32 Stereotypical Rites of Passage Every Gay Man Should Experience

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

2. Dress in drag

3. Walk in a Pride parade

4. Experiment with both positions

5. Try out an open relationship

6. Come out (duh!)

7. Have a threesome (with any or all genders)

8. Successfully argue with someone over equality

9. Take your shirt off at a club

10. Get hung up on at least one straight guy

11. Date a straight guy

12. Date ANY guy

13. See a Broadway musical on Broadway

14. Cruise

15. Send a nude (or 10)

16. Be the person someone comes out to

17. Make a Grindr profile

18. Stan for your own designated Queen of Pop

19. Have children

20. Rid yourself of ALL judgment (especially judgment inside your own community)

21. Freak out and uncessarily convince yourself you have an STD (#paranoid)

22. Get tested

23. Get on PrEP

24. “Face Pic?”

25. Date an older guy

26. Date a younger guy

27. Stay at a clothing-optional resort

28. Explore sexual fetishes

29. Use an enema

30. Date someone outside of your "type"

31. Attend a Pride parade outside your hometown/city of residency

32. BE CONFIDENT IN YOUR SEXUALITY!!

32 Stereotypical Rites of Passage Every Gay Man Should Experience