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  1. SpectreAgent
    Yes, the PA is a great venue. But its “specialist” weekends are booked out months in advance. Unsurprisingly…
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    Ah, Trades. The memories I have of that place. Back in the day it was awesome. I haven’t been since before the pandemic and since I discovered the far superior Prince Albert Hotel (the PA) round the corner. But in truth Trades had been, er, trading on its notorious past for a long time before Covid and always seemed to have declined a tad more with each subsequent visit. That said, it’s always had a sleazy, dirty piquancy to it and I doubt (though cannot confirm) the open door policy has changed.
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    Probably the most perfect response.
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    I’m torn. I agree it would be great to follow the journey. But the short story is so perfect with a brilliant ending in its current state that an extension might dilute its power and intensity. Sometimes, less is more. That said, on balance, I’d happily read further chapters…
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    That twist at the end - with such a simple, killer line - was inspired.
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    I was actually thinking of the very same example!
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    I think you’ve eloquently put what I (perhaps more clumsily) was trying to say: that these waters are more difficult to navigate than we sometimes think. As others have said, language is always evolving. And there are regional and geographical differences, too. What might be terribly offensive in the US, say, might be less so over here. And vice versa.
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    I’m still not comfortable with it, to be honest (being an older guy myself). But when I saw a bar named Queer in Manchester’s gay village I thought that maybe it was time to stop fretting about it. Is it irony? Is it taking back an insult and aiming it straight back? Who knows? I have neither the time nor the inclination to worry about it.
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    If you felt I was being disingenuous, I apologise. That was not my intention. I was merely supporting the previous post that it can be much muddier waters to navigate than we care to imagine. I’m old enough to remember when “queer” was one of the worst insults that could be hurled my way. Now it’s been reclaimed but there are still guys who detest it. So what to do? Not use it because a handful of older guys still find it offensive?
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    The British artist and activist Grayson Perry (now Sir Grayson Perry after his recent Knighthood) calls himself “a tranny potter”. I doubt anyone would call him bigoted. They would look rather foolish if they did.
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    On rereading my post, I realise if might come across as being more jaundiced than I intended. Canal Street has become jaded and lacklustre, but there are some terrific guys in the city. And The Eagle is great on a busy night.
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    I’ll address this to both @Slinglizard and @Doccer19677 I lived in MediaCity until last year (had to sell a kidney to pay for it!) and enjoyed a robust sex life there. First tip is that Uber is your friend. Manchester is a relatively contained city and public transport isn’t marvellous. Black cabs tend to be driven by grumpy racist homophobes in my experience but you’re never more than a couple of minutes away from an Uber. My Uber history and shagging history are practically a mirror image. The gay scene is a pale shadow of what it was and Canal Street is very hit and miss these days. Sometimes great, sometimes just a mass of vile queens more interested in bitching than shagging. The last couple of times I went to Company bar (admittedly a long time ago) it was dead. The Eagle is a much better bet. The Basement is, again, very hit and miss. And you can never predict when it’ll be busy. It can be great, it can make you wish you’d stayed at home and had a wank. Like everywhere, the apps in Manchester have a large percentage of time wasters. But if you turn on Grindr, BBRT in Salford Quays/MediaCity you’ll be knee deep in cock at all hours so the odds aren’t too bad. However, the best app (particularly during pandemic lockdowns I found) is FabGuys surprisingly. For some reason, FB seems popular in the city. Certainly, the filters for what you’re looking for (bareback etc) really do allow you to cut to the chase quickly. Hope that helps.
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    The Berlin tourist board should employ you. I’ve never been - although another BZ member has long told me of its allure - and now I really feel I must.
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    I regret never going to Play Pit. I know you would have loved The Fort.
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    Sadly, it’s a long time since I was overly familiar with the London scene (and, God, I miss the Heath) so I can’t really advise. So many places I loved back in the day seem to have gone. I was particularly fond of Brief Encounter in St. Martin’s Lane, just a stone throw from Trafalgar Square. There, a famous theatrical Knight of the Realm once tried to pick me up, but I went home instead with a security guard from the South African embassy.
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    I still find guys think I’m exaggerating when I tell them what that place was like. If Hogarth had drawn a debauched gay saturnalia he wouldn’t have captured the spirit of The Fort. And yet there was a raw (no pun intended) honesty about the place. With its boots only policy, you could be interacting with a city banker or a scally from a sink estate. There was never any attitude. Just unadulterated rutting. Expensive apartments now stand on the site I understand (haven’t been there since The Fort closed). I wonder what their owners would make of what went in there. It would be awful to tell them. Wouldn’t it…? Did you ever go to the Pride of Stepney? Not as extreme as The Fort (but, then, what could be?) , but raunchy as hell in its own way.
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    You are correct to point this out. God knows, the NHS here in the UK is far from perfect. Every year it seems to be going through “the worst crisis in its history”. It is top heavy with managers who have no clinical experience and it pays pointless “inclusion and diversity” managers four times what it pays its nurses. So I don’t view it through rose tinted spectacles. Plus it isn’t “free” inasmuch workers pay national insurance. (As I’ve now paid my maximum required National Insurance contribution - I doubled up payments when I was younger - I will now only ever draw from the system, no longer contribute). But, despite its faults and occasional creakiness, the NHS is still pretty bloody marvellous. Let me give you a personal example. Yesterday, I had my regular six month checkup with my HIV consultant. There were actually two this time as one was training. When I walked through the door, my meds for the next six months were parcelled up for me. I had all the usual tests. Blood pressure was taken. Weight. Cholesterol. They checked all my vaccinations were up to date. We had a chat and a laugh about overindulging at Christmas because I’d put on a couple of pounds since my last visit. Then they asked if I’d like a urine check for protein. I duly obliged and got an all clear result within minutes. I packed my meds, made my next appointment for June and was on my way. For this, I was not expected to pay one penny. It was less than an hour out of my day and a not unpleasant one. I don’t wish to downplay the negatives others have outlined here. But it’s worth remembering that experiences may vary.
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    Depraved, not “deprived”. Bloody autocorrect 😂
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    We’ve all been there! And that back, back room was so deliciously deprived…
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    I have such memories of that place…
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    Hard to pick just one. If pushed, I’d say the much lamented Fort in London.
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    Neither exciting or anything else. It’s all a bit nothing to me. I take my meds in the morning (I don’t pay for them here in the UK) and forget about it until the next morning. If there was a cure tomorrow would I take it? Yes, of course. But I don’t beat myself up because there isn’t one. What I can say is that it has changed me in one positive (no pun intended) way. I’ve concentrated on eating well and working out regularly. The result is I’m now far fitter than I’ve ever been in my life. Would I have done that before? Probably not. I know that isn’t the case for everyone and there are some harrowing home truths on this thread. But I’ve been fortunate not to have endured any of the bad experiences that have been outlined. For me, it is what it is, nothing more and nothing less.
  23. SpectreAgent
    You speak the truth. The trouble is the 1 out of 10 might be a marvellous shag. And that’s allure that keeps us going…
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    I share your frustration. It seems to go with the territory online these days. Whenever I’ve felt the same, I’ve always reminded myself that I have met some great guys through the apps/online, a few who have become regular fuckbuds. The percentage is, admittedly, low but it has happened. One has to cling to that! You also hit the nail on the head about guys not reading profiles. Perhaps they don’t feel the need if they’re knocking one out over their screens, but it is annoying.
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    I think they’re still available on Amazon. I know some people wanted them banned but they based a movie on them - Prick Up Your Ears, with Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina and Vanessa Redgrave - so that didn’t get very far.

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