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The GayGuides.com community will soon be welcoming members from boytoy.com to our site. The two forums will merge to become gayguides.com only. The members at boytoy have an amazing amount of knowledge about South America, North America and Europe. Members of this site have more knowledge of gay Asia. The goal for this site has always been to be as inclusive of the gay world as possible and this next step will move us one step closer to that goal. Many here are members of both sites. There is no need to register on both sites as they will be merged soon. The one difference in the sites is that boytoy has always encouraged porn and xxx images. That will not come over with the site and we will remain a site without porn. We have one forum area here that I'll be cleaning up to ensure no xxx images are there. The site may go down for a day while the merge takes place as the forum company Invision, will be doing that for us to make sure all runs smoothly.

Dear Members, Recently, in our porn forum, I have had over 40 DMCA requests to remove images. These were sent to both me and the host. I am complying with these requests. It is also quite problematic as images cannot be on the site that copyrighted. We remove any we see that are copyrighted but it is a massive undertaking. Regretfully, we are removing the entire porn photo section from the site. I know that some of you love this area and visit daily to see the massive amount of sexy guys. However, I am not willing to be sued based on these images. As the site is also slow at times, the site will be merging with another site called gayguides.com. This will allow a broader base of membership with guys who have similar interests. Most of the gay guides members are experienced travelers to Asia. Most of the ones for boytoy are more experienced in South America and Europe. A couple of years back, the gaythailand site merged into gayguides and soon other sites will be merged to create a more active forum. Since the beginning of this site, originally maleescortreview.com and then boytoy.com, members have been loyal and provided great discussions of escorts and places to travel to find great guys. I hope that this continues. There is nothing anyone needs to do on gayguides right now. In several days, the merge will happen and your login for boytoy will work on the other site. Currently, we are removing all names from members who have never posted on boytoy (over 30,000) and people who have not logged in for several years. This will help us when we merge the two forums into one. Part of these are already removed but the process removed about 200 per hour. The boytoy domain name will point to gayguides.com for several months to ensure all members that are active know where the site is. Transitions are always hard and tough and no one likes change. For me, this was a hard decision, but one that will be easier for me to manage and maintain. Thank you for being a member and I hope to see you on the new site when the transition is complete. Oz

Let’s hope the newly combined site has plenty of participants. FWIW I never liked the boytoy name. And I never saw the point of the Porn forum with endless reposts of images already available online.

Chapeau! This has to be in the top 10 of funny for 2020.

I mean I kinda see what they are attempting to do, but that looks awful. Not just from they failure to prevent spread, but just being boxed in behind metal barricades. That being said I miss people and can't wait to pry myself through crowds to get an over priced weak drink from disinterested shirtless bartender!

And there's plenty of motivation for others to report your hosted imagery to authorities. Plenty of people who would enjoy seeing your site fail. Who didn't see this coming? Copyright laws are changing by the minute, especially in the age of the internet. Technically, all creative content is copyrighted by default. There are layers of copyright required before any filing can be prosecuted in a court of law. For one, images need to be registered, and I have no idea how the rules affect screenshots. The bottom line is: It's extremely difficult to know what images have proper legal protections and what images don't. So this, coupled with all crackdowns on under-age pornography and sex trafficking, how can any web host be expected to deal with the issue? Who wants or needs this headache? I think the name BoyToy is fucking brilliant. I was very surprised to learn that Oz had the dot com. Hats off! Madonna made the name famous on a belt buckle she wore in her Like A Virgin video. One might have thought she would be its owner. Jean Paul Gaultier used the name for a fabulous fashion collection in the 80's. I'm jealous that I never thought to grab it, although, what could it possibly be worth now? My initial criticism was that Oz changed the name years after the MER site was created and established. Changing names post-establishment is a serious rule breaker in Business 101. Most people in marketing/advertising would label that decision "stupid." But it turns out there are no rules on an escort board's survival. At least not many. If Hooboy can turn into message-forum and still thrive, you probably can call this site "eat shit" and the escort lovers would follow. Changing the name isn't going to keep the haters off anyone's back. As long as competition exists, there will be haters. Of course, having a flashy, sexy name does make one feel a bit exclusive. But it also attracts attention. A double-edged sword these days. Perhaps, with this merger, Oz might want to use this opportunity to re-brand. "Gayguides" certainly does nothing for my erection. I hear hungry.biz is for sale.

