It’s a wonderful place to be: beautiful scenery, beautiful weather, and lots of beautiful men.
I love giving the scrub. I love receiving the scrub, and I have nice smooth skin now.
I just felt wonderful after [the body scrub workshop].
The Gathering 2026
Testimonials
Members, in their own words, on belonging, freedom, and coming back.
First-time attendees
I’ve heard about GNI for years and I have wanted to go, but finally coming here this year, I really feel like this is home.
I feel like I’ve had a second family this whole time without ever knowing it.
It’s wonderful to just be in my skin and feel free and accepted by so many different people.
The people have been so welcoming.
It’s been freeing to not have to stress about what you’re wearing.
It’s absolutely incredible to be surrounded by hundreds of gay men.
It’s more structured than I thought it would be. It’s like a cruise; almost everything’s taken care of for you.
The entertainment is on point. The food is great. There’s so much to do. Can’t recommend it enough.
It’s been a wonderful five days so far.
Everybody is friendly, nice to talk to.
It’s kind of nice to hear all the life experiences, how older men live and what they’ve gone through. It helps you figure out what you want to be in the future.
It also helps you be comfortable with your own body, seeing everybody else is the same, being a bit more comfortable, being a bit more open.
This is probably the closest we’ve all come to having a gay camp with cabins, all the gossip, and friendships.
Friendships are probably the best part.
Returning members
This is more than I expected. This is an amazing experience.
Being with this like-minded community made me more comfortable in my body.
I don’t want to go home. I love this place. It’s like a new home, a new home away from home.
Everybody’s really nice.
My favorite part is just being free and learning to love myself more and being around so many kind people.
It’s made me want to come back next year, and I definitely am going to.
What I didn’t expect to find was this amazing community of incredibly supportive people who just go out of their way to make you feel loved and appreciated.
I think everyone should come and experience this at least once, just to see how amazing and how supportive and loving this community really is.
It’s also a great opportunity for creative people to express themselves.
The second we walked in the door, we met so many wonderful, amazing people.
It was like seeing family again.
We feel like we know 75% of the people here, and it’s just like coming home.
I’m looking forward to learning more about myself and exploring a different side of my personality that I never had before.
We had come to an amazing, wonderful oasis where you could be yourself, have a great time, and do it all naked.
It really is just this incredible place where you can come and just be yourself.
Say yes, just try a class, just enjoy the days that you’re here.
Come see it for yourself at The Gathering.