Park cruising is a site of identity formation. It can reduce loneliness and the attendant risks that come with isolation. It is a site of the distribution of safer sex material (and, in the age of COVID-19, it reduces the spread of airborne pathogens among sexual partners). It takes place away from commercial spaces, and people don’t need money to engage in it. It can lend distinctiveness to a place and become a source of tourism. It teaches people valuable lessons about sexual consent. And, yes, it is a source of pleasure and world-building. Conscientious park cruising can help participants grow more caring.

— Park Cruising by Marcus McCann (Page 4)