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Eldergays - what was it like to be a gay man in the 70s?

I was born in the early 80s and came of age in the late 90s so I’m curious to know what life was like in the 1970s pre AIDS? Was it scary and dangerous? Was it freedom and lot of condom-free sex everywhere?

by Anonymousreply 5May 5, 2025 2:06 PM

I was 12 to 21 in the '70s. I had a friend who was out, I was not. He didn't seem to think it was scary or dangerous. I don't know if the sex was condom free since I only experienced hand jobs and blow jobs.

by Anonymousreply 1May 4, 2025 3:59 AM

It was all eight-track tapes and macramé, bitch.

by Anonymousreply 2May 4, 2025 4:59 AM

[quote]It was all eight-track tapes and macramé, bitch.

...and earth tones.

by Anonymousreply 3May 4, 2025 5:12 AM

^^A funny thing about the '70 was how even a lot of TV shows and movies set in the past (like the 1930s, when clothing was more colorful) had everyone dressed in earth tones.

by Anonymousreply 4May 5, 2025 2:01 PM

So much cigarette smoking. So much alcohol. Everyone and everywhere.

by Anonymousreply 5May 5, 2025 2:06 PM
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