Gays.com Review January 2020

To begin your Gays.com experience, you’ll have to sign up and complete these relatively easy forms.

Step 1: Basic Information
Gays.com allows you to sign up using your Facebook account. They will only use Facebook to confirm your email, but for security measures, you may restrict the site’s access to your account. 

Or, you can also sign up manually. The registration page will only require you to input your preferred email address and nominated password. You will also need to identify if you are a male, female, couple, or trans.

Read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy first before you tick the boxes stating your agreement. Then, click “Free Sign Up” to finish the first step.

Step 2: Completing Your Profile
Gays.com will immediately send an email. Note that you’ll have to activate your account before you can interact with any of the members at Gays.com.

Once you’re done, you’ll have to complete your profile next. Input or choose your answers to the following required details:

• Nickname
• Date of birth
• Status 
• Country
• City
• Interested in 
• Looking for
• Position

As a dating site advocating the rights of the LGBT to love, Gays.com allows you to tick as many preferences as you can in the “Interested” and “Looking for” sections. 

As for the last section, choose between top, bottom, or versatile. If you’re not keen on sharing it immediately, you may go for “Don’t Want to Say.”

You will also be asked to write your bio, which will preferably detail what you’re looking for at Gays.com. If you’re not in the mood for some creative writing, click skip to finish your profile. Like the bio, you may also skip uploading a primary photo for later.

At Gays.com, members are encouraged to interact with each other, which is why there are plentiful communication features that members—paying and non-paying—can enjoy.

• Chat Room

Interact with several members at once when you join a chat room. Pick one that interests you the most and click ‘Join.’ This function runs 24/7 and is free for all members.

• Speed Dating

It’s easy to dismiss a member when you do a quick once over of the directory list. To appreciate one-at-a-time, opt to start searching via Speed Dating. This is Gay.com’s version of the famed swipe feature; instead of swiping, tap the heart icon if it is a go.

• Gay Forum

As a social media website, Gays.com aims to provide a safe space where members can express their thoughts and emotions without discrimination. 

With topics ranging from Love & Relationships to Technical Stuff, it’s possible to connect with someone at a forum. That way, you know you share the same interests.

• Activate Photos

This feature lets you get the first peek on the members' photos before they get approved are live.

• Message

This feature is still accessible for all members and is the most direct way to get in touch with a member who caught your eye. Apart from the text, a video chat is also possible in this function.

• Flirt

A wordless way to show your interest is by sending a flirt. As it's free, go ahead and send flirts left and right.

• Send Compliment

A compliment is a virtual gift, usually in the form of a sticker, that you can send to members as a form of flirting. These compliments can be bought using your Points, so make sure you stock up enough to purchase one.

• Save as Friend/Favourite

So you won’t lose a member in the see of friendly, you may save a member in your favourites directory for free.

Unlike the Favorites list, adding someone as your friend will cost you 100 points; once the member accepts your request, the points will be credited back to your account. Having a Friend at Gays.com can help your verify and boost the credibility of your profile.

One of the upsides of Gays.com is that it lets all members—free and paying—to access communication features. This allows them to interact and form connections with other members with ease.

The profiles at Gays.com are presented in layouts similar to social media giants Facebook and Twitter. And like these platforms, profiles are detailed at Gays.com.

Seven prominent sections compose a Gays.com profile:

• Header

This section will include a member’s primary and header photo, user name, location, and ratings. Since it’s generally better to shoot your shot with someone who’s active (for instant connection), this section will also include a timestamp of when the member was last seen online.

• Contact Buttons and Gallery

Right below their primary photo will be the four contact buttons should you like to take a bold step forward.

If a member uploaded more photos, you can freely browse them right below the contact buttons. They may also upload a private photo here; unless you’re connected, you will only see a thumbnail with a locked icon.

1. Personal Details/Facts and Figures
2. Right below the gallery will be a member’s personal details, namely: gender, age, status, and zodiac sign. Facts and figures will closely follow and will include: 
3. Last visible login
4. Profile views counter
5. Number of reviews
6. Photo ratings
7. Messages received counter

• Visitors/Similar Members

Profiles of the viewers will appear below the facts and figures. If the member you browsed seems to be your type, several similar profiles will also be included in this section.

• About Me

Located in the upper right corner is the About Me section. It will feature tags of the member’s sexual preference and their purpose at Gays.com.

• My Wall

For paying members, the My Wall is the section where they can post greetings or start flirting with a member who has caught their attention.

• Activity

This section lists the user’s activity while online at Gays.com. From a photo upload, a new friend, to their purchase of a subscription, you’re bound to find details in this section.

Although there are not as many reports of bogus accounts, Gays.com still employs a profile verification function. Any registered member can verify their accounts; they have two ways to do so:

1. Upload a selfie where they’re holding a piece of paper with their username and current date written on it. This photo will only be for the Gays.com moderators; it won’t be accessed by other members or third-parties.
2. Get at least five members to save their profiles as “personally known.”

Apart from the verification process, the fact that all members can freely check other profiles may also help a user keep watch for bogus or suspicious accounts.

Although getting around on a standard account is possible at Gays.com, upgrading may be beneficial if you’re serious about forming connections with like-minded individuals.

Gays.com offers two membership packages: Premium and VIP. Both are available in 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.

For Premium, you get all the functionalities available for standard users plus the perks of getting attention and more connections. VIP lets you enjoy all functions: standard plus Premium plus all-access and first dibs to upcoming features.

If you’re not quite sure about monthly arrangements, Gays.com offers a much more flexible points system. Here, all you need to do is replenish your points wallet to make sure you have enough for the function you wanted to try out.

An auto-renewal function is only available for members who paid in debit or credit cards. For cancellations, one can do so anytime. Head over to the “My Membership” tab and cancel. If you still have days or months left, you can still access all the entitlements of your subscription up to its expiration date.