Monday, February 21, 2005

The Gay Scene in IC

Now I've tried to generally keep my posts fun and upbeat, but alas this is a topic I must cover. Now before I begin I wanna say that the gays at the law school are not covered by this. They are a totally different breed, since almost none of us are even from Iowa. And in all the times Ive gone out in IC and CR, I have never run into any of them. Its very odd I must say.
But now about the gay scene in IC. IC is a dream come true for my friend Chris. You see, he likes little boys. Now before you have a heart attack and think Michael Jackson, no I'm not talking about ACTUAL kids. I'm talking about those 18 and 19 year olds who look 14. They weigh about 80 pounds, and you just wish they would eat something. There are ALOT of those in IC. Which for Chris is good, but for me...very very bad. Now for those who have figured out who the OMD is, you've prolly guessed that since he is a hot, muscular, former college football player, that that is my type. And you would be so correct. The football player part is a bonus, not a necessity, but damn is it a hot bonus.
So a great big chunk of the guys in this part of Iowa fall into that kiddie category-what are typically called twinks. Now I know in the straight world the word "twink" often refers to people who are twins or whose clothes match, but throw that out the window. In the gay world a twink is the above mentioned 80 pound kid lookalike, who often has way too much attitude and wears polos with the collar flipped up and those sweatbands on their arms. Take note all you wannabe metros out there who dress the same-it aint cute. Now I know gay men are supposed to lead the fashion trends, but sometimes even some of us get it wrong. Very very wrong.
Now of course every gay man in Iowa isnt 18 years old. The other major group is the older one...usually in their 40s and up. I know a couple of them, but for the most part they dont go out to bars and clubs. They are more the dinner party group, and they have their own circle of friends. As such you could live here for years and never meet one simply b/c you have to be friends with one before you would ever meet others.
The weird part about Iowa is that there is no one in between. You can find those up to 21 who are college students, and those in their 40s and up...and almost no one in between. It seems they leave. Which I can totally understand. Iowa isn't the greatest state to meet great gay men. So once the guys graduate they move to Chicago or other cities. For ya see...we gay men, we are just city folk for the most part. But this drain of guys in their late 20s, earlier 30s...also bad for me. Thats my target demographic. So alas, Ive been here 9ish months and been on one date. Cause the gay guys are either 80 pounds or a little bit outside my age range. Where is gym bunny when ya need one? They all seem to be straight in this town. So I better not here one more girl say all the hot guys are gay. Cause thats so a lie in IC. They might be metros, but they arent gay. Now if you know otherwise feel free to give my # to any guy who fits my criteria. I could use a pimp these days.

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