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  1. Jai

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    Since, I usually keep to myself, I went to Fort Lauderdale by myself and I plan to do more solo traveling this year for my 2021 travel fest. (I know, I have sex appeal, nice body, and creativity, blah-blah and I still choose to remain single and keep to myself..) It's just a personal conquest of mine.

    One thing I found interesting in Fort Lauderdale on my vacation...was that when I went out, I was literally like one of few black men out there on Wilton Drive. Everyone else was white, (old or twink, etc). As I was walking through the nightlife scene on Wilton Drive, there were a lot of eyes drifting in my direction as I passed tables and groups of white gay guys congregating together. There were no hostile looks or anything and even if there were, I was too busy looking in my phone looking at the GPS tracker to notice most of them...lol

    In fact, I've never been around so many gay men in a very long time, but I've never been around so many white gay men together in one setting either.

    I couldn't tell what their looks were geared toward but I did feel a little awkward but that's mostly due to my social anxiety. Yet, everywhere I turned, there was literally no African American men in sight. I think I ended up seeing like 4 more black guys (out of probably a 100+ or so non-Black men) out as I patrolled Wilton Drive in my fitted V-neck shirt, and ripped fitted shorts, dressed like I came out of Express and Hollister magazine. I did go shopping there and got the fitted shirt from Express but the other clothes I brought were from one of their gay stores.

    I went to a bar restaurant and ordered some food and sat at a table by myself, looking around and observing others, periodically checking my phone text messages and watch. I finally finished eating and then left.

    Anyways, I remember passing these two guys while walking down the Drive who at least looked like they were "white" but I'll just say they didn't look like African American men. Not sure if they were Latino or what.

    I kind of have to remind myself not to walk like a lost tourist but I be in my own world sometimes.

    The two guys pass me and one of them says, "You look really hot. Even beautiful."

    I told him thank you for the compliment as I kept walking and he shouted, "This guy walking with me is my friend, not my lover. Don't worry too much. I love me some chocolate, baby!"

    I kind of laughed anxiously and kept walking until I took shelter in a sex store where I was ogled for not wearing a mask.

    Somehow I eneded up talking to a black guy who works there who happened to be LGBTQ obviously. He invited me to another place after I told him I'm not from Ft. Laudey. He goes on to say, "You're probably walking around and wondering why you're not seeing anyone else like you."

    I understood what he meant but still laughed anxiously. I then kind of dug deeper wondering where the Black or other Men of color where in the city if this is supposed to be the gayest

    He then told me about another area and then he goes on to say they need to boycott Wilton Drive.

    I had heard that Fort Lauderdale was very gay accepting and gay friendly. You could see guys holding hands and kissing but I didn't see really any Black men at all doing this. It made me wonder about all the areas where Black men and Men of Color are the majority in the gay scene in other states.

    This one cool white I guy I met before I went to Wilton Drive told me I was gonna get laid and to bring lots of condoms. However, I told him that I'm not down here to have sex with anyone and that any advances from any of those dudes would not be met with approval. I'm just here to see new places and stuff.

    He laughed and said, "Okay, don't forget the condoms. You'll get hit up on the apps."

    I told him I dont use Grindr or Jackd. He laughed and called me Fresh.

    I think he was thinking I was very new to the gay scene in a way.. I've used the apps before in the past...lol

    I even downloaded Grindr recently to see if anything has changed in my current hometown and ummmm...no it hasnt...lol

    In any case, I had no sex with anyone there or anything in Ft. LAUDEY. I guess he found it hard to understand that I was just exploring and by "looking" for other gay or bi men I meant getting to know people outside of my state, not sleeping with them. Lol. These trips are too expand my knowledge of the world and see how Black gay men function in other areas...etc. That doesn't mean I wouldn't accidently fall into a phine man's lap or anything...just not why I'm there..lol

    However, that did not stop me from shopping for adult things. I asked about and brought very gay undies and even a pair of backless underwear but all that stuff is so pricey. I even asked about the harnesses I saw since I didn't know much about them but they were pricey too. I've seen them a few times in porn films or on gay movies, so I thought they looked interesting.

    I think I had a decent time eating out, exploring the beach, and mall, which is all I mostly did during my 4 day stay.

    I have another trip planned in the future but haven't decided yet even though I've received suggestions and what not.
     
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