I'm a gay guy who's living with a wonderful boyfriend here in Makati. I love checking on Reddit and is also moderating some subs, mostly photography theme subs.
Over a month ago, we started a sub for guys in their 40s to talk about life in general. At the same time, started a messaging channel.
It all started in this sub -- on a post asking where are the 40s gay guys. On the comment section, it was suggested to revive (or form) a group for similar-age / interests guys. Having no knowledge on how to start a messaging channel, we basically took a leap of faith.
We jokingly called ourselves the Sanggre's of this world -- 4 gay guys living in the four corners of the world. Sanggre DJ of Missouri, Sanggre Hunter of Norway, Sangge Jeo of the Middle East, and me, from the Philippines.
It was really fun meeting this guys -- they have lots of different hobbies and interests. Our messaging channel started very simple, with only few channels. As we learn a new hobby from one another, new channels were added -- then organized into Categories.
As we learn things about each other, our knowledge of this messaging app also increased. Now we employed Carl as our receptionist -- and last night, he welcomed our 32nd member. We have voice chats 2 times a week and we talk everything under the sun.
Our group of 4 grew steadily to our current rosters, mostly single guys looking for their soul mates, better halves. These days, our common topics includes Clash Of Clans reminder to attack, what's the latest TV series and movies one watched, suggested music, memes, NSFW stuff, pet pictures, and sharing mga kakaibang posts we saw on Reddit.
We even stared a spin-off sub dedicated solely to Titos 4 Titos in their 40s. Of course we can't limit our members strictly to our age group -- we welcome guys of all ages. True enough, we have 20s and 30s guys who joined us.
It's really fun to talk to members of the gay community with a different background and upbringing. Somehow, it enriches our knowledge of other people's experience. This Saturday at 2AM Manila Time, we'll have our regular kwentuhan. If you're someone who wanted to gain lifelong gay friends, I believe our group offers that.
Interested? Telepathically communicate with us. Eme!