A forerunner of the gay subreddit scene, DeLuca and his self-proclaimed gaybros aim to strengthen the gay community through diversification. “The idea of a single LGBTQ community is quickly becoming an antiquated notion,” says Alex DeLuca, founder of r/gaybros. Roughly two years ago, these niche communities began to spread and prove its members were as varied as their orientations. But anyone who’s dug beneath the surface knows it’s an equal-opportunity time suck-a place for groups of all kinds to share their passions, experiences, and fedoras (kidding, kidding).Įnter the web of LGBTQ subreddits. The site has a reputation for harboring straight, white, borderline-misogynist neckbeards who waste time at their IT jobs riffing on memes, trading creepshot porn, and playing Minecraft.
Believe it or not, there’s a gay community on Reddit, and it’s enormous.
