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Breaking the Ice

May 6, 2025
Find the Perfect Date for You

Date Ideas for Gay & Queer Men Based on 5 Million ARCHER Profile Tags

March 3, 2025
Sober Dating Ideas for Gay and Queer Men

February 7, 2025
5 Tips for Getting Into Cruising

Moises Mendez II is a freelance entertainment journalist based in New York City. He was most recently the Culture Reporter at TIME Magazine, where he covered everything from internet culture to music, television, movies, and more. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, VICE, Huffington Post, Complex, and more.

November 20, 2024
5 Tips on How to Navigate Love Across Generations

Daniel J. Downer is a GLAAD Award-winning community activist and is currently a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Consultant at The Equality Institute, He blends his lived experiences as a Black Queer Muslim man living with HIV in the South with his educational and professional background, leading movements around diversity, equity, and inclusion with a focus around antiracism, HIV, and LGBTQ+ issues.

October 23, 2024
5 Tips on How to Deepen Intimacy

Ty Cole is a dynamic multi-hyphenate journalist with over eight years of experience, working between LA and NY. He has contributed to a wide range of outlets, including HuffPost, BET.com, and Out.com. Ty is also a three-time award-winning journalist, recognized for his excellence with accolades like the GLAAD Award for Best Online Coverage at Out.com.

October 6, 2024
5 TIPS TO HAVING A GREAT DATING APP EXPERIENCE

Steven Peters is the host of the “He’s My Girl” podcast, a show that offers relationship advice and relatable stories to the LGBTQ+ community, guiding listeners towards the love they deserve.

August 28, 2024
5 TIPS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH HOMO FOMO

Zach McKenzie is a publicist and writer based in Houston. He covers local and national LGBTQ+ stories for a variety of publications.

July 24, 2024
5 TIPS FOR DATING IN EARLY RECOVERY

Spencer Jenkins is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Queer Kentucky, a southern LGBTQ+ publication based in Louisville, Kentucky. His writing has also appeared in Queerency, SENSITIVE CONTENT, and KentuckyTourism.com.

June 24, 2024
5 TIPS ON HOW TO EMBRACE INCLUSIVITY IN DATING

Daniel J. Downer is a GLAAD Award-winning community activist and is currently a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Consultant at The Equality Institute, He blends his lived experiences as a Black Queer Muslim man living with HIV in the South with his educational and professional background, leading movements around diversity, equity, and inclusion with a focus around antiracism, HIV, and LGBTQ+ issues.

May 31, 2024
SAY HELLO TO ARCHER GOLD!

May 7, 2024
6 TIPS ON HOW TO TALK TO YOUR PARTNER ABOUT COSMETIC TREATMENTS

By Chris Bustamante, DNP, NP-C, Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner and Founder of Lushful Aesthetics

April 23, 2024
5 TIPS FOR DIVING BACK INTO THE DATING POOL

Jordan Daniel Lantz is a marketer and writer focused on the ups and downs of queer dating. His current project, The Guy and the Grub, is a personal blog that grades both the restaurants he visits and the guys he dates.

March 27, 2024
5 TIPS FOR DATING IN THE AGE OF FLAKES WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING FOR COMMITMENT

Zachary Zane is a sex and relationship columnist who recently authored Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto.

February 26, 2024
TIPS ON DATING SOMEONE LIVING WITH HIV

Tony Morrison is an Emmy and GLAAD Award-earning journalist and creator now serving as GLAAD’s Senior Director of Communications. Previously he had worked for a decade as a morning TV producer. It was during this time that he came out as living with HIV in secret for years in a powerful essay for Good Morning America. Today, Tony’s courage to share his lived experience invites a welcome new narrative for people like him living with undetectable HIV.

January 25, 2024
50 TURN-OFFS IN A RELATIONSHIP EVERY GAY GUY SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR

He’s all yours. But he comes with some surprises.

January 23, 2024
TIPS ON HOW TO NOT ALWAYS GO FOR THE SAME TYPE

Trevor Kuhn is a certified love and relationship coach based in New York City.

January 2, 2024
TIPS ON HIV & AIDS 101 FROM TONY MORRISON

Tony Morrison is an Emmy and GLAAD Award-earning journalist and creator. As GLAAD’s Senior Director of Communications, he amplifies LGBTQ stories and brings truth to experiences like his for people living with undetectable HIV.

November 30, 2023
TIPS ON COPING WITH INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA

Michael Kaye is the Director of Brand Marketing & Communications on Archer, and spent 5+ years volunteering with the Human Rights Campaign.

November 6, 2023
ARCHER’S COMPLETE GUIDE TO GAY SLANG

We’re here to help you speak the language.

October 24, 2023
TIPS ON SUPPORTING SOMEONE COMING OUT FROM NICK GUILLORY

Nick Guillory is a self-made entrepreneur currently running his own social media agency. He also serves as a social media consultant to the Human Rights Campaign.

October 11, 2023
TIPS ON THE BEST GAY SEX POSITIONS FROM COURT VOX

Court Vox is a certified sex & intimacy coach based in L.A. He is a member of the World Association of Sex Coaches and founder of The Bodyvox.

August 29, 2023
TIPS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH DATING REJECTION

Lamont White is a certified dating coach and matchmaker for gay and bisexual men in the United States.

July 31, 2023
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH ARCHER?

We answer all your questions on what Archer is, who it’s for & more

July 12, 2023
HOW TO SCORE A PERFECT-10 PROFILE

Follow our guide to making an awesome Archer profile

June 27, 2023
10 TIPS FOR YOUR FIRST THREESOME WITH YOUR PARTNER

Zachary Zane is a sex and relationship columnist who recently authored Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto.

June 27, 2023