING on correcting the problem. It is a HARDWARE issue that must be addressed. No, it was NOT a Data Breach No we do NOT have an ETA Lastly, there is NO NEED to email in with questions.
  10. Personally, I think stories are hotter without pics because that allows the reader to visualize the guys in the way that they think is hot.
  11. If those women had been as motivated in 2016 as they are now, we wouldn't in this mess. When a party says that they're going to screw you if elected, believe them. I think that the 2024 election will have a great impact on where LGBT people decide to live and retire. Living in a blue state offers more protection than living in a blue oasis in a red state desert.
  12. I'm confused. I thought that Dale was already in the office. After all, he was the one who introduced Brock to Dr. Shah.
  13. I always found those instructions to be frustratingly vague. But, I see that the CDC site is finally more explicit: Although it provides information about "on-demand" PrEP use, the CDC doesn't recommend it (they don't seem to oppose it, either). [think before following links] https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep/on-demand-prep.html
  14. I don't know if there is a law that requires that a room be entered daily, but the law that requires rooms to be cleaned daily was repealed in May of this year: [think before following links] https://thenevadaglobe.com/775times/nevada-governor-signs-bill-eliminating-daily-hotel-room-cleanings/
  15. I've encountered bottoms who are the same ... "safe sex only" in their Grindr/Scruff profiles, but never mention condoms once the sex starts. My theory is that they're concerned about being "outed" to friends who may know their profiles, so they're using the socially-acceptable response to the safer-sex question.
  16. I don't disagree that there won't be some major issues. There will be some loss of membership, I'm sure. I guess my point is that large, revenue-generating sites like Grindr have the resources to try to work around these problems. Free sites like this one do not.
  17. Grindr has the resources to implement compliant age verification systems, if needed. Sites that don't charge users or earn substantial advertising revenues can't afford to develop such systems and need to resort to blocking states. This will entrench the big playes, such as Grindr, and discourage the rise of competitors.
  18. Once in place, laws like this are unlikely to go away. You know, "think of the children". Those four words cause a lot of irrational behavior.
  19. You've just increased the difficulty tremendously. First, not only do you need to find two relatively local guys who are into what you're seeking, but then you've added an additional complication of wanting them to be a couple. Remember, other guys can be just as picky as you.
  20. Yes. This comment multiplied by 1000! DQSH isn't new ... it has been a "thing" for years. Most of the books that right-wingers complain about have been in libraries for years, if not decades. What's new? Now that Roe has fallen, the right-wing needs a new target for its hate to distract from the fact that it has no solutions to the problems facing Americans. No solutions for affordable housing shortages, unaffordable healthcare, declining education outcomes, international competitiveness challenges or climate change. But, it has managed to convince the MAGA crowd that none of this matters as long as gays are kept in their place and away from "normal" people.
  21. Maybe a compromise would be somewhat of an (easy) opt-out approach. When someone joins, they could be presented with the profile questions. They wouldn't have to answer any of them, but it might encourage more guys to respond if they're presented with their profile upfront rather than having to seek it out to update.
  22. I'm with you. I despise that word "queer."
  23. I get the same message when I attempt to view your profile, Raw&Ver, but I can view my own and others without a problem.
  24. Same here. Clicking on the icon just brings me back to the home page. I've also tried various browsers, to no avail. I know that the chat room was often empty, but sometimes it could get lively and it certainly made the site more interesting.
  25. I remember Barz. It was the only bar in the area to survive long-term other than Feathers. Too bad it was mostly lesbian except on Friday nights. In my 35 years in the area, I've seen a number of bars open and close (Triangles and Pulsations in Rockland, B Lounge in Westchester, Connexxions and numerous bars that didn't last long enough to visit in NJ). Bergen County can seem to support only one gay bar despite having a population of 950K. Even that bar, Feathers, is no longer open seven nights a week, although I think that some of their fall-off in business is self-inflicted. Westchester County, with a population of a million, doesn't seem to be able to support any. Driving into the city is a pain, but there's not much of a choice. Not that I go out much these days. When not on vacation, my weekend nights tend to end at 10pm. That's when they used to begin. I don't know if suburban gay bars are declining nationwide or if it is a trend unique to metropolitan areas.
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