Gay.com Reviews

Costs:

• Basic membership is free.

• Premium membership:
  • 1 month for $11.99
  • 3 months for $29.99
  • 12 months for $89.99

• Pay for premium membership by credit card subscription. The following cards are accepted:
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Amex
  • Discover

• Sign up for premium membership and receive a year's free subscription to 'Out' magazine.

• Gay interest specialists: part of the Here Media Inc. group of websites devoted to gay interests and lifestyles (accessible from Gay.com).
• Over 3 million members: Gay.com says it is “the largest online community of gay men”.
• News: check out the latest gay news.
• Lifestyle: top gay stories which you can link to Facebook or Twitter.
• Recommended reading: the site recommends news and articles that you may wish to read.
• Pop out chat: 1-on-1 chats open in a side tab which can easily be hidden or expanded.
• Match: be matched to men based on your profile preferences.
• Photos: add up to 25 pictures to your profile.
• Hide: control who gets to see your profile pictures.
• Browse: flick through member profiles and email members for free (limited to 5 per day for free members).
• Find men: use quick search or custom search options to look for members and save your custom searches.
• Store messages: save messages for up to two weeks.
• My friends: create and manage a list of your contacts.
• My hot list: create and manage a list of profiles that catch your eye.
• Who thinks I'm hot list: see whose eye you've caught.
• Flirt: wink at other members.
• Group chat: join a chat room and chat online with other members.

• Premium membership includes the following extra features:
  • Full photos: view profile pictures in full-size.
  • Hidden photos: access premium and private pictures (requires agreement from the member whose pictures you are viewing).
  • Communicate: send multiple emails daily.
  • Who likes me: check out who's viewed your profile.
  • Talk: enter multiple chat rooms simultaneously
  • No ads: chat rooms are free from advertising.
  • Keep your messages: save messages for up to a year.
  • Block list: stop other members from contacting you.
  • Videos: watch full length exclusive video content (US only).
  • Help: enhanced customer support.

Performing a Search:

There are a number of different ways of searching for members on Gay.com:

• Quick search includes the following:
  • Gender
  • Age range
  • Zip code

• Custom search includes the following:
  • Gender
  • Build
  • Height
  • Age
  • Weight
  • Geographical region/zip code
  • Personal info:
    • Eye color
    • Hair color
    • Relationship status
    • Sexuality
    • Relationship looking for
    • Ethnicity
    • HIV status
  • Languages spoken
  • Interests:
    • Activism/politics
    • Camping/outdoors
    • Fashion/design
    • Travel
    • Clubbing
    • And more
  • Lifestyle:
    • Tattoos
    • Piercings
    • Smoking
    • Alcohol
    • Drug use
    • And more
  • Premium info (premium members only):
    • Things they're into (fetishes)
    • Body hair
    • Roles/positions
    • Endowment
    • Frequency
    • Cut/uncut

• It's also possible to filter your search further to look for:
  • Profiles with pictures only
  • Members currently online
  • New members
  • Keywords

Please note that Gay.com has now been discontinued.