Putting this to people who have actually done it rather than written about it: free gay video chat rooms don't require you to turn on your mic.
Looking specifically at free gay video chat rooms don't require you to turn on your mic, from what I saw results were roughly on par with the niche platforms in the same space. Worth saying that a handful of the profiles that felt genuine felt automated — that is the whole story really, especially where LGBTQ+ dating is concerned. What I care about most with mic is whether free means usable or just visible.
Did verification make a measurable difference to free gay video chat rooms don't require you to turn on your mic for you? Anything you have on free gay video chat rooms don't require you to turn on your mic is useful, positive or not.
That is where I landed on mic after all of it.