Out in Thailand July 2013 by Out in Thailand Publishing Co.,Ltd.

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INSIDEOUT Features

35 Out on TV

10 Brains, Beauty and the Beat 18 Leonardo & Michelangelo 25 Baan Souy Resort 28 Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon 32 Ban Den Friends

36 Out at the Movies 38 Ask Darika 40 Out at the Docâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Out in Thailand guides, listings & maps

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Inside Out Out Post Shout Out ! Out in the Pink Mango

42 Out in Bangkok 52 Out in Koh Samui 56 Out in Chiang Mai 66 Out in Pattaya 74 Out in Phuket

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Dear James, Just wanted to write and say thank you for featuring CU Bar and Secrets Bar in your June issue. I am a customer of both these fine bars and it is about time they got the good publicity they deserve. Loved the rest of the mag too- keep up the good work! RW (Chiang Mai) Dear RW, email me with when you’ll next be there and you can buy me a glass of something witty! JB. Dear Editor, Your West Phillips interview had plenty of very good eye candy. More please? MC (Bangkok) Dear MC, Your wish is my command! Hope you enjoy our interview with cover guy Kim with his terrific pictures. JB. Dear Editor, I went online to your website and purchased your 2 e-books, Safe In My Lover’s Arms and Ban Den Friends and although the former is ok, the latter is absolutely brilliant. Obviously, the author has spent a long time in Thailand and has an intimate understanding of the lives of young Thai gays. I have learnt so much, had much confusion cleared up and was entertained. Thank you. CI (Sydney, Aus.) Dear CI, I am really proud to be able to publish this ground breaking novel and equally pleased that you enjoyed it so much. JB

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Welcome to our fabulous July issue which features hunky cover guy, Kim Tien, a great essay on Michelangelo and Leonardo plus all your regular favourites. Our latest sponsor, Le Meridien in Koh Samui are offering OUT iT readers, up to 50% discount this month- check out their ad on page 5! Thank to all those of you who have been following and commenting on my new online feature ‘OUT This Week’ at www.out-in-thailand.com – as usual, the feedback that we get from you, dear reader, is appreciated beyond thanks. I just bought a bottle of my usual cologne at www.him-n-her-perfume.com and cannot recommend them more highly- amazing prices and delivered to my doorgive them a try!

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OUT in the Pink Mango By Vitaya Saeng-aroon

Rome CLub

Rome Club returns! Rome Club was one of many legendary nightlight hangouts in Silom Soi 4. Almost 30 years ago, (in Thai, “Bar Rome”) it was one of the venues hipsters would die for. It did not only draw people who loved music – new hits right from the West, but also people who wanted to know who’s gay and who’s not. Many graduates dressed up to get together there to make sure they were counted among the cool crowd. And there’s no doubt, Rome was the very first for Thai gays to learn about being gay. Rome welcomed all sexual orientations and it was in the hearts of many Thai and foreign visitors. But one day, things changed. No one really knew for sure what inspired the owner of the bar to bring up a new door policy, from welcoming all sexual orientations to No gay/Katoey entry. So shocked, gay friends started to spread the news – faster than any social media tools today! Without gays, it meant no gays’ friends . Rome started to decline and the owner lost his life in Phuket. The 8

fall of Rome saddened many gays but now it’s time for reincarnation but not in Silom. A group of businessmen have launched Bangkok’s new Rome Disco Club in Huay Kwang district (Mengjai intersection). The’ve brought back all glamorous showgirls and promised happy memories for Bar Rome fansnow in their 30s and 40s. “Many gay clubs in Bangkok are now full of younger gays and play some music we older gays don’t know so where could they turn to?” said one Rome executive, adding, “If you miss ‘Day’, Thailand’s big showgirl star, and her friends, you should not miss the new Rome. Visit their glamorous venue and Facebook.com/ RomeDiscoClubBangkok.

Woody

The Ambassador. Of all the ambassadors to Thailand, American, Kristie Kenney, is one of the most loved. She is very gay-friendly, down-to-earth and full of joy. In the absence of Gay Pride in Bangkok, Kristie welcomed many gays and lesbians to parade to her beautiful residence instead. She hosted “LGBT Pride Reception” last month. This is not the first time she has reached out to LGBTs in Thailand. Earlier, she held a private meeting to get to know who is who in the scene and followed the US’s policy to bring LGBT issues to create equality around the world. I think USAID for Asia should hold some sort of creative public events to tell the world that they are serious about bringing equality to this land of smiles. Bonding with LGBT people at her residence is a good step to get to know each other more and gain trust. We are curious to know “what’s next”, transforming from policy into a piece of paper and then into “actions”. Any ideas to share?

Woody plans to come out? It seems Woody is getting more into V-shape. His face is smaller and he looks healthier. One of Thailand’s talk show hosts, Woody is known to be very friendly to all controversial figures and topics. His questions, well planned to draw wows, are very clever and sharp. He dares to ask his guests tough questions. Woody owns many popular TV shows and obviously an advocate, bringing gays and lesbians to his interviews without concerns about his advertisers. Lately, he supported a group of young gay couples who had become a Facebook sensation. These young gay couples even have their own big fan clubs. They are cute and bring good images to being gay in Thailand. No one knows if Woody will officially come out of the closet. We love him for his support and he serves the audience well. We want him to be happy and live a full life. Who knows one day he might interview himself! And I think the first question should be: ‘As a public figure, how coming out is important for you and Thailand?’ 9

Kim was born in Singapore and relocated to Australia five years ago. He is a chemical engineer by profession but his passion is modelling, singing and song writing. He maintains his perfect physical form by pumping iron at least four times every week and shares his thoughts, pictures and music through his dynamic blog at www.kimthenextphase.blogspot.com.au/. He has starred twice in Thailand Attitude and Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DNA magazine and he has written a song for a movie in Singapore where he used to have regular performing gigs. James Barnes spoke to this multi talented guy and discovered that beauty does not mean dumb. 10

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“I am 34 coming to 35 in November,” he says, candidly. “I wrote about being at the precipice of turning 30, summarising what happened in my past and how that affected me. I felt that I had to do something to mark that momentous occasion but soon found out after 30, that age is (cliché alert!) just a number. I wouldn’t want to turn back time because I would lose my maturity, all the lessons I have learnt and the precious experience I have gained. Being a clueless and maladjusted 18 year old again would be torturous!” He recalls growing up in Singapore: “My father died when I was eight and ever since then I felt that something was missing in my life. I became close to my mum but our family was not well-to-do so everyone had to work long hours and I was always left on my own. Somehow, without much supervision, I grew up disciplined and always scored straight A’s in exams. Perhaps being different (I didn’t know what “gay” was back then), I felt that there was something wrong with me and tried to over-compensate for that in terms of academic results. There is not much I can remember from my childhood except loneliness and lots of studying.” 11

But Kim is not a victim: “People tend to attribute their faults to their childhood but I think we should not blame the past. We should bear responsibility and take action to improve ourselves for a better future. I like to look forward- it’s much more productive to make plans for tomorrow and work towards those goals.” His relationship with his mother is paramount: “I came out to my mum before my friends. I felt there was something so special about my first loving sexual encounter, I had to share that with my mum, someone I love dearly—I didn’t think of what repercussions there could be. She was a wreck initially. She lost all appetite for a few months and kept blaming herself and wanted me to change. She even quarantined me from the rest of the family for fear that I had HIV (I blame the lack of HIV-education in Singapore at that time which I suspect is still a problem now).” 12

