r/gay↗
Be you. - /r/Gay
r/gay is a community which welcomes ALL LGBTQIA+ people. Topics include: identity and self-discovery, love and relationships, community support, resilience, representation in culture/media, mental health, intersectionality. **Divisive / hateful speech in any form will not be tolerated**.
502k subscribers954 posts / mo in Sep 2026673 authors / mosince 2008
r/gay has 502k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 954 posts a month from 673 people. Top topics: Lesbian Books & Literature, LGBTQ Bars and Meetups and GayHumor.
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Topics and brands on r/gay
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Lesbian Books & Literature0.3%
- LGBTQ Bars and Meetups0.2%
- GayHumor0.2%
- Pride Parades and Festivals<0.1%
- GayCommunityAndCulture<0.1%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Advocate
- Substack
- TikTok
- IMDb
- Medium
Everything else about r/gay
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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research