This is: Gay.com
Gay.com is the largest gay and lesbian online dating site and at the moment has 3 million active worldwide members. Gay.com is part of the Here Media Inc. network of companies, which produces and distributes niche content across all platforms worldwide (such as The Advocate, the world’s leading gay news source; Out, the world’s leading gay fashion and lifestyle brand and SheWired.com, the world’s fastest-growing site for women gay, straight, and in between). As such, Gay.com offers, in addition to online dating, other gay community related information, entertainment, live chat, photo library, news...
The thriving social networking component allows the gay members to chat, instant message, or share photos and videos in a safe environment.
Gay.com has the nicest web design that we've come across among the gay dating sites.
You can use the IM, send messages, send friend requests, add to hot list, block, add notes...
You can even join group chat, send private IMs and watch some videos for free.
You'll find advertisements of their other products (The Advocate, Out...) throughout the site, which could either be irritating or a nice supplement to the site.
Costs:
- You can sign up and search for free.
- Full access to the site costs from US$8.00/month.