There are only a few customers at the 4 host bars and a few at the 2 go go bars. There is no competition between them, at all; wish there were!

So far since I woke up, I have had 6 messages from boys who work in the bars saying hello to me. BEFORE 9AM. They know it is going to be a hard week for them. So, come on guys, if you live in Bangkok, reach out to a few of the lads and ask them for a short time.

Omg. Well let me finish my current trip first and then I’ll post updates lol. Currently I am in Rio and I must say that the saunas are more or less better than earlier in the pandemic. it’s been raining this past week but today it’s glorious. I must say when Rio redeems itself, the results are amazing. Both at the beach and at the saunas. I’ll post a new thread about my Christmas and new year adventures, as well as wrap up this thread (so much to write!), but for now, here’s an Ipanema teeming with gays this sunny Saturday:

The current classification phase is, I believe, 5 Green, if not the lighter restrictions of Phase 6A Blue. The activity cluster is Leisure & Events —>Boate. In either case, the mitigation ruling is 1/3 capacity and 4 square metres of floor space per person. No closing hours or masks are stipulated. Rulers lost mean rules broken. Where you see enclosed subgroups of 12-15 persons, that space would accommodate 1 person if following the guidelines. Activity restrictions, some categories stratified across 8 phases, seem lenient compared to São Paulo’s position within its particular 5-phase classification scheme. São Paulo (returning to Phase 3 Yellow on 4th Jan following a holiday shutdown) appears to allow events at 40% capacity but the attendees cannot be standing or milling about.

Thank you. I reposted in the LÁTAM board, copying your response.

Apparently, curfew hours are 2 hours earlier during the week. Thanks to @SolaceSoulfor the heads up. (See below). Should I make it work or are there suitable alternative destinations? Having to be inside before 7pm for 9 days seems unbearable; and staying home isn’t an option for me. Please see my post and response below from a different board. I was considering ensuring I stay at a hotel with adequate amenities. Cine Lido appears to be a fail on weekends as opening at 6 pm leaves very little time to explore the place. Can anyone provide any tips to maximize experience with curfews in DR for individuals staying at least a week? —————————————————————- Response from @SolaceSoul This would be better suited for the LATAM board. I rarely, if ever, view this particular forum. Someone directed me to this post. So I’ll answer your question. The curfew is now 7pm everyday. It was changed sometime in December. The U.S. State Department should give you updates on any curfew changes if you sign up for their SMART Traveler Program, if you’re a US Citizen or resident. All business, including stores, bars and restaurants are shut down for customers at 7, and they stop serving at 6. You can be transitioning to your hike or hotel until 9 pm without getting arrested (yes, they are serious). So you needs to plan accordingly. Uber Eats stil delivers for some restaurants until a little after 9. Uber stops picking up customers after 9 pm. There are some authorized drivers who have passes on their windshields and are allowed to pick passengers up to take them home, to hotels or to airports. If you’re staying at a hotel, they should be able to help you with this. if you want a dare to come over or leave after 9 pm, you’re going to need a hookup with one of those drivers, if the guy doesn’t have one already. Or else it’ll have to be an overnight until 6 am, when curfew lifts. I can’t help you with the adult theatre Cine Lido. Not my cup of tea, and I don’t even think they’re open anyway. But if they are, like everything else, they would have to be shut by 7pm or risk going to Dominican jail.

If one is selling early 80s Madonna paraphernalia, it’s a brilliant name. For a site plagued with posters that think it’s cute to post pornographic photos of young men that look like they could be underage (which could prompt investigatory measures), and other copyrighted photographic images (which could prompt costly legal filings), no, it’s NOT “brilliant”. It’s actually quite the opposite of that. Regarding your comments about competitors or haters making DMCA copyright violation claims, some content owners are very protective of their intellectual property rights — and some make good money protecting them by filing suit against offenders and making settlements. One site (x-art), with a great lawyer, collectively made $10 million in settlement claims by aggressively going after individuals who post their copyrighted images without permission. So, I agree with you on this one point: why would a site webmaster / forum owner allow its members to post such content at all, knowing that the owner, not the poster, will be the one who has to pay for the offense? You’ve been here long enough to know that some posters are just not very smart. Is their moronism worth bankrupting (and/or possibly a federal investigation of) a site owner?

Good move!

