Founders Douglas Quint and Bryan Petroff started selling their soft serve ice creams out of a truck in NYC in 2009, but within two years, their popularity grew enough that in 2011 they opened their first store in the East Village. If you’ve been living under a rock and have never heard of Big Gay Ice Cream before, here's the deal. Big Gay Ice Cream now comes in pints that you can buy in-store and eat in the comfort of your own home. People of New York and Philadelphia, get your spoons ready.