This Vintage Gay Cruising Porn Is Like the World’s Best Time Machine

Kids, back in the day, before the internet, homosexuals actually had to leave their house to get laid. Yes, they often did it in the woods with other men. If you don't believe us, watch this wonderful movie!

We're not quite sure when (our guess, early '80s) or where this video was taken, but we do know that it is quite amazing. Before Manhunt and Grindr, when you could have a willing man in your bedroom in the time it takes for him to cab over, gays were attracted to well-known places to get dirty in the middle of the night. This video perfectly captures the seediness, the half-dressed rush, the partial anonymity, the group camaraderie, and the downright sexiness of it. Sure, it wasn't all sunshine and unicorns (most of the guys who frequented the Central Park Rambles and the "trucks" in the Meatpacking District are now dead) but it is something that technology has erased from gay life for good. At least we'll have these memories—and lessons, as it were.

·Knock on Wood (gaytube.com)