Slashdot: The Place to Be Gay

Believe it or not, the majority of Slashdot readers are male, aged 12 to 24, are computer literate or computer proficient, introverted, and homosexual. Slashdot creator and self-avowed homosexual Rob Malda, who, in 1997 in his Holland, Michigan dorm, was running a gay singles' list, had the following to say:

“If I hadn't had Slashdot when I was coming out, I don't know what would have happened. There would have been no one to connect with, no twinks to share my rage with, no bears to gain knowledge from. Slashdot was the ultimate gay hookup and for that alone am I thankful I created it years ago.”

Obviously, Slashdot serves more than the “tech community” it purports to cater to. In 1999, Slashdot hired then-Wired columnist Jon Katz, another openly gay literary genius. Sporting blue hair and multiple facial piercings, the angst-ridden Katz expresses in his writings are clearly visible in real life. “I'd found a home with Rob. Wired was too straight, but at Slashdot I fit right in.”

Finally, in early 2000, public homosexual and Nazi censor Michael Sims joined the Slashdot orgy crew. “I wanted to introduce goat sex and a lot of non-Slashdot, homosexual, erect male penises to the group,” said Sims, “So ESR got involved with donkey dicks and we all like to suck each other off.” Without Rob Malda, Michael Sims would be nothing except an aggravated gay male without a place to call home.

“Slashdot is definitely the place to be gay” concluded Sims. “Definitely the place to be gay.”