I feel your angst, and I'm sorry you have to endure this. This small, horny community is no threat to anyone (except Daddy and deej). It's too bad a few bad apples get to spoil our fun. Life was never fair. Only the strong-willed survive. If I were the board owner and this happened to me, I'd come back swinging. Nothing stops a creative heart and soul from beating. As long as Daddy and deej have no ownership stake in this forum, I'll keep on writing. PS To be perfectly honest, I never visited the Porn Forum other than to feed my thread on NewTumbl. I thought my little porn thread was a fun way to attract new members, with videos they might never get a chance to see or comment on, especially from sites like OnlyFans. Editing is a talent that comes very easy and fast to me. I enjoyed giving the board a simple attraction that didn't require a ton of my time. Now that time is mine. I can't say I'm unhappy.

Thanks. I am unsure of the other porn. What I would prefer is that you put a R photo and link to your site.

it looks thay have the same question I do- whether inoculated person can still be virus carrier without getting sick himself

From The Nation Foreigners who have been vaccinated still need to quarantine The Public Health Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday saying all arrivals to Thailand will have to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine even if they have been vaccinated. Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said the Covid-19 vaccines are still new and their effectiveness have still not been determined. He added that it still too early to say whether an inoculated person can be considered safe enough to travel.

From Bangkok Post Two-year stay allowed for illegal migrant workers The cabinet on Tuesday approved the registration of illegal migrant workers from three countries who can stay in the country for two years in a bid to contain the novel coronavirus. Deputy government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul said online registration, set for Jan 25 to Feb 13, would allow Cambodian, Lao and Myanmar migrant workers to work in the country for two years, or until Feb 16, 2023. According to the deputy government spokesperson, many migrant workers were found to be infected in the new outbreak. When the government tried to test more of them in at-risk areas, many employers who had hired illegal migrants moved them to other areas and abandoned them there for fear of legal action. Several illegal migrant workers also voluntarily left the areas for fear of prosecution. This made it more difficult to contain the spread of the disease, she said. or the new round of registration, an illegal migrant worker who does not have an employer must find one within 90 days. After the online registration, health officials will conduct a physical checkup and Covid-19 tests on them. The costs of the tests and the required two-year health insurance, totalling 7,200 baht, will be paid by the workers or their employers. ======================================== From The Nation Outbreak spreads to 45 provinces, could grow to ‘thousands of cases per day’ Thailand recorded 155 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday – 134 domestic infections, 10 in state quarantine, and 11 migrant workers – taking the total since January to 6,440. The latest outbreak has now spread to 45 provinces, said Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). The Disease Control Department warned that cases could rise to 18,000 per day in the next two weeks if the outbreak went unchecked. The department’s epidemiology working group calculated three possible scenarios. First scenario (red line): If nothing is done, new cases will rise steadily until January 14 when infections reach 18,000 per day. The trend would start at 1,000-2,000 infections per day at New Year then grow steeply. Second scenario (yellow line): If moderate measures are imposed, new cases will rise to reach 10,000 per day by mid-January. Third scenario (green line): If strict measures are imposed and people maintain mask-wearing, hygiene and social distancing practices, cases will rise less than 1,000 per day. "We are currently in an ‘orange line’ scenario,” said Taweesin. “I admit that I am worried because if the orange line goes up at 45 degrees, there will be thousands and thousands of infections. "During the New Year holidays, people can travel anywhere except Samut Sakhon, which is under lockdown, but the 45 provinces with cases should have strong measures to monitor the virus. This New Year will be unusual. The threat of two- or three-digit daily infection rate has forced us to adapt to a new situation. Provinces don’t have to impose strict lockdowns, but all must adjust by tightening disease control measures,” he added.

Sure. No dicks, ass, sex shots allowed. Anything that can be seen as past R rated should not be here. Sexy photos of gogo boys, etc. are highly encouraged. Just not nudes.

Wow! Oz, you do sometimes surprise me. I have never liked the boytoy name, but the gay guides is on the opposite side of things. What does that stand for? A feistier name might be good. But, bottom line, I support you in your decision as to what is best for the site.

1,000 baht up. But, just ask them before you book. I had one freelancer who asked 1500.

Very thoughtful posts @SolaceSoul. I congratulate you as I think others might not have been so considerate of the newbie’s plans.

