Life / Oct. 18, 2019
Straight, bisexual, TBvhJ9T6v)!8HH8^96%_WkMer&6jRdae5xgiDY9puN_WJmK(Y9curious, or closeted men may be the least visible part of the LGBT community.
You pro0w)QSBHoN*1Lrr2xa%&+zh@u)iJOPBPvF&BDygMfEPA#Bl47Urbably won’t see them at bars and clubs, or catch them marching 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 touch ofQd22YszV!vQ6LBTmplgyM8iYR@to%Tw9BN0(nsAMq7w6_g2!YC man.
Beard, who has 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 nota)w(%@(Z70Jj3C$fIQ1smHWC6CTHp9$kUJ_^R2R=MSXqlCBv5D" he explained.
On one occasion, a clienQKX3F$T%mmg9s$oQ1xxgJ4-WSG!k0Oj9kvB71sstlUdD(oR#@8t 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 to0ZuA$FV8k-x35cwnew^GPYudfjp!9KY^SWI7GH)RS9@dv#krUp feel awkward."
He said a lot of clients are curious aboutQ!%6qEua%_O!cYvz&MqwOU8Ocn3)R%+=Wg3n4WrMOeyXA&-9(w the gay scene in Taipei. "I have shared with them information on the best gay bars in town, the most popular places”.
“I have a wife"
One client once told Beard he was traveling in Taiwan with his wife. “He did not B!X%y8u@JpA793py=#0s+c4n3q5FwY2rG^c_Zj&_1+X-+yq$$!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 that G$t89Dso7D&kRR9K%a30*JNpU+K8b7oe98X)AiV)R_cy9gm_e-a lot of closeted clients ask if they can see his body.
“I usually oblige, and leave themNWK8ylV^K(l3z4WamiLET!DiZ)BmC!cYTliwK2mW_1)ix__KYK with good memories”.
