Gay life in Lubbock, TX?
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I live in Lubbock. I am a straight man who agrees with your idea's about the town. It is everything you would think Lubbock to be. Very religious. Very closed minded. There is so much religion in this town that if you were to just walk in the city limits and breath the air of righteousness in Lubbock, you would be saved. Forget getting dunked in holy water. This city is so conservative and religious that if you live here for a minimum of 3 weeks, you will automatically get a VIP pass to the pearly gates. St.Peter will let you go on up to the front of the line. He will look at you and say " (your name), you had to put up with hypocrisy, closed mindedness and bigotry in your tenure at Lubbock. go ahead. The master will see you in a moment" I do not know too many gays, but I bet it would be very difficult to be one in Lubbock. I would imagine that they develop a strong shell, if they survive Lubbock. Sorry,I didn't mean to ramble on.
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How small is the small town? And how old are you? If you live in a town of say 2500 people in western Iowa or South Dakota or some such (beautiful) place, then you need to make friends with as many "ordinary" guys as you can, both to extend your "reach" and for your own protection, once you are outed (which is inevitable in a place where everyone knows everyone else's business).\n\nIf you are in such a small town anywhere in the East or the South or the eastern Midwest, then you should have little trouble finding prospects using Internet sites like gaydar and Yahoo Personals.\n\nIf your idea of a small town is say 40K to 100K in for example a 40-square-mile area, then you will have many more possibilities using the Internet.\n\nIf you live in a remote area but are in or near a college town, and if you have good social skills, then enroll in a course or two in the evenings and summers. Then you have an excuse to be on campus, where you can meet all kinds of (usually) open-minded people with whom you share interests. In such a setting you can form a few new acquaintances, including teachers and other staff, and let them know you are gay, and then you can see who likes to socialize with you, and, well, I think you can take it from there!\n\nSimply create a network so that you can in a very natural way let it be known that you are single and seeking. This takes time, so don't expect to get dates immediately. Homophobia is less acute when people (the prospective homophobes) are well acquainted with the gay person(s) in their midst. And more people will help you identify dating prospects if they know your character.\n\nI know the problem you are speaking of very well, having lived in small towns all my life. Maybe my advice seems overly cautious to you, but that is based on my experience that homosexual activity is more taboo where there is less anonymity (i.e., in rural areas, where everyone knows everyone else's business). So, unless you want to be ostracized or even victimized, you have to work within the social norms of the area where you live.\n\nAnd forget about trying to seduce straight guys (like by getting them drunk and watching some porn together, as some other persons have suggested), because that kind of behavior will get you talked about or worse and will cause other people to feel suspicious toward or dislike gay men in general.\n\nSo just take it easy, be yourself, and form what seem to be real friendships, and soon enough other (including straight) people will be happy to help the really nice gay guy they know to meet someone else they know in the area.
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www.gayhitchhiker.com
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Honey, gay ppl even in the USA have to live hidden also in most of this country. I live in North Carolina.. the bible belt full of nothing but ignorant rednecks. Gay people here also have to live hidden.\n\nGood luck to you and just be happy to find someone you can share your love with. Unfortunately, you will have to keep it secret but at least you can be together inside your home.
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I don't know of one.\n\nHowever, I do know of churches where gays are welcomed, and some that are often called "Gay Churches."  I've participated in a couple of them.
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You know u r, go live ur gay life
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Yes, its still very gay friendly.  Straights have started going there and as mentioned before, both the visitors and the city's tourist industry has begun to "upscale" a bit.\n\nDozens of guest houses cater to the gay community, and almost all others are gay friendly.\n\nLink below might be of help.
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San Francisco has the most gays.  I read that on the internet this week.......
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yes san francisco is mainly gay. but i wouldn't say there is a capitol for gay people because there everywhere in fact i'm one of them and there are plenty here in texas!!\n\ngays and tranny's are no way the same miss blondie i'm gay and i don't particually like tranny's if anything is weird it's wanting to change your sex! NEVER!!
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Try Craigslist.  Start here...\nhttp://losangeles.craigslist.org/about/cities.html\n\nFind the city you live in, or live closest to.\n\n\nThis is a large community site with free ads for housing \nand rentals, finding new friends or lovers, pen pals, items \nfor sale, want ads, personals, services, job openings, \nlocal events and classes, and global discussion forums, ...\n\n\nThey have personals sections to post free ads.\n\nYou can post for a one-night-stand, all the way to \nmarriage, and everything in-between!  Straight, gay, bi- or \n???\n\n\nBest of luck,\nJeffrey
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most large cities have a decent size gay population. i heard that seattle is also nice.
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http://www.scarleteen.com/gaydar/index.html\nhttp://www.outproud.org/\nhttp://www.teenadviceonline.org/\nhttp://www.teenwire.com/\nhttp://www.sxetc.org/\n\nJust a few of them, not all strictly GLBT.
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Not sure about the Ohio area but online you can chat at gay.com and find others who are near you with your interests.
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maybe in Vidor, Tx ? ? ?\n\nOnly *** holes live there  ! ! ! ! ! !
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having lived in both areas, I would say that is is dependent on what part of each city you choose, and prior to 2004, I would have said Columbus, but with the recent voting patterns and very strict amendment that restricts all rights of non-married couples (straight and gay), I would make them on equal footing now.  Both cities have strong gay communities and resources - if you do a web search, both cities should have gay yellow pages and websites with gay-friendly resources.   If you are looking to live there, I would also suggest staying in the more urban, "city"areas and not getting too far out into suburbs - tolerance seems to go down the farther out you get!
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The GLBT center. It promotes an atmosphere of acceptance.
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This is dangerous in Riyadh.  The health club at the Intercontinetal.  The zoo on men's day.  Some of the hotel lobbies.\n\nBest to get out of the country and meet some gay Saudis at a gay resort area - such as Mykonos.  Then they can introduce you to gays back in Riyadh.