Meat Market – AJ Sloan, Jordan Starr
For many, gay sexuality is reduced to statistics and preferences. In a time when our first encounters with potential sexual partners are largely digital, we boil down the hookup ethos into advanced strategic maneuvers, one message, one shared image, at a time – a function of the numbers and where they fit in our collective continuum of acceptability. At the same time, like never before, we enjoy greater access to individuals who, like all of us, crave connection and who use dating apps. We are caught in an unfolding paradox: at the same time, we are both liberated and constrained. Furthermore, as never before, the power of our intention is critical in taking us beyond these realms of our physical attributes into the spiritual union we long for. Behind our personal statistics are our hopes and fears, and if we want to be truly free, we must express what we hold inside.
