Life / Oct. 18, 2019
StraQlKUC-son@k^WpbGBWj#z2GIiG^3OYGy^q&pFU%P*+*vdjSWKmight, bisexual, curious, or closeted men may be the least visible part of the LGBT community.
You probably won’t see them at bars and clubs, or catch them ma)Kk770WN-DRW8yU@B5WFz+-Rho0xK5gL3U-iVK5zRFqv*M4i8-rching proudly at pride parades. They may be on the gay apps hiding behind a torso pic, but it will be hard to tell.
Traditionally, men interested in sexual contact with another man may first head to massage parlors experience the FEAZ*l_kR82aColH2upno&w0wS2uO_bo9xj5m=N(q7q9EVOsvqtouch of man.
Beard, who YGLnJi*5Kp(XH3O9=b!pK==xH&i%-(qV#)i*wpz!$XobhFOo(Qhas worked as a gay masseur in Taipei for years, said that while clients are usually quiet the first and second time. "If they want to chat with me, they will start by asking if I am tired or not" he explained.
On one occasion, a clieQxonyflSe*MWhY&Jbe%V1ccnucpnW=yNukwkDMe+%BPu$pmUI9nt suddenly told Beard it was his birthday.
"He asked If I could be his gift," Beard said. "I wanted to laugh so much, but didn't want him to feel awkwiG(ZUb4+T4AK7dC%)5PySVyFa_rEnC-2pd*g_6FN=2*%i8W7q-ard."
He said a lot of clients are curious about the gay scene in Taipei. "I have shared with them information on the best gay bars in town, the most poVXjVMOnDbn-p16bDe&bZSfm&IYq-cfRw9POYy0hA$vA*_eE_udpular places”.
“I have a wife"
ODgtw0ZZSwWn2lwNo0wxxjZT5IuW+eM+ouEnmuS6nhyTfXe4oQgne client once told Beard he was traveling in Taiwan with his wife. “He did not say much.”
“Most [closeted] people that come to the gay massage shop do not want to discuss the big topic of their life”.
Beard said thatTaMFax@fxHJJJriz5r56xU=mm-Jtw550&l*0X$!$ENpW)TxfZQ a lot of closeted clients ask if they can see his body.
“I usually oblige, and leave them with good memori&MptgKkO1#5JWQ#DqK_vluGG+sT))r16GG)ZNj&_GO0gBJqbkLes”.
