Every person on this earth is wildly different than the next, and the same obviously goes for gay men. However, as with many other groups and identities, a lot of gay men navigate through life on a similar path, with similar interests, exhibiting similar tendencies. So it’s no wonder why we’ve all already checked off a good amount of things on this stereotypical gay bucket list.
Regardless of if you’ve done some, none, or all of the below things, here are 32 stereotypical rites of passage every gay man should experience at least once! (Don't knock it until you try it, people!)
1. Attend a circuit party
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2. Dress in drag
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3. Walk in a Pride parade
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4. Experiment with both positions
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5. Try out an open relationship
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6. Come out (duh!)
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7. Have a threesome (with any or all genders)
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8. Successfully argue with someone over equality
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9. Take your shirt off at a club
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10. Get hung up on at least one straight guy
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11. Date a straight guy
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12. Date ANY guy
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13. See a Broadway musical on Broadway
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14. Cruise
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15. Send a nude (or 10)
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16. Be the person someone comes out to
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17. Make a Grindr profile
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18. Stan for your own designated Queen of Pop
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19. Have children
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20. Rid yourself of ALL judgment (especially judgment inside your own community)
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21. Freak out and uncessarily convince yourself you have an STD (#paranoid)
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22. Get tested
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23. Get on PrEP
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24. “Face Pic?”
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25. Date an older guy
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26. Date a younger guy
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27. Stay at a clothing-optional resort
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28. Explore sexual fetishes
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29. Use an enema
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30. Date someone outside of your "type"
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31. Attend a Pride parade outside your hometown/city of residency
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32. BE CONFIDENT IN YOUR SEXUALITY!!
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