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Photo by Maz Smaily

Kim struggled with his sexual identity for some time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both my mum and I grappled with the same problem from totally different angles. After about five patient years of telling her that it was impossible for me to change and that being myself was the best way for me, she eventually altered her perception of me and gradually started to accept it. It was a hard journey because it took a while to convince even myself that being gay and not trying to change was the only path ahead of me.â&#x20AC;? 13

Photo by Brendan Fehr

Currently, Kim works for an international engineering consultancy in Melbourne but before that he lived in Sydney: “I was seconded to a refinery where I had to work with technicians, getting my hands dirty, wearing safety uniforms and gear. Of the three Australian east-coast cities I have worked in, Brisbane engineers are the hottest and they created much distraction during office hours (they ride bicycles to work, arriving in tights and sometimes not changing out of them for hours). Alas none of them made a move on me!” As you might expect from a model, Kim is a natural exhibitionist: “I am a nudist and quite active in that circle when I was in Sydney but less so in Melbourne- perhaps due to the much colder weather! I love to be naked in 14

Photo by Brendan Fehr

public. I like outdoor sex, group sex and especially when I am being watched. I am very uninhibited in bed and I can be quite kinky if I am in the mood.” This candour is at Kim’s heart: “I am downto-earth and perhaps too brutally honest. I think honesty is a trait that is harder to come by nowadays when people lurk in the realms of cyberspace where no one truly knows anyone else.” He is also realistic about his approach to modelling: “I step into every photo shoot with a healthy balance of trepidation and anticipation. I know how important chemistry between the photographer and the model is—it can make or break a shoot. That is why prior discussion needs to be done to remove any doubt so that things can kick off in the right gear. I do some stationary

Photo by Geoffrey Pereira

exercises to prime my muscles on location just before the shoot (push-ups, sit-ups, flexing, etc). Fortunately, I do a lot of nude shoots so wardrobe is less of a concern. I also prefer outdoor shoots and love to be naked and at one with nature.” He is also modest about his immodesty! “I think the most exciting thing about being a model is being able to see yourself in the finished product in the most flattering light, with all of your best features accentuated. It freezes your beauty in a medium that can last forever and be shared with friends and fans. The numerous compliments I get for my pictures never fail to make my day. Despite these compliments, I remain very humble. I still find it a little difficult to identify myself as “muscular” or a “hunk”

because I have a history of low selfesteem, something which I conquered by quitting self-hate and going to the gym to buff up my body.” Kim has been to Bangkok many times and he loves Thailand’s food, cheap shopping, professional and affordable massages and friendly people. “The gay community in Thailand (especially Bangkok) is very active and gay culture is accepted and can be seen everywhere but ultimately Thailand is still a conservative country,” he observes. “This throws up a unique combination that seems to clash in people’s minds but Thailand somehow makes it work. There are plenty of discos and saunas to meet both locals and international visitors and I love all of them. In my last trip, I did three separate photo shoots 15

Photo by Geoffrey Pereira

and I encountered a situation in the gay saunas that frustrated me a little. Hot Thai boys went straight for the Caucasians regardless and ignored the other Asians. I guess this was because Caucasians are much rarer in Thailand so they are more “exotic”. After living in Australia for five years, my taste in Caucasian men is quite sophisticated (there are a lot of cute and hunky white guys here) so it was harder for me to accept that Caucasians were more highly-desired than me in the Bangkok saunas.” Kim is excited about buying his my first property in a few months. “That is when I formally progress into the next phase of my life and secure my roots in Australia. I foresee the legalisation of same-sex marriage becoming a reality here now that our closest neighbour New Zealand has done just that. When that hope comes into fruition I will get married to my partner. This gives me at least two years to plan for my wedding—I am thinking of hiring a cruise ship and having the wedding on it. Apart from being extremely romantic, the guests can be locked on board this way and cannot leave! I will continue with my chemical engineering job for the next five to ten years (in order to pay off the mortgage) and my modelling, song-writing and performing. I will continue to model for as long as I can maintain my physique and am able to capture the attention of a loving audience.” Judging by the sexy pictures that Kim has shared with us here, that audience will grow and grow. Cover Picture courtesy of Maz Smaily, MegaPixel Photo Art, maz@megapixelphoto.com.au www.megapixelphoto.com.au

By Kenneth Dobson

Leonardo daVinci loved to wear pink or purple tights with matching velvet cape and puffy cap. He gathered a bevy of boys and men around him, which he clothed just as elegantly, especially naughty Salai, who joined the entourage at age ten and stayed close to Leonardo until the genius died of old age. Be assured that pink or violet was as flamboyant in Florence in 1500 as it would be now. At the age of 24, in April 1476, he and several other young men were charged with sodomy with a certain young goldsmith. The fact that they were not convicted even though charged a second time in June, was not due to innocence but because of the aristocratic status of most of the accused and the fact that homosexual acts were far from unusual in Florence in the years before 1490 when the conservative prophet Savonarola ignited a hotter brand of homophobia. 18

Michelangelo Buonarroti was twenty years younger than Leonardo. Unlike Leonardo, he was born and raised in a working-class neighbourhood of Florence to a pious father whom he respected. He lived and worked at home as long as he was in Florence. Michelangelo and his biographers insist he was chaste, and there is not a shred of credible contrary evidence. He wore severe clothes even when he could afford elegant finery as he mingled with Romeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elite. Michelangelo revolutionized Italian art and reintroduced the male nude as the supreme expression of creation. Even at the risk of exposing his own homosexual orientation and at the cost of defending himself to maintain his reputation and standing in society. He was gay. His mid-life love poems and erotic drawings to one Thommaso Cavalieri, whom he met in 1532, make that clear. Even

before that, no one who carefully studied his masterpieces, the sculpture of David or the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, could doubt his fixation on male flesh. It takes discernment, however, to differentiate between Michelangelo’s emotional and spiritual motivation and pornography. Leonardo was one, it appears, who did not have that discernment, or did not, at a key moment show it. When Michelangelo’s David was presented to Florence, Leonardo protested it was indecent1 and proposed a metal modesty belt, and that was done! 2 This could be one of the great ironies of gay history, that the outstanding proponent of unadorned nudity in art was so conservative in his personal life, whereas the “Queen of Florence” was reserved in his art. Well, some of it. In one rendering Leonardo depicts a nude

rider on horseback with a prominent erection. In a drawing of another lad affecting a pose like John the Baptist, with a finger pointed to heaven, so is his penis. Still, Leonardo’s objection to David’s obscenity was more than political, more than an attempt to ridicule his new rival – though it was that. Leonardo’s rebuttal to Michelangelo’s naked men was his Mona Lisa. Leonardo seems to be writing to Michelangelo when he says, many years later, “O anatomical painter in your desire for your nudes to display all their emotions, guard against your extreme awareness of the bones, chords and muscles making you a wooden painter.”3 Leonardo was looking at the way that Michelangelo drew men’s backs in his preparation to paint The Battle of Cascina in a competition between 19

the two of them. In Michelangelo’s drawings, the pathos and passion of the human condition is sublimely portrayed. Leonardo had another solution. The muscles you need to display emotion are your lips alone. Jones says the Mona Lisa “banishes Michelangelo’s men with a mocking smile.” Throughout his career, Leonardo was consistent and subtle in his representation of the human condition and his concept of sexual diversity. The fact that his nude figures are clothed, especially the angels he proliferated throughout his religious paintings, preserves ambiguity more than modesty. Leonardo did not push the cultural boundaries as hard as Michelangelo did. However, many of his religious works were notable for their lack of men, which was the very opposite of the way it was throughout 16th century Italian society where men dominated. One of Leonardo’s most renowned paintings was a meeting between St Anne and her toddler son St John the Baptist with St Mary and little Jesus. No men. This could have been forward thinking, but was probably more of an attempt to satisfy his patrons in Florence. Mary, there and elsewhere, was nearly a goddess. Certainly, the representations and venerations of her give that impression. Leonardo knew this. Michelangelo put Joseph back in the picture, literally. In contrast to Leonardo’s holy family of women begun in 1500, Michelangelo, in his Doni Tondo (completed in 1507), has Joseph towering over his family while his kneeling wife reaches around to present the Christ child to him. Michelangelo was an 20

