377: The Perverted Story

I am a pervert, criminal, and a walking Bio Hazard, and I am out to Harm people - That's what My government thinks of me!

It's kind of hard to believe that but I am sure the comments made by the Solicitor General, arguing the Governments case in front of the Divisional Bench of the Delhi High Court more than substantiates, the governments stand on Homosexuality.

While I don't give in to activism easily, It hit me hard. Out of all the evils that ail the country, and I won't spend space listing them out here, they pick consensual sex amongst two adults of the same sex.

So who's perverted here?

TOI Article

377! Has to Go!

Woke up to an exciting Sunday, the Times of India has a small front page article and vote on Decriminalization of Article 377. On Thursday the Govt. Of India will argue its case in the Delhi High Court, in a petition filed by the Naz Foundation eight years ago.

Could 2008 be India's year?

I am excited and will be following the events closely and hope you will too. You can also email or Vote, through an opinion poll run by the TOI, and all you have to do is email or SMS, details are shared below.

Interestingly, yesterday I was sent a link form the NY times by a friend in the US, a successful gay man who was a college senior, and who now has become a dear friend. It was about Sunil Babu Pant, an openly gay man who a member of the new Nepalese Parliament and who is doing all he can to change mindsets in the small Himalayan country. The Nepalese Supreme court in Dec 2007 ruled that the Govt should formulate laws that ensure equal rights to the Sexual Minorities. Very progressive ruling for a fledgling democracy. Hope our Courts take notice! Hope!

Read More:
Tehelka Article on the Nepalese Supreme court ruling
NY Times on Sunil Babu Pant and his work in Nepal
Times of India Article 21-09-08

Take Part in TOI Poll:

Question: Should Homosexuality be Decriminalized to help tackle the AIDS Scourge?

SMS : 58888 Typing in MTMY <Space> <AIDS Scourge> Please include name and city
Email: mytimesmyvoice@timesgroup.com with AIDS-Scourge in the subject line

Happy Sunday Folks!

PS

I don't know why I recall this suddenly..but I had a friend once...(the past tense is another story...sometime later ;). So the friend, and another guy I had met, while in Chennai were in a relation for almost a year.

And then they met!

I love technology!!!

Newsflash

Hate the roommate...flatmate rather....though I am not sure if its hatred...I think I pay more attention to the cockroach in the kitchen than him....but yes, I will survive, and even thrive.

My mentor has offered to teach me driving...that's coz he'd be happy if i could do some overnight experiments...the surprising bit is that when I told him that i did not know how to drive, he actually seemed to be pleased. So I asked him why he seemed to be happy about it...and then I found out that apparently THIS is the sure signs of a guy being a nerd/geek/dork...and that is precisely why he chose me. The question I am asking myself is if my resume and the SOP makes me sound like a nerd, or a geek or a dork. Nerds and geeks go long way in the sex-chain (a la the food chain)...dorks, just help themselves.

There's a meeting at the Rainbow centre in the campus today, and I am planning to attend. There is one very cute guy from Essex, England who is the convener and stuff....maybe there will be possibilities. Also currently chatting with this Italian thing called Dante.

That's exactly what I love about these men....they have such fantastic names...gives me many many ideas ;).

And I have been rather disgusting this week...I had been having trouble finding a way to get back home from my classes on monday. So I met this guy, nice chap BTW, and we had a pretty decent time....not great as we both play on the same side. In any case, I kind of got him to drive me back home every monday :D.

My conscience did pinch a bit...but it was more or less like a mosquito bite, and I am used to that :P

Well....one more instance of the economics of promiscuity which I and Bruce had been talking about, when we were talking in real. He's been off since a while now...and I am absolutely clueless about it.

So far so good...lets see how things go! Will try to keep things updated :)

Cheers!

This Too Shall Pass!

Too much of a good thing, now, that disturbs the state of equilibrium, so the Universe, gnaws back at you. And It did Saturday night, I just could not wait for it to get done, just I kept repeating to my self, This Too Shall Pass...and I want to post this in detail, every nasty bit so I remember, that I look back and hopefully be able to laugh at it.

And I want to know if you have had worse, if not anything, I will fell better that, I am not alone, and the universe gnaws equally without discrimination < A, Scratch!!>

Woke up Saturday morning, happy and looking to spend the day at home, just myself, doing the odd job around the house and of course plan the week..and so I had the plumber walk in, to fix in a new form flow tap in the sink..made some chicken rolls and cold noodle salad for lunch ..and I was happy..then I decide to do G4M.

Must have been an hour or so into this session, see a message form a 30 year old man, works the airlines < I checked, was not a FA> and wanted to meet up and smoke up! I could not believe my luck, he seemed sensible enough, new to Chennai, so I decided to make do my best as a citizen and make him fell welcome!

We agreed that he should meet me 19:00 Hrs my place.

