anonymous sex

Sexual encounters between two or more people who do not know each other, who have not been introduced, and often, who never learn each other's real names. Among gay men, practiced at sex clubs, parties, and bars, or arranged by placing or responding to online casual encounter ads or in online chat rooms.

Gays have been having anonymous sex for as long as there have been big cities with known cruising grounds. In places such as bathroom stalls or city parks, a male can engage another male in a sex act. We call it anonymous sex because the two people do not know each other, and will probably never see each other again. With the internet, gay anonymous sex can also happen in people's home, as well as sex clubs and gyms. The CDC ranks peoples' risk for sexually transmitted using a variety of factors and trends; if someone participates in anonymous sex, their risk is higher.