Cruising gay public

As well as pubs, clubs, saunas and websites, there are many parks, beaches, toilets and open spaces where men leave cruising for sex.

If you employ these public areas for sex, here are some tips that may help keep you and others safe.

You won’t normally meeting any problems but it pays to be prepared.

Before you proceed …

• Check local newspapers & other cruisers, if a site has been in the news then it may attract trouble makers or the police.
• Familiarise yourself with the area, check for go out routes & how to become to safety & remember things look very different at night.
• “Cottages” are more likely to appeal gay bashers & the police, there is also less chance of escape.
• Try and let someone know where and when you are going.
• Ideally go with a friend & arrange to encounter up regularly whilst there.
• If you have been drinking or taking drugs your judgement will be impaired and you will build yourself more vulnerable.

DON'T take…

• Credit cards, jewellery & large amounts of cash.
• Even if you keep them in a zipped pocket they may still
  
  

  The Freddie Guide to: Cruising

  What is homosexual cruising?

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  Straight cruising is a vacay on a boat. Homosexual cruising is the art of hooking up in common.
  
  Cruising is almost always anonymous, and can be one-on-one, in groups, or with others watching. It’s done by using non-verbal cues to show you’re both interested – think of it like a private, horny code. Some people will hold sex right there, while some may take their spouse to a more discreet location. 

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  Where did cruising come from?

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  Cruising has a lengthy history in the queer community. There are recorded cruising spots in cities like Toronto, London and New York dating back over a hundred years. In the period before gay bars, when homosexuality was illegal, public places were often the only option for queer people to meet each other. 
  
  Evidence for this often comes from prosecution records – we know where people were cruising based on arrests for “sodomy” or “gross indecency”. These were historic offences made to criminalize queer sex, and were almost exclusively applied to queer men. Sodomy and indecency laws were frequent throughou

  Your Guide to Cruising

  How to Cruise

  Cruising has come a long way since hanky code, polari, and subtle glances. There are lots of unlike locations to suit any preference, such as:

  • Public bathrooms
  • Cruising bars and clubs
  • Gay saunas
  • Cruising parks
  • Gay cruising beaches

  Not only can you meet guys in public spaces but in online ones too. For example, Grindr is essentially a cruising catalogue of who's around, and also a great tool to predetermine the location that you'll hook up in. You can also choose to cruise on alt twitter, a subsection of Twitter where people create mostly anonymous profiles, post spicy R18 content, and arrange hook ups or content collabs.

  When it comes to public spaces, it helps if there are other people there to cruise! Click here for a comprehensive list of places throughout Recent Zealand / Aotearoa that are known as cruising sites, or visit (this is a paid service) for more. Remember, you may also encounter people who aren’t looking to cruise so it’s significant to know what signs to look out for - read on to find out.

  
  
  

  Cruising

  This blog was written by our Sexual Health Outreach Worker, Chris Dunbar.

  Sometimes, having sex in the guarded confines of your bedroom just doesn’t cut it. You may be looking for somewhere new, searching thrill or adventure, or just not be competent to have the sex you want within your four walls. You may have heard someone communicate about cruising, or possess been asked if you want to go, but what does it actually mean?

  Let’s have a see together at what it means, the laws, and general safety if you do decide to offer it a go.

   

  Definition

  Cruising is walking or driving about certain areas, called cruising grounds, looking for a sexual partner. These meetings are usually one-off, anonymous encounters.

  Cottaging is a designation used to describe anonymous sex meetings in widespread toilets.

   

  Where do the terms come from?

  Cruising: The synonyms originated as a same-sex attracted slang term, sometime in the early s, as a way for people who knew its essence to arrange sexual meetings. It was a way to plan sexual encounters without attracting the attention of people who may wish to report t