advocate of the traditional family and a staunch Catholic. He wanted nothing to do with the way Leonardo blurred gender lines and roles, even when it came to the holy family in the city where the Mother of God reigned. He was enraged by Leonardo’s alternative familia made up of boys of suspicious gender presided over by the androgynous pater familias in effeminate attire. Here we have two iconic gay men leading two different life-styles and attempting to impact their world and live in it in radically different ways. It is a fiction that there is a gay “community” as if we are all one giddy family. It is a fact that there are great differences between gay men and women today as there were long ago. We do not agree on any number of things, and we compete. I was shocked to discover that several prominent scholars were opposed to a faculty position in queer studies a few years ago because they were nouveaugay and not born-gay. It is a fiction, also, that a chaste and celibate life-style is more honorable or spiritual, per se, than all other gay lifestyles. The old, gay patron with his stable of youth may be a cliché (or a dream) but it is not up to society, these days, to dictate whether it is normal or not. Suppression of such things is failing. Leonardo and his like have important, sometimes profound, contributions to make to life and culture. After Leonardo saw his vision of the Last Supper, no representation of that event can ignore it. Every passion play, even by the most homophobic church, shows the Last Supper Leonardo’s way. We can say that the Church knows what Mary looked

like because Leonardo and Michelangelo and their student, the sublime Raphael. Icons were sacred images but their paintings were portraits. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impact. In a way, the Renaissance artists of Florence represent two main branches of gay-dom: the out-queen who loves boys, and the celibate male who sublimates. There are other branches, including the out-male who loves men, closeted youth who are scared, gay men who need ambiguity, plus many more. Florence in 1500 had other gay guys, so many that a word in German for gay is based on the German form of the name of the town Firenze. We have our Leonardos: our Andy Warhols and Liberaces with their outlandish flagrance, ala Oscar Wilde, as well as our more subdued types like Somerset Maugham, U.S. President James Buchanan, Bishop Gene Robinson and Richard Chamberlain. We have our Michelangelos, too, who would rather be celibate and chaste and find other ways to express their love of men.

The council meeting was recorded verbatim and is found in Archivio dell’ Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Deliberanzioni degli Operai 1496-1507, published in Giovanni Gaye, Carteggio inedito d’artisti dei secoli XIV, XV, e XVI, Florence 1840, vol 2, pp. 455-63.

The device was “a brass thong with twenty-eight copper leaves” says Jonathan Jones (2010) The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo & the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance. London: Simon and Schuster.

Jean-Paul Richter, ed 1883. The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci in Vol 1, n. 363, p. 190 of the 1977 edition with comments by Carlo Pedretti. Oxford.

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Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon by Pied Piper

Imagine a land all but untouched by the passage of time. A land of some 750,000 souls which had no television until 1999.A land whose King decided in 2005 that its future had to be democracy, and then abdicated so his son could lead the country in this new direction. A land where prosperity is measured not by Gross Domestic Product, but by Gross National Happiness, arevolutionary indicator that even the United Nations has now included as a measure of a countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress. 28

This is the Kingdom of Bhutan, a country which few have visited. Tourism was first encouraged only in 1974, when 287 intrepid travellers made the trip. By the late 1990s, the annual number had risen to 7,000. In 2010, as a mark of rapidly growing interest in the country, the total was almost 41,000. For those who do make the trip, the country offers aunique and extraordinary experience. Tours can be tailored to a specific number of days;so it is important to do some homework and decide where and for how long you want to visit. The minimum I recommend is five nights, allowing you to experience Thimphu, Punakha and Paro. If you have more time, add in a couple of days to visit the little hillside town of Trongsa to the east. But all travellers should knowthat Bhutan has a policy of encouraging “high-end” tourism. Those on tour packages pay a nightly fee of US$250 in the high season – March to May and

September to November – or $200 during the rest of the year. Travelling as an individual, there is a supplement of about $40 per night. Whilst that sounds expensive, do remember what it includes – all accommodation (a mix of hotels and nice guest-houses), all meals, all transportation with vehicle, driver and a full-time guide, all entrances to official buildings (of which you will see many) and all taxes. Clearly not for backpackers, but not unreasonable for what you get. Arriving by air, you descend through one of the most twisty, jaw-dropping approaches to any airport. Paro is situated 2,230 meters above sea level, and you spend part of your trip at this and higher elevations. So take things easy on your first day. On my ten-day visit in 2008, the first twowere spent in the capitalThimphu, now less than an hour’s drive from Paroairport. Oddly, the first thing I 29

noticed were chillies drying in the sun. Like Thais, Bhutanese love spicey food (worry not: for tourists,the chilli content is kept to a minimum)! Wandering around Thimphu is similar to wandering around many Himalayan towns, although the architecture is understandably different. Out in the countrysideit is quite common to find large phallic symbols adorning the walls of houses! Indeed, near Punakha there is a small temple where the monk will bless couples with a giant penis – not his own, I hasten to add! The main sight in Thimphu is the Dzong to the north of the town. Each town has its own Dzong, a Bhutanese mix of monastery, temple and administrative centre. Each is different and each a “must see”.If you are here during a major Festival, you are in for a wonderful treat. Thousands turn up in traditional dress for a day of reveling with dancing, marching bands, parades and the whole hoopla of a celebration. 30

I spent part of the second day on my first trek – a short, gentleone. About 15 kms north of Thimphu past the Dzong, the road suddenly ends. A trail on one side of the mountain gets you to Tibet two days later; on the other, to India! But we went upwards to visit the lovely little monastery at Cheri Goemba. Thank goodness only 250 meters up, because I was huffing and puffing within five minutes. The next day, my guide and driver took me over the pass at Dochu La (3,140 meters) and all the way down to Punakha.At the confluence of two mountain streams, here sits one of the gems of Bhutan – the Punakha Dzong. Rising during the dawn mist, we were driving down to the river when the sun suddenly burst forth. The sight that greets you as you turn the bend towards the Dzong is pure picture-postcard material. Breathtaking!

From Punakha, I had a monstrously long 13-hour drive over two mountain passes to Bumthang, with only a short stop at the lovely Dzong at Trongsa. Bhutan’smountain roads are not for the faint- hearted and can be awesomely narrow with ravines to one side. But so far it’s the only way to travel!Frankly, despite several sights in the area and an interesting Dzong, I found Bumthang rather boring. It’s just not worth the long drives there and back. Much better, as I suggested, to stop at Trongsa and spent a night or two there. On the return, we drove over the mountains again to Wangdue near Punakha and yet another picturesque and fascinating Dzong. If you make that trip at the end of November, consider a short excursioninto the Probjikha Valley. Here is the glorious sight of rare blacknecked cranes arriving attheirwinter home.

