Sniffies' Cruising Confessions

Fisting used to be a niche fetish practiced by kinksters in dungeons, but today “Fisting is the It Girl” according to writer and expert fister Alexander Cheves. In this deep dive, Alex explains how the availability of fisting content on Twitter has led to a surge of interest from younger queer folks in recent years. But there’s a lot that first time fist fuckers need to know about how to prepare and train for play...

You’re not supposed to get horny or talk about sex in church, but Brandon Kyle Goodman is not your normal pastor. In their new off-Broadway show HEAUX CHURCH, the host of iHeart’s hit podcast “Tell Me Something Messy” reimagines church as a place for queer people to shed their religious trauma, sexual shame, and become happier, more fulfilled lovers. In this episode, Chris and Gabe talk with Goodman about ho...

Cruising has resurged over the past decade, thanks in part to PrEP and Sniffies. But its future might look like something out of a dystopian sci-fi movie, according to journalist Leo Herrera, who followed up his hit book Analog Cruising (featured in our S1 episode “Cruising 101”) with a series of articles about how rapid advancements in AI technology may impact queer sex, cruising, and relationships. In our supersized s...

Hungry for more Sniffies’ Cruising Confessions? Our third season is BULGING with hot and hilarious conversations with cruisers, comedians, sex scholars and porn gods. Hosts Gabe Gonzalez and Chris Patterson-Rosso dive deep into everything from sex robots to double fisting for a season that’s intimate, arousing and raw -- just the way you like it. Premiering October 23rd!

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This week our hosts suit up in spandex for a wild Q&A with content creator Denzel Dixon, a prominent player in NYC’s gay wrestling fetish scene. Growing up, Denzel liked imitating WWE moves with his friends, until he realized he liked it a little too much. It wasn’t until Denzel grew up and found the website MeetFighters.com that he turned his lifelong obsession into hot, sweaty, lucrative fun. Denzel teaches Gabe a...

Historically, pop culture has been so important to LGBTQ people, not only because we often experience sexual awakenings to figures in the media we consume, but also because so many of our favorite films, shows, and records have been created by queer people. In this episode, Gabe and Chris have a freewheeling discussion about pop culture, erotic discovery, porn parodies, cruising and Buffy slashfic, with our favorite podcaster and a...

This week, Gabe and Chris dive into the complex topic of chemsex—the pairing of party drugs and sex—within queer and trans communities. Poet and performer Joss Barton shares how her gender journey began with an acid trip and how exploring pleasure through substances became part of her story. But it wasn’t until she began incorporating her experiences into her wild, hilarious performances that she started to break ...

The 2012 FDA approval of PrEP as a tool for HIV prevention gave HIV-negative queers anxiety-free access to the sexual freedoms of the 1970s. But writer Daniel Sanchez Torres says PrEP didn’t exactly make things easier for HIV positive folks who still face stigma, rejection, and fetishization from HIV negative folks. In this episode Chris, Gabe and Daniel discuss the varied impacts of PrEP and U=U on their sex and cruising exp...

It seems like every year there’s another nasty social media debate about the presence of women in gay bars and darkrooms. But Gabe and Chris are sick of gay bros who think gay bars should be exclusively gay boy spaces. In this hilariously filthy episode, Crush and Frankie, a bisexual M-F content creator couple who go cruising together, make a case for why women should be welcomed, not shunned, in gay bars, and yes, even sex s...

Can cruising actually lead us towards queer liberation? Professor João Florencio thinks so, and this week he’s joining Gabe and Chris to talk about the politics of cruising, and offer tips for how to cruise while the world is entering its fascist flop era. He’ll also talk about what cruising was like four centuries ago, the connections between Gen-Z sex-phobia and conservative gays like Andrew Sullivan, and what ...

Nude beaches can be places of relaxation, freedom, and, yes, hot sex on the beach. In this week’s episode, Gabe and Chris talk about their favorite nude beach cruising experiences with comedian Joseph Lymous, who grew up going to nude beaches as a kid and now seeks them out whenever he travels. Then, Joseph offers tips and tricks to overcome the challenges of nude beach cruising and helps us all embrace the transformative joy...

Hey Daddy! In this week’s episode, Chris and Gabe interview Judson Morrow, the co-host of the Dads And Daddies podcast, about what it means to be a daddy, how PrEP played a role in igniting the daddy craze, and how Judson navigates his own daddy/son relationships. He’ll also offer expert tips on cruising, dating, and hooking up that both daddies and sons can use. Then, one of our listeners shares a jaw-dropping cruising...

Over the past decade chastity has become one of the most popular fetishes in the queer community. But how and why can locking up your dong enhance sexual pleasure? In this episode we explore every angle of the cage craze in an interview with Peter Cage, a lifestyle submissive who just wants to be a good boy, and Jasper Reid, a dominant content creator who calls himself Peter’s master and “keyholder”. Then, Chris s...

Your favorite queer sex podcast is BACK for more hot and hilarious conversations with cruisers, kinksters, and for the first time: our listeners! Every week on Sniffies’ Cruising Confessions, hosts Gabe Gonzalez and Chris Patterson-Rosso explore the sublime world of queer sex, cruising and relationships. Premiering June 12th!

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The holidays can be super stressful for queers, which is why Gabe and Chris are back for a special episode full of tips for how to stay safe, sane, and sexually active over the season with the help of Sniffies! First up, RuPaul’s Drag Race icon Kandy Muse spills some very hot tea about her most outrageous Sniffies experiences while touring the globe. Then, for anyone thinking of throwing their own holiday party, ...

Queer people grow up experiencing bullying at a higher rate than that of our peers. Could that be why some of us find ourselves turned on by consensual domination, degradation and humiliation play in the bedroom? In our spicy final episode of this season, Gabe and Chris welcome two kinky pleasure educators - submissive Bobby Box and dominant Dominion Onyx -  to talk about dominance, submission, bullying, BDSM, and how and why peopl...

It’s easy to talk about what we don’t want in the world—hate, discrimination, and violence against our community—but what kind of future DO we want to see?  In this episode Gabe and Chris ask past guests from this season what kind of queer utopia they’d like to see materialize by the year 2069, on the 100th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. You’ll hear from kinksters, artists, and sex workers about their hopes for the future, and...

Some couples practice “strict” monogamy, while other couples pick up tricks, attend sex parties, and visit cruising spots together. Ain’t love grand? In this episode, Gabe and Chris talk to a couple who cruise and throw sex parties together, about how they make it work, deal with jealousy, and the pros and cons of pursuing partners in pairs! Plus: we stop by Brooklyn’s hottest new queer nightspot Animal to hear stories both hot and...

Sides define themselves as neither top nor bottom, preferring non-penetrative practices to buttstuff. In this episode, Gabe and Chris go deep with the “Messiah of Masturbation”, BATEBANDIT XL, about why he identifies as both a side and a bator, and why he created the BBXL Bate Bros, an international organization that holds online and in-person events for Black and Brown masturbation enthusiasts. Then our hosts learn all about what ...