#### Specific for GayCupidStories - This site is for character- or relationship-driven erotic stories between male-identifying characters. - Select *GayCupidStories* as your primary site if your story doesn't feature a kink focus. - For kink-themed stories, select the appropriate site instead. - Kinky stories with a romantic touch can also use *GayCupidStories* as a secondary site. - Stories about young teenage romance and first love need to be placed in the *Coming of Age* category. #### Not allowed +++ Realistic situations must avoid non-consensual methods of coercion. Non-con is only allowed in fantastical scenarios. - No realistic usage of real drugs as primary method of coercion - No violent force or rape as method of coercion - No realistic coercion of minors under 16 by adults or guardians - No realistic bestiality +++ +++ No sexual or kink depiction of children / young teens. - Any kind of description of pre-puberty attributes (high-pitched voices, dry orgasms, undescended testicles) is explicitly banned +++ - No glorification of bigotry outside of a kink context. +++ No excessive violence. - Detailed and descriptive bloody violent scenes - Gore - Snuff - Extremely painful or harmful torture +++ - No posting someone else's story without their consent. #### Required - At least 1000 words per story / chapter +++ Adequate text formatting - Use frequent paragraph breaks (insert an empty line to separate paragraphs) - Clearly mark first-person speech. Generally, a new paragraph is started when a person starts to speak. - No walls-of-text +++ #### Special Cases +++ Usage of AI assistance - Tag with ***ai created*** if most or all parts have been written by an AI model. - Tag with ***ai assisted*** if you blended human-written text with AI text. - Tools to fix grammar, spelling and improper phrasing (e.g. *Grammarly*) don't require an AI tag. - Each author can only submit one AI assisted or created series **per month**. - If submitting a multi-chapter AI story, only one chapter can be submitted **per week**. - [Additional rules and details for AI assisted stories submitted to our sites.](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/rules-for-ai-stories/8621) +++ +++ Teaser-stories continued behind a paywall - If you want to publish a teaser for a story which can only be fully accessed through a paywall, use the [Sponsored Stories](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/sponsored-stories/7734) feature. - Promotional links (to Patreon or other paysites) as part of complete stories are fine. +++ +++ Non-English stories - We can only approve non-English stories if we have approvers fluent in that language. The list is [here](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/a-list-of-non-english-languages-that-our-approvers-team-can-read-and-approve-stories-for/8622). +++ +++ Images embedded or linked in stories - If your story contains visible images, please tag it with 'contains images' - Tag AI-generated images with 'contains AI images' - Every person shown in the image has to be (or appear to be) 18 or older +++ ##### The admin team reserves the right to deny any story if it's not deemed appropriate for the site. If you're uncertain if your story meets the above criteria, email us first at [admin@gaykinkystories.com](mailto:admin@gaykinkystories.com). Read our [Site Manifest](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/site-manifest/9170) if you want to learn about our mission!

#### Specific for GaySpiralStories - This site is focused on stories about male-identifying characters involved in erotic mind-control, hypnosis, reality change, or transformation. - Most stories here are intentionally unrealistic. They are impossible fantasies that can't happen in real life. They often involve fantastical loss of control or nonconsent. - In rare cases of realistic stories, depicted characters must consent to their erotic experiences. #### Not allowed +++ Realistic situations must avoid non-consensual methods of coercion. Non-con is only allowed in fantastical scenarios. - No realistic usage of real drugs as primary method of coercion - No violent force or rape as method of coercion - No realistic coercion of minors under 16 by adults or guardians - No realistic bestiality +++ +++ No sexual or kink depiction of children / young teens. - Any kind of description of pre-puberty attributes (high-pitched voices, dry orgasms, undescended testicles) is explicitly banned +++ - No glorification of bigotry outside of a kink context. +++ No excessive violence. - Detailed and descriptive bloody violent scenes - Gore - Snuff - Extremely painful or harmful torture +++ - No posting someone else's story without their consent. #### Required - At least 1000 words per story / chapter +++ Adequate text formatting - Use frequent paragraph breaks (insert an empty line to separate paragraphs) - Clearly mark first-person speech. Generally, a new paragraph is started when a person starts to speak. - No walls-of-text +++ #### Special Cases +++ Usage of AI assistance - Tag with ***ai created*** if most or all parts have been written by an AI model. - Tag with ***ai assisted*** if you blended human-written text with AI text. - Tools to fix grammar, spelling and improper phrasing (e.g. *Grammarly*) don't require an AI tag. - Each author can only submit one AI assisted or created series **per month**. - If submitting a multi-chapter AI story, only one chapter can be submitted **per week**. - [Additional rules and details for AI assisted stories submitted to our sites.](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/rules-for-ai-stories/8621) +++ +++ Teaser-stories continued behind a paywall - If you want to publish a teaser for a story which can only be fully accessed through a paywall, use the [Sponsored Stories](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/sponsored-stories/7734) feature. - Promotional links (to Patreon or other paysites) as part of complete stories are fine. +++ +++ Non-English stories - We can only approve non-English stories if we have approvers fluent in that language. The list is [here](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/a-list-of-non-english-languages-that-our-approvers-team-can-read-and-approve-stories-for/8622). +++ +++ Images embedded or linked in stories - If your story contains visible images, please tag it with 'contains images' - Tag AI-generated images with 'contains AI images' - Every person shown in the image has to be (or appear to be) 18 or older +++ ##### The admin team reserves the right to deny any story if it's not deemed appropriate for the site. If you're uncertain if your story meets the above criteria, email us first at [admin@gaykinkystories.com](mailto:admin@gaykinkystories.com). Read our [Site Manifest](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/site-manifest/9170) if you want to learn about our mission!

