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Back on the Prowl With Sniffies
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While it’s hard to say whether the post–COVID vaccine period will deliver on a surge of hedonism like the storied decade that followed the 1918 pandemic, a fast scan of the maskless, largely naked boys of New York’s Jacob Riis Beach on a recent weekend suggests that, at least for the local queer crowd, the ’20s are entering a occupied roar, baby. And as bottoms, tops, and N95s hit the floor this Pride month, a unused hookup website (that’s website, not app) has prepared itself to strut past the more familiar Grindrs and Scruffs on our phones and capitalize on all the horned-up, post-quarantine energy.
Sniffies is an upstart gay hookup site(NSFW!) that’s seeking to harken assist to the old days of cruising, giving users a freak-forward user interface that shreds the decency mandates of the app stores and allows users to instantly locate the nearest dick or ass floating (literally, as photo icons) around in their neighborhoods on a dwell updated GPS map. The approach cuts out the tedious texting and etiquette now so common on the traditio
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Grindr
“You gay bro?”
“Nah just here to network”
Who’s on it? Lots of people. Grindr is international, and guys exploit it to network and chat as often as they use it to actually facilitate a link up. At the very least it’s a wonderful way to figure out if that guy at the gym is queer or not.
Best for? Scoping out the scene in a new town, flirting for weeks with someone you’ll never meet, getting catfished.
Downsides? Upgrading to Grindr Unlimited is a jaw dropping TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE DOLLARS per year, money which could alternatively go towards...I don’t know a plane ticket somewhere cool? Like, 75 separate OnlyFans subscriptions? A very welcome donation to the charity of your choice?
Sniffies
“looking?”
“yeah”
“come over”
Who’s on it? Sniffies is a pretty mixed crowd. DL, bi, married, and curious guys are drawn to Sniffies because it’s easy to be as anonymous as they’d enjoy. It’s also easy to find glory holes and cruising locales for a quick hook up. Kinksters and horndogs are
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The Future of Cruising Starts Here
Sniffies isn’t just another dating app—it’s a revolutionary cruising platform that’s redefining how men connect and explore their sexual desires. With its unique map-based cruising interface, discreet access, and accessible progressive web app (PWA) format, Sniffies is rapidly emerging as the go-to app for men across the planet. If you’re ready to experience a new, dynamic way to explore your sexuality, Sniffies is the platform for you."Sniffies has become something like an adults-only Disneyland for gender non-conforming men interested in sex-positive, no-strings-attached casual encounters."
Map-Based Cruising for a Real-Time Experience
One of Sniffies' signature features is its map-based cruising, a far cry from the grid layouts seen in apps like Grindr or Taimi. The real-time map interface allows users to explore nearby connections and popular cruising spots with ease. Whether you’re at home, on the go, or in a new city, Sniffies provides a dynamic, location-based experience that shows you what’s happening in your a
How Sniffies Saved Cruising
“Is this a Grindr thing?”
A lady answers her door in curlers. The man knocking tries to explain: He’s supposed to be rendezvous up with someone from a, uh, “guy on guy” ad. He’s been given the wrong deal with, apparently, and his intended “guy”—one who advertised himself as having a penchant for being on the receiving end of many other guys—is instead a perplexed woman with no intention of hosting. To add to the confusion, the “Grindr thing” was actually a botched encounter facilitated by something called … Sniffies. This cringetastic interaction—which the woman in curlers filmed—now has over 7 million views on TikTok. And understandably, it has prompted the unenlightened commentariat to inquire: What the fuck is Sniffies?
Today, Sniffies is a web-based app for men looking for sex with other men, often in common spaces—what traditionalists would ring “cruising.” The site actually started as an underwear trading platform, but in 2018, founder Blake Gallagher repurposed the website into a literal heat route for men of the liking-men persuasion.* Manhattan, for example, appears as a blue city grid speckled with circles: Some are profiles of cruisers, whi
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