Showing posts with label Gay In Bombay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gay In Bombay. Show all posts

Friday, April 6, 2012

The Life and Times of Rahul - 1

Hey guys! I’m Rahul. Yes baba, it is my real name. I’m a young, good looking, cute, straight-acting, straight-looking Indian gay guy. Nobody knows about my secret gay life. That is why I will tell you my “real” real name only after I have known you for at least 3 weeks or 3 blow jobs whichever is earlier. Actually make that 10 BJs. 3 BJs sometimes happens in a day no?
 
Why am I not telling you my real name? Arrey yaar, I have to take these precautions so that nobody comes to know I’m gay. You may be wondering why I’m declaring here that I am gay when I do not want anyone to find out? I have not told you my real name so you really do not know I’m gay. Simple! We gay boys in India are very clever that way.
 
We do a lot of things to hide our gay identity and yet manage to be the gayest of them all. How do we do that? You must be asking this I know. Have patience. I will tell you. That is why I am here for.
 
It is easy actually. Look at Facebook for example. Every gay guy worth his salty sweat has at least 1 additional profile apart from his “straight” profile. There lies a whole parallel gay world on Facebook with all the gay profiles that straight people can never see. The straight profile of a gay guy is meant only for his straight friends. You know the ones who like to fondle other guys only when they are drunk. Not the real gay guys obviously. Of course sometimes the straight profile also has gay friends but those are their “straight” profiles too so no one knows anyone is gay except for us gays. There are no gays in India you see? *wink wink*
 
Accha, so what else do we do to hide our gay identities? We all are straight-acting and straight-looking! That is our biggest Goli. Yes, even the straight guys do not know what straight-acting or looking is but we, the secretly gay guys, have mastered that art. I cannot really explain to you what it is as it is a very fine and delicate art. It cannot be explained in words. It can only be lived and experienced. We do it with such élan and finesse that the straight people cannot even begin to imagine it. We do so much straight-acting that even the mothers of other straight-acting gay guys like us. This is what makes us so popular with the ladies you see. Along with their straight sons when they are drunk.
 
Aur what do we do? There are a hundred different things yaar. If I tell you everything then our identities will be easily revealed na? OK, if you insist I will tell you a few more.
 
One more thing that we do is to look down on effeminate gay guys. Girlish guys. Yes, we do not tolerate effeminate guys. They bring a bad name to us gays by their effeminate behavior. They do not care for anything and always act like their real self. They do not pretend and do not do any straight-acting. They are always oh-so-open about everything. Very straight forward. How awful is that! That is why all of us straight-acting hidden gays look down on them. We make it a point to mention this on all our profiles in bold too.
 
Then there is our famous collective hatred for uncles. Who are the uncles you may ask. Arrey baba, any guy older than 30 is an uncle. Specially if he looks that old and has a mustache. These are guys like us only but they are most likely to be bisexuals who are married but don’t like having sex with their wives and mistresses. They like to have sex with us only. We do not like these guys unless they shower us with gifts. The gifts change the equation a little bit. Our tolerance level for them then changes. See, with gifts, they are showing us they are very good friends and of course we have to be more accommodating of our friends no?
 
So what more do the hidden, straight-acting, effeminate intolerant, uncle-hating gay guys do? Money-seekers! We absolutely hate them. These guys are the absolute worst of the lot. They are always clear that they are looking for money in exchange for sex. They make me wince by their honesty. We gay guys have lots of sex with a lot of people. Sometimes with uncles too but we never expect money from anyone. From uncles we just expect great weekends at expensive hotels or resorts, dinners at fine-dine places and of course a little bit of shopping. Even from other regular non-uncle gay guys we only expect them to pay the CCD bills. But money? NEVER! Those stupid money seekers make me sick by their direct and straightforward asking-for-money approach. Do they not have any morals at all?
 
Now you might be wondering that if we are such a great hidden society that no one knows about, how do we recognize each other? It is very easy yaaron. Gaydar! No no, I’m not talking about the website where we spend a lot of time. We have a very instinctive instinct that tells us who is a gay guy and who is not. This ability of ours is very uncanny. Just one look at someone and we know. Yes, that’s right.
 
This ability is how we know that 90% of all good looking Bollywood male celebs are gay. Just one look tells us. You have seen Salman Khan no? Yes yes, we *know* him. Then there is Shahrukh Khan. And Aamir Kan. And Saif Khan. And Ranveer Singh. And Ranbir Kapoor. And Shahid Kapoor. And Imran Khan. And believe it or not, even Imran Hashmi! Yes friends, we know all about them because of our Gaydar. It never fails. Sure sure these guys have girlfriends, wives, hidden female lovers and they keep on kissing stupid girls on and off screen. They do that because they are very good at being hidden and secret na. We are proud of this quality of ours.
 