Then it was west past Thimphu to Paro for two nights and the highlight of any trip to Bhutan: a visit tothe Tiger’s Nest. This tiny monastery literally hangs from a sheer cliff face 900 meters from the floor of the valley. To get thereyou must climb by zig-zagging 500 meters up to the monastery’s 3,300 meter elevation (and do start early before the ascent becomes very hot),. Thankfully, there’s a café about half way up (but no oxygen bottles)! Guide-books say the trek takes two hours. I took three! But I was thrilledto have actually made it, for it is spectacular. Next morning, it was back to the airport for the early Druk Air flight to Bangkok. Druk is a splendid airline and its pilots are amongst the few certified to make the treacherous approach into Paro. Try to get a window seat, for you may have a stunning view of the Himalayas, a fitting end to a visit to the Land of the Thunder Dragon. 31

Ban Den Friends Mack (Part 2) By Kenneth Dobson

and wet towels. He was ordered not to move—not even to turn over without help. More IVs and packets of fluids came. Any liquid going in or coming out was measured and recorded. When, to the amazement of the doctor and nurses, Mack never developed nausea, some of the medicine began to come as pills. So passed the first three days.

When Mack got sick he was sick all at once. It was sudden and severe. Dr. Kriengsak did a cursory examination and assumed his professional posture. “I want to admit you, right now.” He didn’t even wait to get Mack into a room before installing an IV drip. Blood tests proved what Mack’s lemon yellow eyes had suggested. His temperature soared. The nurses tried to keep the records a secret but Mack could read a thermometer. It went up to 106 F. “108–you die,” Mack remembered. The orderlies stripped the patient and cooled him down with sponge baths 32

Many of Mack’s family came every day or so. Many visitors came. Some of them were of higher status than he or his condition warranted, Mack thought. Dr. Kriengsak stopped in four times a day. The hospital room turned into a fruit exchange. Former students stopped by with obligatory baskets of fruit and left with fruit from other baskets. But the constant caregiver was Noom. He was the one who slept on the couch in the room, emptied the bedpans, mopped the brow, and ran the errands. He hardly ever left the hospital. “Don’t you have to go to work?” Mack finally thought to ask. “Not today,” Noom replied evasively. Others offered to take turns doing the night shift. Noom declined to relinquish his post, to their relief, naturally. After a week Dr. Kriengsak admitted, “I wasn’t sure we were going to save you.” “Anytime you think that, I expect you to tell me,” Mack bristled.

“Many patients can’t handle it,” the physician countered. “I can, and I want to know,” Mack insisted. Every day saw progress. The “‘numbers” began to improve. A smidgeon of appetite, he was allowed to trundle his IV pole into the bathroom, riding on Noom’s shoulder. He took baths out of bed; rather, he stood passively keeping his IV hook-up dry yet dripping steadily, while Noom washed him like a statue in a park. In ten days he was sent home. Mack had outgrown the duty of dorm father after a couple of years. He had a three-room house near the school. Noom moved in without any discussion, and continued his care-giving. He mixed Hales Blue Boy brand syrup in countless glasses of water, counted out pills as needed. He did laundry and then he attacked the house. There is no other word for Noom’s approach to housecleaning. He scoured surfaces that had been unscathed since soon after the lumber had been cut from the trees. He dusted and mopped, not occasionally, as Mack had, or weekly, as his erstwhile housekeeper had, but daily. Mack finally went back to The Academy from time to time, and after two months he went back to work. Noom never moved out. In later years Mack reflected on it this way: “But above all: he loves me. Often one cannot be sure of such a thing. The measure of it is hard to take. I too was unsure of it for several months despite his devotion. There was no sense to it. In countless ways we are so different. My realization of the strength

of his love came when it might have been about to end. Of all my visitors, only the one who loved me was constant.” Mack’s main job was to see that The Academy developed the best international school in the area. With almost a hundred and thirty years of history and alumni in key posts all over the world, that should have been a snap. It was not that easy. “Let me put it this way,” Mack said repeatedly, “we have five-thousand pairs of parents with ten-thousand ideas about what is best for their children. And none agree.” From this distance it seems ridiculous that Mack was nearly eliminated from The Academy before being installed. One of the missionaries heard that Ajarn Pongsak was hiring a HOMOSEXUAL to work at The Academy. That was bad enough. Worse yet, he was going to be an administrator, a leader, a representative of the Church. Well if Ajarn Pongsak was too weak to stand for Christian values, then other people would certainly step into the front line to arrest this corruption before “all we have worked for is defiled.” The first step was to send a letter to the board to warn them of the danger that was being insinuated into their beloved institution. The missionary followed this up with a visit to the chairman of the board, a wealthy, conservative Christian banker. The visit was not entirely satisfactory from the missionary’s point of view. All the chairman agreed to do was mention to the director that the missionary was concerned. Privately, 33

the chairman told Ajarn Pongsak that he was aggravated to have the missionary interfering with the administration of the school so long after the school had been turned over to Thai control. Ajarn Pongsak didn’t ask what the chairman thought of his candidate for assistantdirector, and the chairman didn’t say. Then the missionary tried to derail the plan by asking pastors to pray for the homosexual who was being promoted at The Academy. “What shall we pray for?” one pastor dared to ask. “Why, that the man be blocked from corrupting our children!” “Don’t you want him to change from being a homosexual?” That had been the theme of one missionary’s best known sermons. For some reason, however, the missionary took the mention of it as a sign that the pastor would be uncooperative in this effort to purify the church. Mack was inclined to argue with the missionary and wanted to challenge him to a debate on the facts. “There’s no scientific proof of anything he is saying,” Mack stormed. “He even misrepresents the Bible.” “Save your energy,” Ajarn Pongsak advised him. “That sort will never pay attention to any evidence they disagree with.” That was twenty years ago. Mack retained his position, and his roles increased as he proved how much he could accomplish. One accomplishment was to secure a deal with the Americans in Asia Foundation to provide two recent graduates every two years as volunteer teachers at The Academy. Sam Dykstra 34

was in the third pair. That was the year The Academy opened its big new International Academy on land just north of Ban Den. Mack was put in charge of the International Academy, so he didn’t have to drive into the city every day. When Ajarn Pongsak retired, The Academy board offered the position of director to Mack. After a respectful amount of time, Mack declined. “There are two reasons,” Mack told the chairman. “One is that we don’t need controversy in these times when competition is so stiff among schools.” The chairman interrupted, as is the right of a chairman, “But our position as the top international school is solid. We are way ahead of the others. Surely, you’re not still worried about what parents say about you and Noom, are you?” “Well, people talk. It could make a difference. We don’t need that. Anyhow, the main reason is I’m almost retirement age. Find someone who can run the school for several years.” “Six years is several years. You’re only 54,” the chairman argued. Mack couldn’t be persuaded to change his mind. He really liked living near the school after all those years of going into town every day. The new campus was so close he walked back and forth. As far as Mack was concerned, life was shaping up very well—always a good reason to be extra alert. Next month: Ying You can get the unabridged novel at www.out-in-thailand.com/shop

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A Lemon Entry

As if to make sure that Sherlock Holmes remains the most depicted screen character of all time, CBS has made yet another update to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective hero. You can see it on True Series (True Vision ch.57) but unless you need a laugh, don’t bother. CBS approached the BBC about their 21st century, London based, Sherlock as soon as it aired. Then they went off and produced Elementary. BBC lawyers are keeping a close watch. Fans of Holmes are not. Soap opera and Trainspotting star, Jonny Lee Miller plays the lead role with all the conviction of a monkey at a typewriter and Lucy Liu is the improbable Dr Joan Watson, suggesting she could not act her way out of a wet paper bag. Talking of monkeys at typewriters, the script is appalling; written by an American

who you can almost hear thinking, ‘Now how would an Englishman say this?’ and despite being set in contemporary New York, he has the same problem with his native characters too. The only mystery is how this junk made its way onto the screen and how on earth a second series was commissioned. Conan Doyle’s spirit is absent unless you count the sound of him spinning in his grave. Not only has Watson endured a sex change but Holmes’ nemesis, Professor Moriarty has also fallen victim to the scalpel. In this version, the sleuth’s notorious misogyny is subsumed and Natalie Dormer’s super crook is his ridiculous love interest. Dormer’s idea of evil is to make her mouth slide up one side of her face to produce a venomous smile and the whole business is just so much tosh. If Elementary is up for any awards, it is sure to be a lemon entry. 35

