Who we are

About XXX Gay

The internet's first hand-curated directory built exclusively for the gay XXX and wider LGBTQIA+ adult ecosystem — reviewed and ranked by humans who actually use the sites we list, not crawlers chasing ad revenue.

0+ Reviewed listings
0 Editorial categories
100% Human-reviewed
90d Re-check cycle
24h Takedown response
0 Pop-ups served
How we work

Behind the directory

Four sides of the editorial process — tap any to see how it actually runs.

From submission to listing in 3–7 days

  1. Intake. Operator submits via the public form. Our queue tags it by category and runs basic spam filters automatically.
  2. First-pass review. An editor opens the site in a clean browser (no extensions, no cookies). They check landing page, mobile rendering, SSL, and any obvious red flags within 60 seconds.
  3. Deep review. If it clears the first pass, a second editor uses the site as an actual visitor would: signup flow, payment flow (if any), content quality check, and contact-channel test.
  4. Decision. Approve, request changes, or reject — with a one-paragraph reason emailed back to the operator regardless of outcome.
  5. Listing build. If approved, we write the editorial description ourselves (operators don't write their own copy) and assign category, tags, and starting rank.
  6. Re-review on a 90-day cycle. Every approved listing is checked again on a rolling basis. Bait-and-switch, decay, or new red flags = demotion or removal.

The seven-point editorial check

Every listing must pass all seven before it goes live. Failing any one sends the submission back with feedback.

  • Working SSL. Valid certificate, no mixed-content warnings, no expired chains.
  • Honest landing page. What the homepage promises is what the site actually delivers.
  • No auto-redirects. The URL we tested is the URL a visitor lands on, no JS redirect chains.
  • No rebill traps. Free trials end clearly. Cancellation is one click. No "negative option" billing.
  • Mobile-friendly. Functional on a 360px viewport. No horizontal scrolling, no broken touch targets.
  • Original value. The site adds something a visitor can't trivially find on the top three competitors in the same category.
  • Active operator. Contact channel works. Replies arrive in less than 7 days during a test ping.

How rank actually works

Rank is editorial. It's the team's opinion, informed by signals — not an algorithm crunching pageviews.

Signals we weight (in rough order):

  • Editor first impression on the most recent re-review.
  • User reports (positive flags from the contact form, negative reports via /report).
  • Outbound click-through rate from our directory (low CTR usually means a stale or off-target description, not a bad site).
  • Uptime over the rolling 90-day window.
  • Operator responsiveness when we ping.

What never moves rank:

  • Money. Featured slots are visibility, not rank.
  • Affiliate volume. We don't run affiliate links inside the editorial list.
  • Operator pressure. Politely escalating is fine; threatening legal action moves a site down, not up.

What we refuse to do

We say no a lot. The list of nos is part of the product.

  • No paid ranking inside the editorial list. Featured slots are clearly labeled and never blend with editorial.
  • No pop-ups, interstitials, or autoplay audio — on us or on the sites we link. A site that ambushes its visitors gets removed regardless of rank.
  • No third-party tracking pixels. No Google Analytics, no Facebook Pixel, no ad-network beacons. First-party analytics only.
  • No data sale. Visitor data, click data, search data — none of it is sold or shared.
  • No accepting brands that fail the seven-point check. Even paid partners have to pass editorial before any deal closes.
  • No AI-generated editorial copy. Every listing description is written by a human reviewer.
  • No silent demotion of operators we've reviewed. If we drop you, you'll know why.
By the numbers

Listings by category

Real-time count from the directory — updated every time an editor approves or removes a listing.

NSFW List
3
Editor's Choice
5
Free Tools
6
Mobile Apps
6
Newcomers
7
Premium Picks
5
Top AI Sites
8
Trending This Week
8

Our story

We started in a single spreadsheet shared between a handful of friends who were tired of search results clogged with affiliate spam, dead links, and pop-ups with three layers of dismiss buttons. We wanted a list — short, opinionated, and honest — of the places actually worth visiting.

That spreadsheet grew. Today it powers 0+ listings across 0 categories, and we still make every editorial call by hand. No AI rewriting descriptions, no scraping competitor directories, no buying review lists. Slow on purpose, accurate on purpose.

We're a small distributed team — editors, developers, and one tireless ops person who answers takedown requests faster than legally required. We don't disclose our size publicly, partly because the team grows and shrinks with the workload, and partly because the answer ("not many") is less interesting than the answer to "how many submissions clear editorial in a typical week" (about 3 in 10).

Editorial principles

We're a directory, not a content host — every link points outward. We don't accept payment for inclusion or ranking. Featured slots are clearly labeled. If a site burns its users, it gets removed; we'd rather have a smaller list that earns trust than a bigger one that loses it.

We treat operators as adults. If we reject a submission, we say why. If we demote a listing, we tell the operator and what would move it back up. The system is not a black box on purpose.

Why we're built around the LGBTQIA+ spectrum

General adult directories treat "gay" as a single bucket and ignore everything else under the rainbow. We split coverage across L, G, B, T, Q, I, and A so an indie trans creator doesn't get drowned by a flagship tube network's ad budget, and a small lesbian platform doesn't disappear into a "women's" category that's actually 95% straight-male-fantasy content. Spectrum coverage is the product, not a marketing tagline.

The team

We're a small distributed team of editors, developers, and a tireless ops person who answers takedown requests faster than legally required. If you'd like to join — especially as an editor with industry experience — write to us at admin@xxxgay.co.