Chalo Bhaiyon, now my time is up. Mayan told me to write a blog post as he does not get a lot of time these days so I thought I will tell you something very explosive. I’m sure you all must be reeling from all the sensational exposé about secret hidden Indian gay guys. Till you started reading my post you did not even know something like this existed and now you are stunned that we exist, na? I will come back with more about myself and our hidden society soon. Until then *mwah*!

Friday, July 10, 2009

Gay HO!

While the whole Section 377 debate rages all around in India, here are 2 very positive and affirmative messages from 2 very different quarters.

The first one is from Amul (Click Image to Enlarge)

Amul - Out of the Closet - Section 377

This appeared in their Hits section, where they post cartoons on contemporary issues. Always positive. Thank you Amul! You indeed add a positive flavor in our lives.

The 2nd one is from Savita Bhabhi (Click Image to Enlarge)

Savita Bhabhi Says Congrats on the repeal of Section 377

I hope the ban on Savita Bhabhi is lifted soon and she's back to being her naughty self soon.

[Posted recently on the GB mailing list]

Saturday, May 2, 2009

GB's gonna run!

Sources within the community (sounds exciting to use it in my blog like I'm a real journalist!) inform me that GB is running. What I mean is that the Gay Bombay group, is organizing a run and the name of the event is creatively titled BHAG - Bombay Homosexual Athletic Group. For those of you who do not understand Hindi, Bhag means run.

Gay Bombay - BHAG

The GB guys have been organizing various events for a number of years now. Their events are quite varied too, Gay Parties, Film Festivals, Picnics, Special Talks (meets), Brunch, Speed Dating, Kite flying, Cooking sessions and there are even talks of a Mr. Gay India Beauty Pageant!

Their events are generally very well organized and they try their best to keep them safe and discrete for all gay guys who take part in them. I wish these guys all the best and hope their latest BHAG endeavor is a runaway success.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Section 377 Used - Times of India FrontPage News

Today's Times Of India's Bombay edition has this story about a wife taking her husband to court for being gay and having homosexual relationships. This news got FrontPage billing bringing the whole Section 377 debate to the forefront. Looks like the police are or will be using Section 377 to prosecute the guy.

While I'll not get into the whole infidelity debate, its good to know that TOI has always been positive as far tolerance and education about homosexuality is concerned. The coverage of this news items looks balanced and they have positively mentioned the Bombay High Court's observation some time back that "There are lots of changes taking place in the social milieu and many people have different sexual preferences, which are not even considered to be unnatural’’. The current PIL against Section 377 in the Delhi High Court has also been mentioned. In that case the arguments are over, the bench has heard all the sides and a judgement is awaited any time now. The bench was very positive throughout the proceedings but that does not mean the judgement will definitely be on our side. Time will tell what happens but one thing is for sure, the judgement will have great repercussions throughout the country.

Lets hope it goes our way and gay guys in India get to see the first step towards elimination of discrimination based on sexuality.

Here's the full story from the Times of India:

Gay businessman taken to court by wife

Mumbai: A sessions court at Fort has been busy hearing an unusual matter—a wealthy businessman and a sailor with the merchant navy have had to plead for protection from arrest after the wife of the former alleged that the duo was in a homosexual relationship. The Gamdevi police even registered a case under Section 377 of the IPC—the law that criminalises homosexual relations—against the two.

Ratan Shrivastav, 39, a resident of Peddar Road, and his wife Pooja, 37, got married in 1994 and have an eight-year-old son. Pooja, however, alleges that Ratan “kept having relationships with several men’’ which was “hampering her married life’’. She also said that she had often sent Ratan to a counsellor but that did not improve their marital relations. The complaint also says that there are CDs in which Ratan can be seen in a compromising position with other men.

In his anticipatory bail plea, Ratan did not deny that he was gay. He said he first went to the cops in January when he was told that a non-cognisable complaint had been registered against him for slapping Pooja.

‘RELOOK NEEDED’ 
Last year, the Bombay HC said that the controversial Section 377 of the IPC that deals with ‘unnatural sex’ needed a relook. “There are lots of changes taking place in the social milieu and many people have different sexual preferences, which are not even considered to be unnatural,’’ said the judgment in the Anchorage paedophilia case

Mum unaware of son’s homosexual relations
Mumbai: Peddar Road businessman Ratan Shrivastav and his sailor friend moved the court for anticipatory bail after Ratan’s wife lodged a noncognisable complaint against them at Gamdevi police station. Thereafter, a police constable even came to his residence on February 9 and asked his mother whether Ratan was a homosexual. His mother replied that it was his personal matter and she had no knowledge of it.

Ratan moved court on February 27 when he realised that on a specific complaint by Pooja the police had registered a case under Section 377 against him and his alleged partner, Damien Christopher, 28, the sailor. Ratan feared that he was going to be arrested for custodial interrogation since homosexuality remains a cognizable offence under Indian law. He thus rushed to court for protection and the same day was granted interim anticipatory bail till March 7.

