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| I went to a gay bar on a Saturday night (04-Jan-03) with KooriMoonGrl who is a lesbian (for those who don't know), and her daughter who is a lesbian too. They decided that they should show me what the Sydney gay scene was like. A couple of my other on-line friends had told me about it before from going out with one of their gay friends (Craig) a few years back. As soon as I entered the Stone Wall I felt like I was out of place. I can't really explain what the feeling was, but it seemed like my sub-conscious was telling me that I should not be there. I pushed down my natural instincts and had a few drinks, and I was okay through most of my time in the club. Of course I tried to stir up some shit with my two companions for the night. There was a lesbian bartender, who was in a word: "hot". I told Koori and her daughter, "That Bartender has a really pretty face, and a kick-ass Body ... too bad she's a lesbian." I got the looks from them that I was looking for. ;) While we were there we just hung out by the bar and had a few drinks. It disturbed me a little when I saw two guys making out with each other, but I just reminded myself that I was in there world, and should not try to impose my views, or judge them by my standards. The reason they brought me to this particular club was that a few transvestites would get onstage and put on a show by singing cover songs in full drag. Well this was all fine and good until they started looking at me. I was wondering if I A) stuck out so much because of my size or B) stuck out because I was the only strait guy in the joint. Well either of these would lead to the inevitable conclusion. They could see my discomfort, so they started to sing *to* me. Oh my god I can't believe how weird/creepy/unnatural/embarrassing that felt. Of course I think the first one told the second one and it was *on* after that. I told Koori that after going through that, I needed to go to a strip club to "re-affirm my manhood." LOL So KooriMoonGrl, her daughter, and Trudy and Ruth (two of the people that worked at the bar the Koori had made friends with) and I all went to a strip club. It wasn't great as strip clubs go (in my limited knowledge), but it was a nice twist that a strait guy and 4 lesbians went as a group. Hanging out with them led me to think that I am definately my father's son. My Dad seems to have a knack for making friends with lesbians. We only stayed at the Strip Club for about a half hour before heading back to the Stone Wall for another hour or so. While I was at Stone Wall this time I made sure I was near the back when the performers came on again. I was uncomfortable enough the first time; I didn't want to be singled out again. My bum was felt up once when I was there the second time. I just ignored it and was glad it didn't happen again. So, my first (and only) night out in Gay Sydney was definately memorable, and I thank KooriMoonGrl and her daughterfor being my guide. |
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