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The Hidden History of Glory Holes

Glory holes have always struck me as absurd. You’re saying I just stuff my dick through this unmarked crevice in the wall of a public restroom and wait for impending orgasmic bliss courtesy of a frisky passerby? That sounded… implausible. So I spent the last 48 hours looking into the history and legitimacy of glory holes, launch with a simple query directed to my 1,536 Facebook friends.

Within hours I had three male friends, all gay Gen-Xers, eager to evangelize. One guy I went to college with  —  who now goes by “Beastly Bottom,” a self-described “Nom de Slut” —  tells me he has a private glory hole in his home. “My husband, who is fully supportive of my life as a slut, built it for me in the garage,” he explains in an email.

The glory hole lives in the wall separating two carports. Beastly Bottom waits on one side and uses the remote to open the opposite garage door to let his “feeder” in. The glory hole is hard wood, collapsible like an accordion and has cushion all the way around for padding.

“It’s used by a bunch of gays in the

The Glory had so much other London gay bars didn’t – its loss is very sad

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The Glory closes its doors tomorrow

When you think about gay venues, you imagine bars: adj, high intensity bars with crowds and queues. This was The Glory, but it was also something else: a gay pub.

Being a pub was crucial to The Glory, the LGBTQ venue which closes tomorrow due to redevelopment, the latest queer venue in London to shutter following Gay Late on Tottenham Court Road at the end of last year. (Losing LGBTQ spaces is nothing new; they are constantly having to fight for their survival.)

It’s a very sorrowful occasion to lose any gay space, but The Glory offered some things other LGBTQ venues didn’t. It felt casual, approachable, relaxed. It is the only LGBTQ space where I would feel comfortable going in and pulling up a stool at the bar and having a pint alone. As someone who can find that kind of thing very anxiety inducing, it speaks volumes about the kindness of the bar, both from the perspective of the locals and the bar st

John’s Guide for Gay Cruising in the Dutch Capital, Amsterdam

But of course, a vacation in Amsterdam is not “only” about intimate encounters and cruising. Besides its unique cultural heritage with many historical buildings and museums, Amsterdam has a strong connection to nature. Be it the world-famous canals, the parks, and the Northern Sea around the corner: it’s not going to be boring during your trip to the Dutch capital city.

For many European travelers from the LGBTQ+ community, Amsterdam is one of the most LGBTQ+ welcoming and gay-friendly cities in the world. So don’t forget to bookmark this Amsterdam Gay Cruising Guide for your next gay adventures!

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Who Invented the “Glory Hole”—Glass Blowers or Gays?

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This post is part of Outward, Slate’s home for coverage of LGBTQ life, thought, and culture. Read more here.

Those currently enthralled with Netflix’s hit competitive glass blowing show Blown Awaymay be justifiably curious about the presence on the program of “glory holes.”

For most of the culture, this terms refers very specifically to a public, quasi-anonymous sex act involving gay men, bathroom stalls, and a handily placed hole. For glass blowers, the glory hole is a high-powered