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ACTING STRAIGHT

By Brian Baxter

MONTGOMERY CLIFT

‘Clift was beautiful - the way movie stars are meant to be. Does his torture bear out that secret permission by which viewers can aspire to same sex fantasies? Clift’s career helps us to see (or suspect) that sort of double agentry in all films. After all, the dark is the greatest closet, and the most obliging’: David Thomson, Film Historian. ‘The only person I know who is in worse shape than me.’ Marilyn Monroe – his co-star in The Misfits. When Montgomery Clift died of heart failure aged just 45, his death was described as the longest suicide in history. His consumption of alcohol and drugs, combined with general ill-health was legendary. He sought psychiatric help but proved unable to stop the consumption of booze and lethal cocktail of drugs he carried, even on the sets of movies. His background was not helpful: a doting mother (obsessed by her ‘grand’ past) and a right wing bigot for a father (who lost his money in the depression) and a twin sister who beat him by minutes to the limelight. He left home early and took up acting against his father’s wishes, 36

gaining great experience through his teens and twenties He was gorgeously good looking and even after a dreadful car accident on the way home from a party at his best pal’s home (Elizabeth Taylor) remained so thanks to plastic surgery - until his death. The accident happened whilst they were filming one of the dullest films of his career, Raintree County, and nearly cost him that career. He made only 17 films (plus a TV movie of Noel Coward’s Hay Fever in 1937) and many of them are superb. Few more so than his official debut, Howard Hawks’ epic western Red River in which he matched John Wayne in a masochistic, fraught father - son style relationship. Clift worked for a few great movie directors: William Wyler, Alfred Hitchcock, Hawks and gave fine performances in films by journeyman directors, notably in The Young Lions (Dmytryk) and Judgement at Nuremberg (Kramer). He was one of the trio of actors who dominated the 1950s and part of the ‘60s – the others being James Dean and Marlon Brando. None survived their golden years, although Brando kept on working past his prime.

Clift began working on stage in his teens, making his Broadway debut in the mid ‘30s but did not make a movie until the late ‘40s The intense western made him a star and his combination of beauty and talent honed in the theatre, and life, seemingly ‘assured’ a great future. He was taken under the wing of an older woman – a wealthy actress and remained with the obsessed mother figure for a decade, during which time she influenced his choices – not always for the better. Allegedly she had him turn down the lead in Sunset Boulevard, written by Billy Wilder with Clift (and her?) in mind. However, good parts did came his way and he was magically cast as the opportunistic lover in a version of Henry James’ Washington Square filmed as The Heiress - teamed with the incomparable Ralph Richardson and Olivia de Havilland.

for rough trade. The role of the bi-sexual husband to Liz, an army major besotted by an enlisted man, would have been perfect for Monty but even with Taylor agreeing to put up her substantial fee to help get him insured it passed him by. The part went to Marlon Brando: a good second choice if not the right one. It might have been the actor’s last movie and a better one than the European made The Defector, which he completed the year before. His body was discovered by his partner in his New York home: a short, often magnificent career ended through sheer fatigue. Arguably no actor brought, so successfully, such heartfelt portraits of anguish and despair to the screen.

By this time he was a star and double luck came in the shape of A Place in the Sun: not only a great role in a major movie but it also matched him with Elizabeth Taylor at her most radiant. She became his greatest friend throughout the rest of his troubled life. His other major films included From Here to Eternity (magnificent as the bullied soldier) and his heartbreaking performance as a traumatised victim of the Nazis in Judgement at Nuremburg remains seared in the mind of every viewer. He was to have played opposite Taylor for the fourth time in Reflections in a Golden Eye, who admired him greatly whilst disapproving of Clift’s penchant 37

ASK KA DARI

Auntie Darika answers your questions about love and life. Please contact her at: darika@out-in-thailand.com. You can also find more helpful advice on her website: www.askdarika.com

Dear Darika, I have been chatting online and on the phone to a bright, good-looking, well-mannered 30-year-old. He is Burmese, works in a Bangkok restaurant from 10:00 am until midnight and makes 7,500 baht a month. He says they give him one day off a month. He is educated and has computer skills. I need someone in my office so I told him we could discuss a job that would give him a way out. On Visaka Bucha Day we planned to meet for the first time and spend the day together. He phoned and said he and his brother had to go to three temples to do Buddhist stuff and we would meet in the afternoon. About 3:00 PM he called and said he was at the apartment of a Burmese friend, who lives with a farang 38

boyfriend. He would not take a taxi on his own and insisted I go to him. When I arrived he seemed to be alone. The friend and his farang BF were out and his brother was asleep in the next room. We talked for a while. He told me he was a virgin. Before long there was a lot of kissing and a little physical activity. Honestly, I was afraid the brother would wake up or the other two would suddenly walk through the door. I was very uncomfortable. He said that he, his brother and sister work in the same place. He takes their salaries and puts the money away for them. They are under his control because he is the oldest. They never go out- just work and sleep. When he wants to go somewhere his brother expects to go, too. So he could not possibly go to my place, where I had made preparations for romance and a really nice dinner. I did not want to have fun on the sofa or in the bedroom of the two friends whom I have never met. Finally I just left.

I really like this guy but it is all very complicated. He could not live with me unless his brother slept on the living room floor. He says the brother does not know he is gay, even though he chats with older men on his iPhone and they frequently visit a friend who shares a bed with a farang. This encounter has made me very depressed and I realise how lonely I am. I was embarrassed, felt rejected and wasted a perfectly good Viagra. I am not sure what I should do. Gentle Reader, My goodness! Nobody could make up a tale like this, although it sounds like your friend may be bending the truth more than a bit. First of all, Darika would love to know how a slave who makes 7,500 a month can afford an iPhone. Mine cost more than I paid for my first car!

protect them while they are away from home since he is the oldest. Honestly, there may be some allusions to truth in this story but my guess is that there are not many. In my admittedly-vast experience I have learned that people who tell one big lie are likely to lie most of the time just to survive or to get what they want. Forget what I said about this is an impossible story to make up. Human creativity is limitless. Walk away from this, dear, and save your Viagra for a better day. Love and luck, Darika

Darling, 30-year-old virgins only happen on the big screen unless they were born deformed or join cloistered religious orders in their early teens. You attached two swimsuits photo of this Burmese lad, which are hardly innocently virginal. I have actually seen his profile on the same phone app where you probably did. From the photos of him posing with sports cars and in places with nice furniture he obviously knows and is comfortable with people of means. You cannot free this guy from â&#x20AC;&#x153;slaveryâ&#x20AC;? until he frees his own siblings. How can they learn to be responsible adults if they cannot even be responsible for their own wages? If this story is the truth, he apparently feels that he has to 39

