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Gay confrontations in Mumbai
The city seems to be a gay paradise. There are gay clubs, gay pubs
and someone told me even gay gangs. Some people actually go overboard
in announcing it. And some people in better jobs enjoy it while being
on security duty at the Haji Ali entrance point. I have no issues
with sexual orientation of anyone and I completely respect such
natural tendencies. But at the same time I am opposed to any
homosexual confrontations, just like I am opposed to eve teasing,
harassment and molestation of the opposite sex. During my stay at the
city of dreams I had some bitter confrontations. Here is the account
on that.
Confrontation one: I am traveling on local train it's crowded as it
has to be. The compartment is jam packed to the extent that I am
almost in the superman-taking-off position, not holding on to any
hangers and still not shaking a micro centimeter, due to hoards of
people. While standing in such a yogic position, I suddenly feel a
hand moving across my crotch, first I ignored it thinking someone
just might have accidentally hum ahÂ… but the strokes continued and I
was taken a back. I looked into all the faces around me; each of them
was expressionless like that of a clerk at government tourism desk.
With great difficulty I pulled back and tried to catch the hand. I
failed. I am sure for the committer my organ was as faceless as for
me his hand. But how can anyone even try something as absurd as this
in crowded place like Mumbai local.
Confrontation two: Mastram was fellow trainee at the training I
attended in Mumbai. Mastram, as the name suggests is cheerful and
equally colorful gay guy. He did not confront me physically but threw
vital hints and invitations. Couple of things he said were, "yar, I
am kindda heterosexual male and like to move with lots of guys
around. You know what I mean (smirk)". Yeah I know what u mean but I
don't even want to understand why you telling this to me. When this
did not work he invited me for a drink to his home, I tried to escape
by giving excuse of traveling he said he will come over and gave a
wide grin when I told him he could not have stayed over at the guest
house, as there was only one bed. He was delighted to know that.
No complaints against Mastram, lots of straight people do flirt /
chance maro with the other gender. I do. But the kind of physical
molestation I underwent in first incident shattered me. I wonder,
what would be going inside such a mind while doing something that.
Was that person really deprived, desperate or was he purely
experimental? Was it really his fault or is it because the system and
society that discourage him to come out in open and admit his
preferences? Was it him alone or there are many who go to crowded
places like local only for such physical pleasure. If there are many,
my appeal, stop doing it, your single action may make people
generalize and hate the whole homosexual community. Also no one
boards local thinking, "wow! It's crowded today, let's see how many
of these people are interested in stroking me." So do yourself a
favor and resist the temptation.
Posted by vijay