It’s not even a river. It’s more like a creek. It’s on the outskirts of Santo Domingo, about 30 minute drive. I don’t remember the name. Maybe you can ask Freddy to be direct with you. I said above that it’s similar to going to a picnic or a barbecue in the States. Would you just show up to one of those, uninvited, without a familiar guest? It’s the same with “the river”. Almost everyone who goes there knows each other from the area neighborhood, and probably won’t take too kindly to tourists treating their day of relaxation as a zoo or safari project. If you do choose to go, you’d be wise to be accompanied by a guide who can vouch for you, introduce you, and show you around. Especially since you’ve already stated your more prurient intentions.

“The river” is a nice getaway day trip outside of Santo Domingo where you’ll see many locals having more rural, down home time, and there will be some attractive Dominicans there — similar to a picnic or barbecue in the park in the States. It would be a nice, pleasant enjoyable getaway... with an outside possibility of meeting some available guys. However, Freddy has always had a very active imagination, and likes to use it on new, less suspecting clients — to put it mildly. There is a lot of sunlight between your description of “the river” and the reality of it.

I say this as a non Greek and with no offense intended: Athens is filthy - really garbage can filthy outside of the main tourist areas and some nice residential areas. Years ago in the past the police had a mostly hands off attitude regarding iv drug use, homeless folks, and sex in the public parks from what I could tell. One of the large parks just north of the great national archeological museum was cleaned up quite a bit around 2 years ago. i never saw rent boys at the train station but I rarely went looking there. Pre Covid omonia area was seedy but relatively safe in the daytime beyond pick pockets which can happen anywhere. I thought it was not unsafe at night. The rent boys hung out at cosmopolit or kosmopolit cinema and nearby area. You could have sex there or a nearby hotel, with cheap rates by the hour. I never had sex nor saw anyone looking for sex in the big park between plaka and the parliament. I also never went there at midnight. Gay Greece is not Central London nor Los Angeles. Every place has its own rules. Athens is a great city for tourists but be aware that the boy show in Athens can be hugely enjoyable though sometimes a bit rough. Just mind your ps and qs and you should be fine.

in case be it when I posted in under heading north Rio/ SP trip in December, I just completed two trips to Rio and São Paulo, 2 - 12 day trips! I can sign as he say that they have more precautions in place in Rio and São Paulo And they do in orange county California where I live! everyone is tested with a Thermometer at every bar,restaurant, and sauna I was at! Everyone on urge street was wearing masks in Ipanema and Copa!

I was there last week, and yes, both in Rio and Sao Paulo. So many boys so little time.

Sucks that this is a covid thread now.

Thank you Tomcal. I am not so worried about catching the virus. I am actually more worried to go all the way from Turkey to Rio and finding everything empty. Like saunas and bars. It would be too bad to travel for a day then spending your vacation in your apartment:)

i have been twice to Brazil in the past 8 weeks and so naturally i would say yes! As i stated before i have found Rio and SP specifically to have more protocols in place then So. Cal. where i live! Everyone is masked and temperatures are taken before you are allowed entry into bars, restaurants, grocery stores, retail establishments none of which are done in Calif.’. Airfares are extremely low i think it is a good tune to go, but i am more of a risk taker, so it really comes down to how comfortable you are in waiting for a effective vaccine to be administered to everyone

I just arrived from my Brazil trip last week. I went to Rio and Sao Paulo. The beaches are open. Everybody wears masks. They take your temperature when you enter shops and malls. I think you will have fun. I went to Point 202 and 117 in Rio as well as Therma Lagoa in Sao Paulo. I think you will love Brazil

I am Santo Dumont Airport right now waiting for my flight to São Paulo. Last night i went to Pointe202 as it is their biggest night and it filled up but i had a sore shoulder so i was going to get massage, there were 3 working and as luck would have it i got the very muscular 24 yr old who is built like the proverbial “brick shithouse”. he said the massage room was occupied for the next 30 minutes but if i didn’t want to wait we could go use one of the regular rooms! i said “let’s go”. he was a very good masseuse with just a hint of that he might be willing to play around! I was on my stomach and after finishing my legs he started the “whole body slide” on my back with his mouth coming very soon close to my ears and kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk neck until finally his lips were touching them! so i thought i would just go for it and turned my head and our lips met and again he didn’t miss a beat we made out for the next 10 minutes then i played with his 2 boulders!(ass, they were as least as hard as granite!! lol) then we blew each other and the hour was up! he is built like a NFL lineman! he was definitely not on my radar until last night!

