Queer Clicks: August 27, 2016 | Hookup App: Pay Up or Drop Dead, Bob Mizer, Your Grandfather’s Spank Rag, & Other News

Hookup App: Pay Up or Drop Dead

“Engaging naked guys in bathhouses wasn’t a job for the shy or prudish, but it was a job (several jobs, actually) that helped the Los Angeles LGBT Center combat the spread of HIV in the ’80s and ’90s, particularly among those who were otherwise hard to reach: closeted men and those who didn’t live in gay ghettos or read gay publications. Bathhouse owners largely welcomed our outreach staff, recognizing that it was good for their business to protect the health of their customers.”

Grindr Reveals Who Used the App Most During the Rio Olympics—And No One Was Outed

“Grindr has just released some interesting statistics on how the gay dating app was used in Rio de Janeiro during this year’s summer Olympics.

According to Grindr, 38,000 people from 109 different countries used Grindr in Rio during the Olympic games. Overall, 14 million messages were sent on the app during the two weeks of the Olympiad.” Towleroad

Bob Mizer, Your Grandfather’s Spank Rag

“In 1945, when photographer Bob Mizer began shooting the Schwarzeneggers of yore at Los Angeles’s Muscle Beach, a muse was born. That same year, Mizer founded the Athletic Model Guild agency, and in 1951, he started publishing Physique Pictorial, the Rosetta stone of gay magazines. The photos weren’t explicit — that was illegal at the time.” Out.com