On Thursday, the court heard the anticipatory bail plea of Christopher. Judge D U Mulla wondered whether there was any need for custody in such matters. He observed that there was no evidence that Pooja had been harassed or whether police needed to collect any material evidence. The court granted anticipatory bail to Christopher. Ratan’s own plea will come up for hearing again on Saturday.

(Names have been changed to protect the identities of the parties involved)

GAY ACTIVISM
Gay rights activists have filed a PIL in the Delhi HC seeking exclusion of consensual homosexual activity from the ambit of an offence

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

I'm not Gay!

I know you guys will accuse me of gross violation of privacy for this, but I couldn't resist posting my interchange with a guy on a popular gay hookup website. I have taken due care to conceal his identity but if someone does locate it, please do not make it public.

 

I'm not gayHis profile (ID:h***** & h**) reads as follows:

hi i am s***** from n********, i like all type of gay sex, see i am not a gay but i need some time gay sex with young and hotest gay

 Our conversation:

03 Sep 2008, 16:53
h***** & h**: plz rply me dear how can i meet u 4 d%$# suck?

03 Sep 2008, 16:56
me: you are not gay...but you want to suck d%$#?

03 Sep 2008, 16:58
h***** & h**: now i am finally gay yaar u dont go with my profile

03 Sep 2008, 17:00
me: don't go with your profile? why is it there then?

03 Sep 2008, 17:02
h***** & h**: yaar b4 6 month i will made my profile that time i not was gay but right now i like gay sex ok

03 Sep 2008, 17:04
me: if you were not gay 6 months back, then why did you log on to a gay hook up website and create a gay hook up profile?

no reply yet after that!

If I do meet him I will certainly keep you posted if my suspect charms manage to convert him back to being straight!

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Gay In Bombay

What is being Gay In Bombay?

For some it is attending a GayBombay Party every other week. For some it is being at Maheshwari Udyan on Saturday evening. Or the seedy bar Voodoos. Cruising the notorious walls at the Gateway of India. The loo on Platform No 1 at any local railway station. The 5th (or is it the 7th?) compartment of the local train.

Private Party at Sher-e-Punjab. Sunday Highs at Humsafar. Monday lows on the GB mailing list. Tuesday blows on the G_B mailing list. Quick connections on Guys4Men. Long Friends' lists on Orkut. Lazy messages on OhMojo. Waiting for updates on GayBombay.Org and never finding it. Every 10th guy in the BEST bus. Every 5th guy at bandstand. Every 3rd guy at that fashion show. Every other guy at BRIO. Every guy outside MacDonald's at Andheri. ASLs in Gay.com India room.

Cursing guys from Delhi (or up North) for being haughty and still falling for their physical appearance. Loving the drag queens and their flamboyant walk. Pretending to be macho and proclaiming hatred for all things effeminate. Looking for a one night stand but never admitting it. Hating monogamy and still wanting a boyfriend. Pretending to be sophisticated to impress the hot guy from France. Discovering an old copy of Bombay Dost at the काबाडिवाला (kabadiwala).

Smiling when Karan Johar tries to sneak in another reference to homosexuality on his show. Hating Mr. Mallya for his Ugh. Watching a movie because it had a hint of a gay subplot. Getting disappointed when there was no gay kiss in it. Gossiping about how a friend of a friend of a friend of a guy you know made out with John Abraham. Leading 2 lives. Hating bisexuals. Or defending them. Hating selfish tops. Or loving them. Denouncing married guys who look for sex with other guys. Having sex with them. Exchanging numbers but waiting for the other guy to call. Searching for that great underwear store. Mint drops before a date. Low waist Jeans. Sucking in your tummy.

Getting excited when the hot guy you passed turned around just when you did. Turning at least 4 times more if he didn't. Hating that fat guy but not minding a blow job from him. Promising to call but not calling him again. Getting disappointed when the other hot guy who promised to call doesn't. Having at least 10 Rahuls, 5 Amits and 3 Siddharths in your phonebook. Kicking yourself for not being bold enough to approach that hottie who's been eyeing you on the station platform. Posting on GB next day asking him to email you if he's reading.

Meeting that great guy again after not being in touch for 2 years. Losing touch again after a few rendezvous. Getting frustrated about how invisible gays in Mumbai are. Still staying deep in the closet. Wishing sec 377 was done away with. Still not finding time to even sign an online petition for its support. Flinching when a straight friend displays homophobic tendencies without realizing you are gay. Still not having enough self-respect (or the balls) to confront him. Wishing you were in the US or the UK or Canada so you can be open about your sexuality. Being gay in Bombay while trying to not be gay in Bombay. Enjoying gay blogs by local guys. Hating it when they don't post for weeks.

The list is endless. I like some. I hate some. I experienced some. I want to experience some. I love some. I cringe at some. This is what makes being gay in Bombay so exciting. This is what makes life so miserable. I want to live it all. I want to escape it all. Contradictions? That's another word for Being Gay In Bombay.

What does it mean to you? Leave your comments and let me know.