Ep. 294: The Gay Bit #20: Standards and Types

This week on The Gay Bit, Zach takes listeners through a brunch with his friend "Freddie" that spirals into a full breakdown of modern gay dating culture. What starts as harmless phone-snooping and prank messaging turns into a real conversation about Freddie's Grindr profile — outdated photos, a fudged age, and a "grid" full of one very specific physical type. From there, Zach zooms out into a broader reflection on gay dating culture at large: the elaborate, hyper-specific "type" so many gay men develop, the entire taxonomy of identity categories (bears, twinks, twunks, daddies, otters, and beyond), and why gay men have turned attraction into something closer to a personality trait than a preference. He shares his own story of meeting his husband nearly 28 years ago and how their relationship defied his own "list," landing on a tender case for holding onto your standards while still leaving room for surprise. Equal parts comedy and cultural commentary, this episode is classic Gay Bit: a little campy, a little raw, and rooted in real love for the community it's needling. Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.