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In my home country, most people are homophobic. I haven't fully come out of the closet yet (only a few close friends know), but I'm thinking about embracing the "gay life" after moving to NYC.
Is it normal for gay guys to flirt in public? Do they give you their numbers if you strike up a conversation and there's a connection? Is most of the population open-minded?
In my home country, most people are homophobic. I haven't fully come out of the closet yet (only a few close friends know), but I'm thinking about embracing the "gay life" after moving to NYC.
Is it normal for gay guys to flirt in public? Do they give you their numbers if you strike up a conversation and there's a connection? Is most of the population open-minded?
why do you feel like you have to come out??
I really hate this.
just live and do your thing.
no one is entitled to know your sexual preferance.
I really just hate this, "I have to come out" crap.
no you dont, just be yourself, others will get it. soon enough...........
I really hate this.
just live and do your thing.
no one is entitled to know your sexual preferance.
I really just hate this, "I have to come out" crap.
no you dont, just be yourself, others will get it. soon enough...........
I know how you feel-- I have to "come out" as someone who lives in New York everytime I go home to my beloved Boston and I never know quite how to do it. Especially on a day like today which is opening day at Fenway where they will be raising the World Series flag.
I really hate this.
just live and do your thing.
no one is entitled to know your sexual preferance.
I really just hate this, "I have to come out" crap.
no you dont, just be yourself, others will get it. soon enough...........
The default sexual preference is straight, since that's what most people everywhere are. Perhaps the OP would simply like to be himself (gay) and be open with it. Perhaps he doesn't like keeping a secret or living another life.
It's his choice, either way and if he feels the need to come out his wishes should be respected.
As for the OP's questions, he'll have to visit NYC and make up his own mind of his impression of the city and whether it would be worth it to live here for himself. None of us can answer that for him.
He'll also need to balance that towards whether he can even get a visa to work in the US, and whether he can get a job that pays well in NYC (unless living in crowded basements in his thing).
In my home country, most people are homophobic. I haven't fully come out of the closet yet (only a few close friends know), but I'm thinking about embracing the "gay life" after moving to NYC.
Is it normal for gay guys to flirt in public? Do they give you their numbers if you strike up a conversation and there's a connection? Is most of the population open-minded?
Yes, generally gay men can be open in public (hold hands, flirt etc) without a problem in *most* parts of the city. There are several neighborhoods that have concentrations of gay bars and businesses such as Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Hell's Kitchen and the East Village.
NYC is largely a very progressive city and its easy to be openly gay here.
One note, there are a few homophobic people on this forum who may try to shame you --but feel free to ignore them. They are in the minority now.
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