EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 50 MIN
Another Gay App Promising Connection? Honk If You’re Suspicious. EP 773
from Talk About Gay Sex TAGSPODCAST · host Stephen V.Rodriguez
GOOSE and the promise of a “better” gay app Allegations around AI-generated or inauthentic promotional accounts Why fake intimacy feels especially insulting in queer spaces The difference between marketing, fantasy, and manipulation Dating app fatigue and the hunger for real-life gay community Invite-only culture, social status, and who gets to belong Why hookup culture is not the enemy Meetup groups, gay social clubs, and the return of offline connection The business of gay loneliness — and why we keep buying in Hot Topic: Turkey bans Atlantis Cruise from docking... Hot Topic: A gay couple experienced homophobia at a baseball game that was supposed to be date night... Hot Topic: Would you stay at Lisa Vanderpumps new hotel in Vegas? Hot Topic: Speedos or Trunks this Summer? Plus Luke Evans rocks both! Hot Topic: Stonewall Veteran Victoria Cruz dies and Pansexual Adult Performer Dale Savage suddently dies at 62 from a Stroke. Advice: A boy in every port sounds great but now he's debating settling down... Follow Steve V's new Substack features weekly articles: https://substack.com/@thenakedtruthsteve Follow Stevie on IG: @iam_stevev Follow Jeremy on IG: @jrosslopez Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Rate and Review us! Wanna drop a weekly or one time tip to TAGSPODCAST - Show your love for the show and support TAGS! Visit our website: tagspodcast.com Needs some advice for a sex or relationship conundrum? Ask TAGS! DM US ON IG or https://www.talkaboutgaysex.com/contact Follow Of a Certain Age on IG: @ofacertainagepod Episode Question: Are gay men really looking for another app, or are we just looking for more honest ways to meet each other? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
What this episode covers
On this episode of Talk About Gay Sex, Steve V and the hosts take on the buzzy new gay app GOOSE, a platform being marketed as a more social, anti-algorithm alternative to the usual hookup and dating apps. But after reports surfaced alleging that some of the accounts promoting the app may have been AI-generated or otherwise inauthentic, the hosts ask the obvious question: are gay men being sold “community” through fantasy, exclusivity, and possibly fake hot guys? The conversation gets cynical, funny, and very real as the hosts unpack why so many new apps promise deeper connection while still leaning on the same old gay marketing tricks: hot bodies, invite-only access, curated status, and the suggestion that the “right” boys are already inside. Is this innovation, or just another beautifully branded attempt to monetize gay loneliness? The hosts also explore the growing shift away from app fatigue and toward real-life meetup culture: gay dinner groups, activity-based gatherings, queer social clubs, sex-positive spaces, and the desire to meet people in rooms instead of grids. But they also push back on the idea that hookups are the problem. Sex can be connection. The issue isn’t desire — it’s dishonesty, manipulation, and the way tech keeps trying to package intimacy as a product.
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