Cebu gay bars: do they still exist?
It's surprising to have a blog that features gay bars in Cebu. I have come to like it for it is filled with information and the blog is well-written too.
And impressed, I am. It is just that when it comes to gay bars in Cebu, the real gay bars have become scarce. They are now transformed into male entertainment bars catered to women clientele, especially Koreans.
I remember back in 2006 when I visited Tarzan with my cousin. We might have been classified gay because we entered a gay bar. But the thing that surprised me though was that women outnumbered the guys in the audience. And mostly those who were male in the audience were just curious and just tagged along with their circle of friends. And another thing that is surprising was that female Koreans numbered in half in the total audience population.
Gay bars in Cebu are now labeled as male entertainment bars. They thrive because of the female Korean clientele. And that leaves me with one question: where are the gays?
The transformation of gay lifestyle in Cebu is surprising. If you want to hook up with males with the same preference as yours, sign up a gym membership and find hot guys there. Although it is still impossible to label all male gym rats to be gay, it'd need congenial attitude to get what you want in hooking up with them.
If you are straight-acting gay and you want to party, go to Mango Avenue. Mango Avenue has become an unofficial gay district in Cebu. A few bars catered to the 'mayas', the straight-acting gay guys who may be yuppies or students. I think, Numero Doce is famous for it.
Although the stereotypical gay guys can be found in beauty parlors while others work as personal assistants, trainers or promoters of female beauty pageant contestants, many gays in Cebu are now working in the executive positions while others are in BPO's. And yes, they have become discreet about their sexuality.
And impressed, I am. It is just that when it comes to gay bars in Cebu, the real gay bars have become scarce. They are now transformed into male entertainment bars catered to women clientele, especially Koreans.
I remember back in 2006 when I visited Tarzan with my cousin. We might have been classified gay because we entered a gay bar. But the thing that surprised me though was that women outnumbered the guys in the audience. And mostly those who were male in the audience were just curious and just tagged along with their circle of friends. And another thing that is surprising was that female Koreans numbered in half in the total audience population.
Gay bars in Cebu are now labeled as male entertainment bars. They thrive because of the female Korean clientele. And that leaves me with one question: where are the gays?
The transformation of gay lifestyle in Cebu is surprising. If you want to hook up with males with the same preference as yours, sign up a gym membership and find hot guys there. Although it is still impossible to label all male gym rats to be gay, it'd need congenial attitude to get what you want in hooking up with them.
If you are straight-acting gay and you want to party, go to Mango Avenue. Mango Avenue has become an unofficial gay district in Cebu. A few bars catered to the 'mayas', the straight-acting gay guys who may be yuppies or students. I think, Numero Doce is famous for it.
Although the stereotypical gay guys can be found in beauty parlors while others work as personal assistants, trainers or promoters of female beauty pageant contestants, many gays in Cebu are now working in the executive positions while others are in BPO's. And yes, they have become discreet about their sexuality.
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