Picked him at the bus stand, apprehensive, when I saw him, not at all like his picture, but what the heck, lets go out with an open mind..and we walk back home, In the 10 min stretch, our man has got the out of me the average rental in the area, the train station co-ordinates, did he have nothing else to speak about...bad sign, so I move into salvage mode.

I generally do not mind smoking in the bed room, much as A hates it, but damn there was no way, he gets in, so I decided to sit in the living room, propped the Pink Hippo with my stash, and offered him a drink before he starts...man had other idea's,

"Can I look around the house?, That is if you don't mind" - How could I refuse, So I do the house proud fag thing, I even show him the empty kitchen cabinets...I get him back to his drink and ask him to roll, and ask him my favorite question these day's...Are you Bi Sexual, usually I get the most amusing answers and he does respond in the affirmative ...but seemed very shy, .. I probed further...only to find out that,

I am stuck with the only 30 year old virgin in the bloody airline!

I grabbed the joint, pulled out the laptop and generally started working W on the chat, I was high and well, stuck..,with a Virgin flightless flight attendant, who I think should have been made extinct the same time as the Do Do. and the conversation that followed...was to put it lightly, pure misery.

So when I made it clear that this will not go anywhere, guy walks up and asks me if I could borrow some of my smokes, I would have, resented it, but not now!

Friday Night!

A did mention that now I am doing hours, where I can do dates..well technically this was not one, but I must admit, it was one of the best times I have had in along time.

Now I see what A meant when he constantly craved a "Date".

We meet at Amethyst and agree that coffee does not work on Friday nights...we hit the "Liquid" lounge at the Rain Tree.

Busy night, but helps if you have friends, who the wait staff love and name dropping is an art you perfect in Delhi...Viola, I have my tired tush parked on one of the Barcelona Chairs, a few bottles of Kingfisher and just two guys talking..about friends, men, men in Chennai, coming out, life...

I must call up the "Naobab" in Pune and thank him for doing the introductions....I hope it was as good for P,and that this is not the last time we sup.

Track - Vintage Chapman on the speakers, nice!

Candy! That's what they use.

Mush@The Curry Closet, but I think so much will do for now, least I have to think of a new name for the blog, something mush, soft and Poof - Cotton Candy, sound nice?

A I love you babe, and since I will always have that + 5, on me, I get to dole out some advise. How you choose to use it, is again, none of my concern! There disclaimers done, lets get to the business of dole,

• Candy - Watch out boy, I've heard that Candy is bait often used, very successfully, when it comes to hungry brown bois.

• Dyke's - You will know them when you see pit hair longer then yours. Stay Away! You have only started trimming, don't want you getting feral again, do we?

• White Meat - I am sure you'll like Chicken, all you have to do is Spice it up a notch, Curry any one?

Finally no mush, but do wait for the next one. Ciao, will post after a smoke.

PS: emailed to blog this one, just easier.

PS

I forgot to mention, Bruce has got a job offer...and I think it was on my Birthday...how cool is that?

:D

winds of change

Pardon the cliched title...couldn't think of anything else right now.

In any case, if you have read B's post, you must have realized that lots have happened between my last post and this one...including my 25th B'day! So for a period of 10 days (counting the time difference phenomenon and all) Bruce and I are of the same age...there...I can almost see him making a face at that!

But yes, lots of things have change, for better or for worse, that remains to be seen. I have moved out of my job to study again, and its been a weird phase so far.

I am in the US, have become a regular at the LGBT centre in the campus and its very very refreshing to see normal people around. Fortunately or unfortunately, I don't have any particular liking for white meat...so the location doesn't offer any more oppurtunity than Chennai did, add to that the fact that for the time being I am living with a bunch of Bongs...that's Indian from West Bengal...and it almost feels at times that I am somehow stuck in some kind of a space-time wrap!

I MISS B! :(

But yes, it's a new beginning, and it's almost amazing how both our lives, that's B and I, have changed, hopefully for the better, in the last 2 months or so. What B has very coyly and conveniently forgotten to mention is that he has a fantastic job now....with great hours so he can actually have a friday date...which he tried to throw on me today over the mail :P

Well...no complaints there...I have a regular supply of candies from the Rainbow centre in here!

So right now, I am in the library opf the Rainbow centre, surrounded by gays and lesbians, and books and magazines all talking about gay issues and stuff. The DVD rack has almost all the movies B has been trying to download from the inetrnet since the past year or so...including the complete QAF (both UK and US...there)!

It's been awesome so far. The Curry Closet is going places....and its great!

I would not want to get into this cliche...but while I write this, my eyes are almost moist because I have been the lucky one amongst so many people...with great friends and awesome roommates.

Thanks B, for everything you are, and everything you are not!



PS: I still am 5 yrs younger....YIPPIE!!!