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Massage health benefits

A soothing massage can help you unwind, but it has other health benefits (and risks) too. Massage is a general term for pressing, rubbing and manipulating your skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Massage therapists use their hands and fingers for massage but may also use forearms, elbows and feet. Massage may range from light stroking to deep pressure techniques. Types of Massage Swedish: this is a gentle massage using long strokes, kneading, deep circular movements, vibration and tapping to help you relax. Deep-tissue: this technique uses slower, more forceful strokes to target the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissues to help with muscle damage from injuries. Sports: similar to Swedish massage but is geared toward sports people to help prevent or treat injuries. Benefits of massage Some studies have found massage helpful for: • Stress relief • Managing anxiety and depression • Pain • Stiffness • Blood pressure control • Sports-related injuries • Boosting immunity • Cancer treatment 40

By Doc John

Some people enjoy massage because it involves caring, comfort and a connection with the massage therapist. Despite its benefits, massage isn’t meant as a replacement for regular medical care. Risks of massage Massage is generally safe as long as it’s done by a trained massage therapist. But massage isn’t appropriate for everyone. Discuss massage with your doctor first in cases of: • Unexplained pain or other symptoms • Burns or open wounds • Cancer • Blood clots • Fractures • Rheumatoid arthritis • Severe osteoporosis Some forms of massage can leave you feeling a bit sore the next day. Most serious problems come from too much pressure during massage. Rarely massage can cause: • Internal bleeding • Nerve damage • Temporary paralysis • Allergic reactions to massage oils or lotions Massage can be useful to help you take charge of your well-being and stress reliever. You can learn to do self-massage or to massage with a partner.

JULY 2013

OUT in Bangkok If you like buzzing big cities, Bangkok is for you! Public transport, taxis, tuk-tuks, buses and motorcycle taxis are plentiful. There are many markets, glitzy malls, beautiful temples and museums, as well as the bars and shows for which the city is famous. The Sathorn/ Silom area forms the core of Bangkok’s central business district and is home to a number of embassies. Silom Road offers shopping opportunities, including the Patpong Night Market. Silom/Surawong are most popular with English speaking visitors and has the most popular venues catering to gay tourists.

Bangkok is the gay capital of Asia. Most visitors go to Suriwongse, Silom and Sathorn Road. Santuary Spa by A* is an elegant place to be. A feature among many massage spas, which include The Prince’s Men’s Spa* is the relaxed atmosphere. If meaty muscle guys get you hot, head for The Tawan Bar*. Up2 Salon* will make you beautiful! Tarntawan Place Hotel* is at the centre of the action. Eat at Dick’s Cafe*, Telephone Pub* is always busy and night owls party at DJ Station*. For a magnificent and sparkling cabaret show, watch out for The Playhouse. College-aged Thai men and business professionals go to Ramkhamhaeng (Lamsalee) and Kamphaeng Pet Road. These popular gay Thai areas are mainly Thai-for-Thai culture with different rules to 42

those in Silom. They are not money boys nor looking for foreigners to date. It is worth a trip here if you just like to watch or have a date already. Soi 89/2 draws thousands of university students, working professionals, and those that just like a good time. The most popular places are Club 9 Café, Singapore Pub, See Men, Seek, Blue, and DoorDum. Although it is probably 98% Thai, the foreigners are welcome as long as they remain polite. It is an insult to proposition a patron with money! For all the venues, check out our maps and listings and www.out-inthailand.com *= Readers’ Choice Award Winner

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WHY WAIT TO TREAT YOURSELF?

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OUT in Koh Samui

Jungle covered hills, secluded beaches - the perfect tropical island get away for gay boys. Recharge in spas; lounge around pool villas, beach walks, sip cocktails in a beach bar and sparkle on the balmy evening party circuit. Gay life on Samui is smaller, less exuberant than most other Thai destinations but full of exotic surprises.

Gay day/nightlife is along Chaweng Beach Road. At the north end, opposite Nora Beach Resort is Emerald Green Mens Club* focused on high quality massage and body treatments, they are also the Gay & Lesbian Information Centre*. Opposite Akyra Resort is Tropical Fah Samui & Cafe/Bar* massage, drinks, snacks, event evenings & Rainbow Scuba & Tour agents. Near Solo Bar is Gaypoint bar, food, no takeaway staff and for ladyboy/ gay cabaret shows, check out close by Starz Cabaret* and Moulin Rouge. While Green Mango* Sound Bar and Sweet Soul mixed disco/bars are still popular with gays, ARK Bar on the beach - pool, food, DJ’s – is now a trendy haunt for gays in a young, international, mixed crowd. The swanky, new, roadside Drink Gallery @ The Library Resort is fast becoming a gay afternoon/evening stop for a classy drink, snack/meals with a mixed crowd. South Chaweng, opposite Trade Winds Resort is Mekkala Men Spa & Site 52

Bar rejuvenating massage and evening drinks. In Bo Phut is restful Tropical Garden Lounge Resort* close to charming Fisherman’s Village with beach side restaurants and their Friday evening Walking Market. Opposite Karma Resort is Banyan House B&B, Coffee Garden & Restaurant. If you are looking for five star luxury, Le Meridien is a gay friendly option that should not be overlooked and are offering massive discounts of up to 50% to OUT iT readers, this month. The Five Islands Restaurant* beach side at Ban Taling Ngam is also the starting point for Emerald Green on Blue @ Five Islands* gay only, all day excursion. For all venues see our maps and listings www.out-in-thailand.com also www. gaykohsamui.net & www.gay-samui. com *= Readers’ Choice Award Winner

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OUT in Chiang Mai Chiang Mai is known as ‘The Rose of The North, renowned as the cultural capital of Thailand, nestles in bucolic beauty and is blessed with a milder climate than most Thai holiday destinations. Inside the moated, old city walls, find the inviting Yokka Dok* bar/restaurant. Just outside the wall is the excellent Miguels Mexican Restaurant. CU Bar and Secrets Bar are both near the night bazaar and are great local watering holes. The two main gay centres are outside the moat. The Chang Pueak area, north of the moat is where you will find Adam’s Apple Club- sensational show and a collection of beautiful guys. Across the road is Lotus Hotel & Garden Bar, an established Chiang Mai institution. Gemini Massage has regular promotions and is recommended. Nimmanhaeminda and Santitham have a hip and happening scene of bars. On Huay Kaew Road, you will find the excellent Pern’s Restaurant with a marvellous Mediterranean menu to savour. For a work out or chill out, go to The House of Male*, from midday to midnight with pool, steam room, gym, private rooms, bar and food. Tuesday and

Thursday are ‘Buddy Nights’- very popular with students from the local university. Nearby is the long established PJ’s Place guesthouse, renowned for sweet and personal service, as well as Mansfield Residence* with its very own excellence and quality accommodation. See Man Pub* on the canal road is a late night choice. Radchada Garden Cafe* for breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a drink with friends. On the east side of the city, on the bank of the River Ping, Club One Seven has superb accommodation, bar, sauna, pool and gym in a complex comprising two

traditional Thai teak houses. For a great massage and more go to The Blues Club and Sanctuary Spa is just inside the south west corner of the wall and is a one stop for facial, body and massage treatments. Just half an hour from the city centre towards Doi Saket is your unique romantic getaway, Soulmates Retreat and Flight of The Gibbon* is a thrilling adventure attraction. The Podology Centre* for one stop foot care. For all the venues, check out our maps and listings, www.radchada.com and www.out-in-thailand.com *= Readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice Award Winner

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PRIVATE & CENTRAL Mansfield is located within walking distance to much of the Old City and Chiangmai nightlife. Discreetly off the main thoroughfares, away from prying eyes. Close to the heart of the city, in a quiet garden setting. LUXURIOUS EXECUTIVE SUITES Executive Suites at MansField are elegantly appointed with comfortable contemporary furnishings and large en-suite bathrooms with in-room personal Jacuzzi’s. MODERN BAR & RESTAURANT Mansfield provides comfortable Indoor or Outdoor Bar and Dining options with a selection of Thai and Western comfort food. OUTDOOR GARDEN & BARBEQUE GRILL Relax in the Garden by the waterfall on stylish relaxing furniture with a drink or enjoy a selection of BBQ food from the western style menu.

