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Cruising in London: 17 places same-sex attracted men meet for public sex, according to website

Now that digital dating and hook-up apps have made casual sexual encounters more convenient, the number of people inquiring partners for thrills in general places is on the decrease.

But it is by no means a dying past-time.

Defying the Grindr and Tinder monopoly on casual sex, ‘gay cruising’ sites such as this one provide detailed maps of the most popular public spots in London to get it on.

The site lists open-air locales, toilets, bathhouses and bookstores with luminary ratings and tips for how curious forum readers can acquire the most from their cruising experience.

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Here are the most popular London hotspots:

The Underground

Topping the ratings is the ubiquitous London Underground.

Praised as a diverse pick-up hotspot, since its visitors contain literally “anyone who rides the tubes”, the guide says that the last carriage on the train is the best detect f

&#;Untitled&#; (from the series &#;In the Vale of Cashmere&#;), All photographs by Thomas Roma.

Despite having had exhibitions at both the Museum of Modern Art and the International Center of Photography and being the founding Director of Columbia University&#;s photography program, Thomas Roma has never had a solo exhibition in a gallery in Brand-new York. That will alter tonight, with the opening of Steven Kasher Gallery&#;s In the Vale of Cashmere, a show of black-and-white pictures taken in an area of Prospect Park called the Vale of Cashmere between and The area of the park is secluded, most easily accessible through a hole in a fence, and it&#;s known in Brooklyn as a cruising ground for gay men.

Related: Thomas Roma: &#;The Waters of Our Time&#;

Built as a playground for society children in the late 19th century, the Vale has been neglected, and is overgrown with foliage and the benign of giant, mutant weeds that can only blossom from urban soil. Although a group is raising money to renovate the Vale, it has survived much of the steady cycle of renewal in New York unsca

drake’s cruising club

Welcome to drake’s Cruising – Amsterdam’s award-winning playground.
A bold, no-judgment zone for gay, bi, and curious men looking for actual connections – the kind that don’t need small converse or endless swiping.

Our space is built for action:
A big, well-designed cruising area, nightclub vibes, and a crowd that’s as diverse as it is adventurous – locals, travelers, and everyone in between. Whether you’re here to search or you realize exactly what you want, Drake’s is the place to do it.

Free lockers and Wi-Fi included.

What you see is what you get — or not. No pressure. No pretense. Just real men, real moments, right here, right now.

admission: €13 day ticket | visitors under 26 years old: €5 day ticket

to enter: show up at the counter on the land floor and seek for the cinema

minimum age: 18 years

location: damrak 61 – first floor | lm amsterdam

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In Pictures: The Same-sex attracted Cruising Sites of Soviet Moscow

It always struck me as odd when I was living in Moscow that, in a city of 12 million people, I had so many occasions to be alone – in metro underpasses late at evening, in snow-covered courtyards, in the endless maze of backstreets and alleyways. It never occurred to me that these moments alone in the Russian capital were missed opportunities for sexual encounters but, after seeing ‘Moscow: Gay Cruising Sites of the Soviet Capital, s–s’, the unused show from Russian-American designer Yevgeniy Fiks, I understand what a failure of imagination I had.

Currently on display at the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, Fiks’s show is comprised of photographs, taken in , of Soviet-era homosexual cruising sites (pleshkas, as they’re called in Russian). Fiks, who is Jewish, describes the photos as a ‘kaddish’ for older generations of ‘Soviet gays’, but the tone of the show is more irreverent that funerial. The artist takes unmistakable delight in how queer Muscovites transformed prominent Soviet monuments into cruising spots, appropriating t