#### Specific for GayCollarStories - This site is focused on stories about male-identifying characters and realistic (or semi-realistic) BDSM kinks. +++ The *Non-consensual* category - This is the only category where non-consensual but semi-realistic stories (such as mass-enslavement) may be placed. These stories must be sufficiently unrealistic so that they still feel highly improbable in real life. - If BDSM kinks are not the primary focus of a non-con story, use *GaySpiralStories* as the primary site and *GayCollarStories* as the secondary site. +++ +++ The *Consensual Nonconsent* category - Use this category for stories where the primary focus is on characters willingly forfeiting their right to consent. +++ - All other categories on their own imply realistic BDSM stories, which require full consent in a mutually agreed-upon context. #### Not allowed +++ Realistic situations must avoid non-consensual methods of coercion. Non-con is only allowed in fantastical scenarios, or (within limits) in the *Non-consensual* category. - No realistic usage of real drugs as primary method of coercion - No violent force or rape as method of coercion - No realistic coercion of minors under 16 by adults or guardians - No realistic bestiality +++ +++ No sexual or kink depiction of children / young teens. - Any kind of description of pre-puberty attributes (high-pitched voices, dry orgasms, undescended testicles) is explicitly banned +++ - No glorification of bigotry outside of a kink context. +++ No excessive violence. - Detailed and descriptive bloody violent scenes - Gore - Snuff - Extremely painful or harmful torture +++ - No posting someone else's story without their consent. #### Required - At least 1000 words per story / chapter +++ Adequate text formatting - Use frequent paragraph breaks (insert an empty line to separate paragraphs) - Clearly mark first-person speech. Generally, a new paragraph is started when a person starts to speak. - No walls-of-text +++ #### Special Cases +++ Usage of AI assistance - Tag with ***ai created*** if most or all parts have been written by an AI model. - Tag with ***ai assisted*** if you blended human-written text with AI text. - Tools to fix grammar, spelling and improper phrasing (e.g. *Grammarly*) don't require an AI tag. - Each author can only submit one AI assisted or created series **per month**. - If submitting a multi-chapter AI story, only one chapter can be submitted **per week**. - [Additional rules and details for AI assisted stories submitted to our sites.](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/rules-for-ai-stories/8621) +++ +++ Teaser-stories continued behind a paywall - If you want to publish a teaser for a story which can only be fully accessed through a paywall, use the [Sponsored Stories](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/sponsored-stories/7734) feature. - Promotional links (to Patreon or other paysites) as part of complete stories are fine. +++ +++ Non-English stories - We can only approve non-English stories if we have approvers fluent in that language. The list is [here](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/a-list-of-non-english-languages-that-our-approvers-team-can-read-and-approve-stories-for/8622). +++ +++ Images embedded or linked in stories - If your story contains visible images, please tag it with 'contains images' - Tag AI-generated images with 'contains AI images' - Every person shown in the image has to be (or appear to be) 18 or older +++ ##### The admin team reserves the right to deny any story if it's not deemed appropriate for the site. If you're uncertain if your story meets the above criteria, email us first at [admin@gaykinkystories.com](mailto:admin@gaykinkystories.com). Read our [Site Manifest](https://forum.gaykinkystories.com/t/site-manifest/9170) if you want to learn about our mission!