PRIVATE INTIMATE LOFT RETREAT The Loft Retreat is a unique top floor space overlooking Mount Doi Suthep where some low key entertainment in the evening provides a private and intimate atmosphere. ROOFTOP TERRACE WITH RARE MOUNTAIN VIEWS MansField’s rooftop terrace has rare mountain views of Doi Suthep and captures cooling breezes all year round.

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50 Bon Tong Productions 053.219.524 99 C.S. Floral Design 089.636.5109 51 137 Pillars House 053.247.788 30 Hollywood Unisex Hair Salon 053.233.370 43 Club One Seven 053.274.317 59 Suprakrit Printing 053.404.427 60 Come On Place www.comeonplace.net f 58 The Podology Centre 089.633.8586 2 Lotus Hotel 053.215.376 f 75 Mansfield Residence 053.410.458 Restaurant & Cafés 12 PJ’s Place Hotel & PJ’s Tours 053.404.894 053.226.590 76 Qi 68 082.620.2227 21 Beccofino Trattoria 56 Chez Marco 053.207.032 5 Santitham Guesthouse 053.406.449 053.215.376 16 Soho Bar & Guesthouse 053.404.175 2 Garden Bar 084.803.4265 20 Soulmates Retreat www.soulmates-retreat.com 38 Kampangmuang Gallery 053.277.482 41 Souvenir Bed & Breakfast 053.206.165 52 La Fourchette 64 Lemontree Restaurant 053.222.009 33 The Rachamankha 053.904.111 75 Mansfield Residence 053.410.458 Bars & Pubs 70 Miguel’s Cafe www.miguels-cafe.com www.radcahda.com 36 2 Brothers bar 053.206.403 65 Nae Nae Restaurant 053.215.010 25 CU Bar Night Bazaar CU Bar 15 Perns Restaurant 081.882.7466 2 Garden Bar 053.215.376 71 Prego Restaurant 053.219.524 38 Kampangmuang Gallery 084.803.4265 f 50 Radchada Garden Café 088.591.4554 62 Marina Marina Bar 6 Sabaidee Santitham Restaurant 053.894.955 15 Pern’s and Darling Wine Bar 053.215.010 40 Sangdee Gallery & Café 16 Soho Bar & Guesthouse 053.404.175 50 Radchada Garden Café 053.219.524 1 Spirit House 084.803.4366 57 Ram Coffee & Bar 084.501.2224 4 The Crystal Restaurant 053.872.809 6 Sabaidee Santitham Restaurant 089.951.4554 28 The Gallery 053.248.601 25 Secrets Bar Night Bazaar Secrets Bar 26 The House & Ginger Restaurants 053.419.011 16 Soho Bar & Guesthouse 053.404.175 13 West Restaurant 080.497.9398 f 54 Yokka Dok 053.449.529 54 Yokka Dok 053.449.529

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Pattaya has a bustling, vibrant scene 24 hours a day. Shopping starts at sumptuous malls- Central Festival, Royal Garden, Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plaza and The Avenue. For the Movies, cinemas abound. For dining, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a range of restaurants suiting all tastes and budgets.

In the daytime, you can play at the gay beach at Jomtien. Dong Tan Beach. The Jomtien Complex has a variety of gay bars, restaurants, and hotels. Rainbow Property and Pattaya Hotmale is your one-stop info and cafe centre. The Venue is the flagship hotel, and cabaret show bar, with regular new spectacular shows. The Poseidon Hotel and Spa + Bistro Oscar* is a landmark and Spilia Karaoke at Ganymede Hotel & Sauna is worth 66

a visit. Mata Hari is an excellent eatery and, not too far down the road is the luxurious Baan Suoy Resort. The Rome Hotel also guarantees a warm Thai welcome. Image Limousine* for reliable car service. The longest established gay area is Boyztown. Here, and in the adjacent Pattayaland, you can find a selection of 25 establishments. The illuminated sign of Boyztown is the adopted logo for Gay Pattaya. Boyz Boyz Boyz is the oldest

and original male gogo bar in Pattaya and their show is a “must see” and Panorama Pub* and Funny Boys* are favourites. NAB* Disco is a hotspot. The Sunee Plaza area, with around 50 assorted establishments, is the largest of Pattaya’s gay nightlife zones. It’s a vibrant and energetic area with lots of fun and enjoyment on offer, whatever your tastes. Flight of The Gibbon* is a thrill a minute attraction. Get away to Koh

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17 Chokdee Guest House 23 DD Inn 18 Dolce Vita Guesthouse Mewie 20 East Suites 26 Ganymede Bar and Guest House 23 Good Buddies Inn 39 Iluka Serviced Residence & Cafe 34 Orchid Guest House f 12 Poseidon Hotel 5 Room Club Guest House 6 The Venue 4 Tui’s Place Guest House & Restaurant

Bars & Pubs

Cabaret & Show bars

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086.169.7721 038.232.995 087.148.0382 089.005.0012 038.304.037 084.015.8872 088.215.6866 038.251.568 038.303.698 038.251.461 038.303.787 038.251.432

6 The Venue

038.303.787

Other

1 Image Limousine Pattaya 38 Pattaya Hotmale Info Centre 3 Pattaya Storage 13 Vinegar Swimwear

038.251.755 038.267.054 www.pattayastorage.com 086.157.7640

Restaurant & Cafés 19 Antz Food and Drink 038.303.375 f 12 Bistro Oscar at the Poseidon Hotel 085.435.5355 24 Café Ritz 21 East Tapas Lounge www.east-suites.com 8 L’Arc Restaurant 084.564.4626 11 L’Olivier Restaurant 038.251.669 31 Mignon Restaurant 038.233.763 16 Natan’s Restaurant 37 Oley’s Resturant 084.728.3521 2 Pan Pan Restaurant 038.251.874 33 Papa David’s 038.303.909 38 Pattaya Hotmale Info Centre 038.267.054 9 Question Mark Bar & Cafe 038.303.949

35 Bamboo Bar 038.232.315 22 Bondi Beach Bar 29 Dick’s Café Jomtien 038.252.417 18 Dolce Vita Bar 087.148.0382 28 Festival Pub 087.972.7937 26 Ganymede Bar and Guest House 038.304.037 36 L & N Bar 086.816.3913 Sauna / Massage 9 Question Mark Bar & Cafe 038.303.949 40 The Pour House Bar pourhouse-jomtien.blogspot.com 30 Derby Men’s Club 10 Two Faces Boy bar www.twofacesthailand.com 27 Duo House 26 Ganymede Bar and Guest House 14 X-Men Bar

