The L(iving) word?

Half way through my marathon of the L word (just shut your eyes like you were told as a kid when something "nasty" is flashed on the screen), I realized something, why isn't there a regular hangout place for gay people in Kuwait? Girls have El Miseela, Mokan cafe (don't think it is lesbian du jour anymore though) and some other places. What about us boys? No no no, Victory gym in Jabriya and Columbus cafe in Salmiya do not count. These two places have the same faces over and over that I could draw the faces of the people in there without me even knowing them in person. And no, Gaydar is NOT a hangout place no matter how many people you've met there.

It dawned to me that the Kuwaiti lesbian stratosphere is a lot more organized than the gay one. Lesbians are living their lives, man! I personally know of at least 2 lesbian couples who have been together for God knows how long and are actually living together! Lesbians have their own hangout places, they have certain groups, heck, they can even visit their girlfriends in their bedrooms while their parents are in the living room without even suspecting a thing! Hats down to you girls/wannabe boys, in this country, who woulda thought you could swing it like that.


As for us guys, don't let me get started. It's a one heck of a murky we're in. I have yet to know about ONE long-term gay couple that at least own an apartment together. For most of us, it's all about how much you can score per week. If I combine any 2 of my gay friends, I could say that they have slept with almost every gay/curious guy in the country, and yet each has only been in 1 semi-serious relationship before. Add to that, none of them actually has gay friends. All their friends who happen to be gay are gay "friends", with quote marks. What is it with us queens that doesn't click when another gay guy is in the room, if it isn't let's-fuck-right-now, then it's battlefield-until-death. Pathetic.

Honestly, what exactly is wrong with it? why aren't we more organized, more accepting of each other, more loving of each other? heck, fuck all that, why aren't we more tolerant of each other? OK, I think this might be the effect of too much Sex and the city with a gay spin. But still, if anyone is even remotely interested in forming a friendship that is based on more than catty fights, it would be an answer from above.

So here here God, send normal gay guys to Kuwait! We're waiting!