Last night at 117 it started slow but by 6:15 if was busy! i ran into a guy i didn’t recognize but obviously knew me and the apartment cause he says “Hi Tom remember me?” i have no clue which surprised me because he was 6’2” lean toned build very handsome although he looked very young ! then it came back to me...last January he was Ricardo a guy i know well and ran into them in Ipanema, he had just started working in the sauna and was 19 at that time! He said “You said I was too young at the time but I now i am a year older and 20 years old! So i went up with him and a muscular 24 yr old from the previous night! Since 8:00 pm when we finished he has messaged me 6 times thanking me wanting to to know if i wanted to go to lunch today etc.! unfortunately this is my last day in Rio, i leave for SP tomorrow and my free time is all booked up! Last night at 8:30 my namorado showed up and we went to a Brazilian Churascria for dinner and it was excellent but i really don’t understand how any restaurant is staying open! there are no cars on the street there is no rush hour anymore, bars are 10% filled, it is really bad for all economies in the world but Brazil was in free fall before The Virus struck so they are in a deep hole! Several large hotels are closed permanently here is a video of R. Visconde Piraja in front of the metro station at 5:00pm last friday, the street should be packed with cars and buses at this time! IMG_3161.MOV

yesterday(monday) after my friend left in the afternoon i went to Pointe202, monday nights are there 2nd biggest night of the week! it was busy but i managed to find some guys to talk to and when we walked up to a room i thought there was going to be 4 of us and actually there were 6! we were going to ask 2 to leave but couldn’t decide which ones so thought what the hell let’s try and fit everyone into the room..and we did! everyone took turns fucking and sucking everyone and judging by all the smiles everyone had a good time! Three of them were muscular and 2 were semi muscular and ranged in age from 21 to 29. i had previously been with all but one before so i was pretty sure the personalities would match up! after that went back to Ipanema for dinner at “Bar do Beto” one of the last restaurants left open on that stretch of Farme de Amoedo)) Tonight i am going to Club 117 as Tuesday is their big night!

Spotted the legend @Tomcalbut as usual the table was too busy with a revolving door of guys to approach the throne lol.

I will let TomCal answer the Ipanema/Farme question, but wanted to note that there are two newer gay bars open in Copacabana. Nice to have these with the closer of Leboy a few years ago. Pink Flamingo located at R. Duvivier, 21, which is close to Copacabana Palace. I've been three or fours times and liked it, but prefer it before midnight with mostly music videos vs later when the music format turned to more electronic music without vocals. Black Cat located at Av. Princesa Isabel, 21, which is a cross from the large Hilton Hotel at the edge of Copacabana/Leme. I have not been yet but it was recommended by a couple guys in Rio for me to try.

Obviously that would be ridiculous to accomplish while having sex or drinking and eating. You wear a mask to enter but not afterwards, unless you feel you want to. But to be honest those clothe masks that 98% of people are wearing only have a 10% efficacy.

You honestly have nothing to worry about, the U.S. has as many Covid cases as Brazil. I have been in Brazil since September 1st and am currently in Rio now. With a recovery rate of 99% should we really consider it a real issue when you have a higher likelihood of getting in a car accident,

From Pattaya Mail After reporting more than 20 new coronavirus cases in a day, Chonburi’s governor ordered cockfighting and similar venues closed and reinforced limits on operating hours of bars and massage parlors in an effort to stem the spread of Thailand’s second wave in the East. Chonburi Gov. Pakarathorn Thienchai issued a similar order to one put out Monday afternoon by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration shutting down massage parlors, go-go bars and animal-fighting rings while limiting pubs to offering anything only food before midnight until at least Jan. 4. The order came after 22 cases tied to a new coronavirus cluster in Rayong spread to Chonburi, including 17 cases in Banglamung District that includes Pattaya. Alcohol is not banned and pubs that enforce strict social distancing and offer food will be allowed to continue to serve. Initial reports late Monday said Walking Street bars will be permitted to open until midnight, although the situation is fluid and could change at any time. Establishments subject to the order are defined by the Service Places Act of 1966 and includes businesses where music is performed, instruments are arranged for customer use, services allowing customers to sing or have employees sit with customers, offers dancing or offering dance shows, light shows, food and liquor.

Oh well, I suppose I will be packing my bags and moseying along ? Best of Luck !