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ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>PsyPost: Hookup apps linked to risky sexual behavior, boredom plays a role for women. “College students who use dating apps like Tinder to find casual encounters are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, according to new research published in Computers in Human Behavior. The study also revealed that while a desire for excitement drives both men and women to these apps, boredom […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/17/psypost-hookup-apps-linked-to-risky-sexual-behavior-boredom-plays-a-role-for-women/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/17/psypost-hookup-apps-linked-to-risky-sexual-behavior-boredom-plays-a-role-for-women/</a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanNationalConvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanNationalConvention</span></a> is the '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SuperBowl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperBowl</span></a>' of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/faceless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faceless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Grindr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grindr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hookups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hookups</span></a> — <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SHOCKER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SHOCKER</span></a> </p><p>The age ranges and interests vary, but all of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/profiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>profiles</span></a> shown are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/faceless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faceless</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.pride.com/republican-national-convention-grindr#rebelltitem2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pride.com/republican-national-</span><span class="invisible">convention-grindr#rebelltitem2</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>I have something to confess: I may be “hooked” on <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> apps and websites.<br>I don’t seem to be able to stop looking at them every day—five or six different apps multiple times a day. <br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/warning-the-gay-hookup-world-may-be-addictive-it-is-for-me-0c5034e44f78?sk=ac33a73b6cfd7bab21778c6c6954775b" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/warning-t</span><span class="invisible">he-gay-hookup-world-may-be-addictive-it-is-for-me-0c5034e44f78?sk=ac33a73b6cfd7bab21778c6c6954775b</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/OnlineDating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineDating</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Hookups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hookups</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Addiction</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Depression</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>[<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AskJake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskJake</span></a>] I make sure I’m “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ready" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ready</span></a>” any time a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/maintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maintenance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/guy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guy</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/delivery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>delivery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/man" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>man</span></a> comes over. Am I <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insane</span></a>? </p><p>I’m an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/older" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>older</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/man" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>man</span></a>, and being in your late 60s in “the gay world” is basically being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/invisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invisible</span></a>, especially when you’re <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/attracted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>attracted</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/young" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>young</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hot</span></a> “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/masc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>masc</span></a>” types in their 30s and 40s. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SexualOrientation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexualOrientation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sexuality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hookups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hookups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.queerty.com/i-make-sure-im-ready-any-time-a-maintenance-guy-or-delivery-man-comes-over-am-i-insane-20230907" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">queerty.com/i-make-sure-im-rea</span><span class="invisible">dy-any-time-a-maintenance-guy-or-delivery-man-comes-over-am-i-insane-20230907</span></a></p>
GimpyGurl<p>I predict <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> is where <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Sex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sex</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/PublicSex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSex</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/HookUps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HookUps</span></a> and <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/SexWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexWork</span></a> might just be able to stop the <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/RoboTaxi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoboTaxi</span></a></p>
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Amelia Bæddelia 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Being propositioned by women doesn't make me feel dysphoric but the fact that the overwhelming majority of people who do proposition me are women makes me feel overwhelmingly dysphoric. I can't shake the implication that it's simply because most people see me as a man.</p><p><a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/onlinedating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinedating</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/dating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dating</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/hookups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hookups</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/hookingup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hookingup</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/dysphoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dysphoria</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/genderdysphoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genderdysphoria</span></a></p>
Amelia Bæddelia 🏳️‍⚧️<p>"<a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/Grindr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grindr</span></a> is terrible!"</p><p>Yeah but it's the only app that's ever gotten me laid.</p><p>It's the only app where the people who hit on me are mostly men instead of bi-curious cishet women.</p><p>So it's the only app where I can tell myself that maybe people see me as a woman.</p><p><a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/onlinedating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinedating</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/dating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dating</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/hookups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hookups</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/hookingup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hookingup</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/dysphoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dysphoria</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/genderdysphoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genderdysphoria</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/transhet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transhet</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/bi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bi</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/biromantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biromantic</span></a> <a href="https://eightpoint.app/tags/bisexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bisexual</span></a></p>
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