Members JKane Posted January 26, 2012 Members Posted January 26, 2012 Is it still the official policy of China that gays aren't welcome? I was surprised to see in here that there are some gay escorts available for hire in some places, which made me wonder if I had the wrong impression...? If I were to one day get the chance to go there for work, what could I expect? Is there any danger to seeking free or paid gay sex in China? Are local gays persecuted, or are they starting to manage pride parades/etc? If there's another post about this already a link would be fine... Quote
Guest EXPAT Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 There is a huge escort community in Hong Kong. But we all know about the history of that city. It doesn't seem that it has changed much since reunification. And I have been Beijing almost a hundred times and it is getting to look and behave like a western city all the time. I'm amazed at how westernized it has become compared to Tokyo as an example. Shanghai is like an asian San Francisco as well. I just think that it is still very much hidden in those cities as compared to Hong Kong. I doubt that I will ever go back to China, but if I do it would be Hong Kong as a first choice then maybe Shanghai. But the air quality in Beijing is so awful that I would not want to go there unless I absolutely had to go there. Quote
Members axiom2001 Posted January 27, 2012 Members Posted January 27, 2012 Is it still the official policy of China that gays aren't welcome? I was surprised to see in here that there are some gay escorts available for hire in some places, which made me wonder if I had the wrong impression...? If I were to one day get the chance to go there for work, what could I expect? Is there any danger to seeking free or paid gay sex in China? Are local gays persecuted, or are they starting to manage pride parades/etc? If there's another post about this already a link would be fine... DavidSF has visited China. Check out his website and send him an email/message with your query. Perhaps he could enlighten you about your query. I do NOT know if he worked while he was there, but I know that he did visit Mainland China a year or so ago. In your pvt. you can relay that Axiom suggested that you contact him. He's a sweetheart and will not become too perturbed. - - Quote
Members JKane Posted January 27, 2012 Author Members Posted January 27, 2012 At this point it's a couple-percent chance I'll end up going, just idle curiosity. But I loved this when I read it: "Because China" is the only way to put it. Last week I was in an elevator at 3pm with some nice people, patiently going downwards, stopping at every other floor for no reason because when most people in Guiyang want to call an elevator they hit both up and down regardless of which way they want to go (because China). Then the elevator suddenly dropped a foot or so (felt like way farther, but couldn't have been more than that), then shot to the 26th floor, then shot down to floor 1. We exited, confused and frightened, and a nice repairman explained that he assumed it was empty and was just about to do some repairs. Why would he assume that? Because China. I went to a Pizza Hut with some friends a few days ago. (The Pizza Hut in Guiyang is one of the nicest restaurants in the city, partially because Chinese Pizza Huts are really nice places, and partially because Guiyang is a wasteland, which I say in an endearing way.) We ask if we can get a large pizza that's half one thing and half another. Nope, they don't do that. Okay, sure. We ordered a large pizza. Nope, they're out of large pizzas. Okay, that actually doesn't make any sense, but sure, we'll take a medium vegetable garden and a medium pepperoni, and a pitcher of pepsi. We can't give you a pizza with only pepperoni on it. Bullshit, yes, you can. Nope. Okay, whatever, not in the mood, give me the meat pizza. We get a small cup of pepsi and a medium pizza, half of which is vegetable garden and half of which is meat. I check the receipt. The receipt reflects what we ordered, both in English and Chinese. The waitress is at a loss to explain the theoretically impossible and utterly incorrect pizza. Why did they serve us that? Because China. (The previous time we went, we were served seven identical pizzas, having ordered three and paid for three, again because China.) In the last month, I have been asked by different cab drivers, (1) how much whores are in America, (2) whether military service is compulsory in America, (3) if my parents are upset that I am 26 and unmarried, and (4) if I've got a big dick, or maybe if we (Americans) have big dicks, I'm not sure. But why do they think these are good questions to ask a guy who is trying to get to work? Because China. A couple weeks ago, in the middle of the road I saw a twenty-five-foot-or-so ladder, being held upright by two men. It was unsupported by anything else. At the top was another man, working on a power line, with nothing to brace him, bolster him, or hold him but the ladder being held by two dudes. Cars were swerving all around them. Nobody found this exceptional. Because, again, China. It's not a land in which the foreigner suffers. It is not a hostile land or a wild land. It is, rather, a land of pointless minor absurdities and wholly unnecessary inconveniences, which coalesce to infuriate the ill-tempered and delight the rest. When I first arrived, I was informed by a nice older gentleman, "FIRSTNAME, do not ever ask 'why' here. You can ask yourself any other question, and the answers will enlighten you. But do not ask 'why,' because here, there is no 'why.'" And he was right. The answer--the only answer--to "why" is "because China." http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/obiy1/i_laughed_way_too_hard_at_this_when_we_read_it_in/c3g52rb Quote
Guest FourAces Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 But the air quality in Beijing is so awful that I would not want to go there unless I absolutely had to go there. Coming from a man who notes Orange County as his home Quote
maleire Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I have been to China many times, I think I can answer some of your questions. Gay life does exist in China but it is still a conservative country, avoid showing affection in public. The authorities keep an eye close on gay pubs and clubs (most pubs/clubs do pay "protection money" to the police every year). There are many escort sites for every city in China. However, PhotoShop are widely used. Except major cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, do not expect the guy who shows up are the guy you saw on the website. Stick to major agencies. There are also certain massage parlour or clubs where you can pick the boys you like. I think those are better as you can see the boys beforehand. Quote
Members Lucky Posted February 7, 2012 Members Posted February 7, 2012 I hired a Chinese guy from an ad in New York. The ad claimed he was "exceptionally" handsome, and then, if not clear, stated he was "very handsome." Well, he arrived, and he was as plain as could be. Only his mother would call him handsome. I gave him $20 for a taxi and sent him on his way. He did not leave happily. Quote
