The government is seemingly making a move to shut every gay social apps in the country. The first step they did is to block access to Grindr and Blued on website - the news just came in today. This is my first time knowing that Grindr can be login via website. But who accesses Grindr through website anyway? They are also taking proactive measure in examining legal options to curb their mobile applications.
It comes as no surprise they decide to ban these apps after the epic raiding of gay sauna in the last November. It is the last straw for them to cut off all the relating LGBT stuffs in tangible sense. There are a few unpopular gay sauna still operating - I just went to one of them last week in daytime. It is just matter of time they will be closed or another raid to force it shut.
I also can foresee that, in years to come, the LGBTQ community would find it hard to seek same-sex sexual partners without the existence of gay dating apps. As a gay man who has been an avid user of grindr for years, I would be damned if they ban it. Going to pubs or club is not my thing nor any place with large crowd. Cruising in public toilet would be damn risky to do so, despite I love the thrill of it.
What are the options available for a gay man to meet other man in same mind alike?
Move to another country? Sg and Thailand two nearby options.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to Otot and Chakran? These were favorite spots for you. Permanently closed?
Otot is closed indefinitely. But they did a post on their google site saying they will make a comeback. I doubt it will happen. I'm not sure about Chakran, rumor has it that it has closed down too.
DeleteI don't think moving out of the country would gonna be any better. Or in other word, I can't afford to do so. For now, just lay low and have less sex. That's all I could think of.
How many fwb do you have? More than ten? The Malay 23 yo, Shan, the Paki guys, to name a few. Can't you just rely on them? Their ability to meet new guys is also curtailed.
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