/ Fitness 038.303.439 081.692.3309 038.304.037

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Accommodation 25 Don Plaza Hotel 038.713.840 19 Eldorado Guesthouse & Restaurant 038.713.259 23 Galapagos Guest House galapagos@suneeplaza.info 54 Marina Inn Plaza Hotel 038.429.232 41 RS Room for rent rs@suneeplaza.info 55 Two Guys Guesthouse & Restaurant 038.713.652 Bars & Pubs 8 All Of Me 35 All of Me 2 36 C.U. Bar cu@suneeplaza.info 47 Come In Bar comein@suneeplaza.info 38 Corner Bar www.thecornerbar-suneeplaza.com 48 Country Club country@suneeplaza.info 33 Crazy Pub crazy@suneeplaza.info 25 Don Plaza Teraza 038.713.840 45 Duc’s Bar duc@suneeplaza.info 10 Eden Bar eden@suneeplaza.info 17 Forest House forest@@suneeplaza.info 40 La Copa - Lek’s Bar lacopa@suneeplaza.info 6 Marina Swimming Pool 038.429.232 15 New Queens Bar newqueen@suneeplaza.info 18 Oud’s Cafe & Bar www.oudscafe.com 3 P Bar 28 Rainbow Bar rainbow@suneeplaza.info 27 Redgy’s Place redgy@suneeplaza.info 4 Samorn Beer Bar samorn@suneeplaza.info 49 Sky Restaurants & Drinks 087.607.2372 5 Stardust Beer Bar stardust@suneeplaza.info 26 Sunee Plaza Bar suneeplazabar@suneeplaza.info

Pattaya Sunee

SOI YENSABAI

44 Three Zone Bar three@suneeplaza.info 20 Up 2 U Boy Bar and Restaurant 089.542.7703 22 Wan’s Café 13 Wan’s Place www.wansplace.com 46 Yaya Bar 089.137.6243

Go-Go Clubs & Host Bars 16 Eros 51 Happy Boys Bar 34 Krazy Dragon Night Club 31 Mic My Bar 32 Nice Boys

www.erosboybar.com www.happyboysbar.com www.krazy-dragon.com micmy@suneeplaza.info nice@suneeplaza.info

Karaoke 5 Stardust Beer Bar

stardust@suneeplaza.info

Other 56 Little Mango Internet 6 Marina Swimming Pool 29 NS Travel

littlemango@suneeplaza.info 038.429.232 038.713.556

Restaurant & Cafés 19 Eldorado Guesthouse & Restaurant 038.713.259 7 Le Bouchon Thai 038.411.458 46 Le Marina marinarestaurant@suneeplaza.info 56 Little Mango Restaurant littlemango@suneeplaza.info 18 Oud’s Cafe & Bar www.oudscafe.com 50 Po Pot Restaurant popot@suneeplaza.info 49 Sky Restaurants & Drinks 087.607.2372 12 Song Kwae Restaurant songkwae@suneeplaza.info 43 Thai Food thaifood@suneeplaza.info 20 Up 2 U Boy Bar and Restaurant 089.542.7703

OUT in Phuket

Phuket is one of the world’s most exciting gay playgrounds with a fabulous variety of things to do. Phuket has many beaches- some hidden away and is a popular international tourist destination and we recommend you to use a gay (friendly) tour company and our guide to find your accommodation.

The epicentre of gay life on Phuket is Patong Beach, largely concentrated in the aptly named Paradise Complex. The main gay venues are on the exit road out of Paradise Complex. Sundowners Lounge Bar & Guesthouse with Le Bistro has a 10% discount for ‘frequent fliers’. Fongkaew Mansion & Baan Nang Fa Guesthouse is ideally located, near to all the fun, along with Aquarius Guesthouse & Sauna* and Adonis Guesthouse. Apsara Residence delights and The Backstage* now has two venues; this one serves good Thai fast food and coffee and has a good cabaret show. Jochen’s Residence has beautiful budget friendly rooms and the Dolphin Hotel is a landmark.. The disco at Boat Bar* is a favourite with many visitors and locals alike. 74

Outside Paradise Complex, there are some gay and gay friendly venues worth the visit. The recently refurbished Club One Seven* guesthouse with their friendly helpful staff and restaurant, excellent coffee corner and bar is a Phuket icon. The Backstage* has retained their old location for private parties and karaoke nights, reservation only. minutes walk from Patong Beach. Stay at brand new and sparkling CC’s Hideaway, Phuket Gay Homestay with regualar pool parties and B-BQ’s close to Kata & Karon Beaches and Phuket Fantasea is a major attraction. Phuket Travel Company* are renowned. For all the venues, check out our maps and listings and www. out-in-thailand.com & gaypatong.com *= Readers’ Choice Award Winner

Situated in the centre of the Paradise Complex Gay Scene

Sundowners Bar & Guest House

We have a selection of cocktails, beer, wine and champagne Ground Floor: Bar, Terrace Bar, Pool Table, Complimentary Wi-Fi Covered Terrace Bar: Air Con Sports Bar, covered Terrace Bar

The restaurant has a pleasant ambiance and offers an extensive range of Thai cuisine, Chinese, Japanese and Western Food. There is a large breakfast menu, including cereals and set daily roasts. Bistro Restaurant | Complimentary Wi-Fi

The Lounge menu offers a selection of over 50 cocktails, fresh fruit shakes, Beer, Wine by the bottle, carafe or glass and champagne. Complimentary Wi-Fi.

Become a Sundowners Frequent Flyer (THB 600 for Life Membership) and receive a 10% discount on all your food and drinks at the Sundowners Bar, Lounge and Bistro Restaurant.

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076.345.800

41 Apsara Residence

www.apsararesidence.com

27 Aquarius Guesthouse

076.341.668

38 Baan Nang Fa Guesthouse

076.292.440

8 Baan Phil Guesthouse

www.baan-phil.com

22 Blue Dolphin

081.979.6220

46 CC’s Hideaway

076.333.222

47 Centara Grand Beach Resort

021.011.234 ext 1

16 Club Love

083.173.0083

f 5 Club One Seven

076.366.360

19 Connect

076.294.195

37 Fong Kaew Mansion 43 James Dean

076.292.440 www.jamesdeanbar.com

33 Jochens Residence

31 Chic 18 Heaven Bar 43 James Dean

www.jamesdeanbar.com

10 James Dean & Friends 21 Kai Bar 32 My Way 6 Passport 24 Sundowners

083.301.4036

30 Sundowners Lounge

086.673.2789

3 Superboys 25 Tangmo

www.tangmogroup.com

28 Time 12 Yes

Karaoke

085.781.3814

44 Loveli Boutique Guesthouse www.loveliguesthousephuket. 13 Club Love, karaoke! com

9 OK Karaoke

48 Phuket Gay Homestay

089.652.1544

13 Rendezvous Hotel

076.342.433

24 Sundowners

083.301.4036

30 Sundowners Lounge

086.673.2789

42 The Amethyst

076.366.122

27 Aquarius Guesthouse

076.341.668

f 23 Backstage

080.141.8180

15 Boys Room

f 23 Backstage

080.141.8180

35 Boat Bar

076.342.206 www.phuket-simoncabaret.com

Discos 29 Kiss Bar

084.244.5588

f 44 Phuket Travel Company – Tour & Travel

11 Wiwat Wis - Clothing

087.282.5086

www.wiwatwis.com

23 Backstage f 5 Club One Seven

19 Connect

080.141.8180 076.366.359 or 076.366.360 076.294.195 080.785.0996

7 Newspaper 1 Seahag Restaurant

076.341.111

34 Sundowners Bistro

084.507.2238

Sauna / Massage / Fitness

29 Kiss Bar

f 35 Boat Bar

2 Beocute – Gay Travel & Transport

49 Ella Bar and Bistro

Cabaret & Show bars

40 Simon Cabaret

Other

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083.173.0083

f 27 Aquarius Guesthouse

22 Blue Dolphin 076.342.206

26 Mein Schatz 20 Spartacus

076.346.142 081.979.6220

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