Instinct Magazine, Isabella I. · 25 August 2026
No Gay Sex Weekend Wants Gay Men to Try Something Radical: Friendship
Instinct wrote about No Sex Gay Weekend from the project's own website and code of conduct, without an interview, and got the rules right. It leads with the premise rather than the joke, and gives the sex-positive distinction a section of its own: this is not a campaign against sex, just a weekend where sex is not on the agenda. The tone is dry and warm, and the scepticism gets a few lines before the piece moves on.
“The group wants gay men to interact as people first rather than potential sexual partners.”
“The No Sex Gay Weekend is not saying gay men should have less sex. It is asking whether, every once in a while, we could have a little more of everything else.”
© Instinct Magazine. Quoted as published, headline included. The name is No Sex Gay Weekend.