Now more than ever, small towns are starting to embrace the gay people in their community, but for some gay men, moving to a big city seems like the answer to all their problems. But instead of finding a friendly gay scene, some people end up feeling lost.
Today blogger Ryan Justice is rolling out the Big Gay Welcome Wagon, his blog on Chicago Now that’s dedicated to the needs of small town gays who move in search of happiness.
Listen as we talk about some things you can do to make the most of your move to a large urban environment and how to harness the power of social media to find that deep community and lasting friendships.
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What fun…I enjoyed getting to know Ryan…..it’s nice to know he’s from a small town too. We raised chickens when I was a kid, but we never had any that changed sex….although I did take a rooster to show-and-tell once.
Oh how I miss the days of farm animals in the classroom! Yay for that!
lol. i’d love for people to think i have no soul, but that might just be because I’m twisted.
The southpark joke has kinda made Gingers cool.
Fausto, I think your thinking of The Flash. He’s the one in red.
You mean with regards to Scott Herman’s red outfit?
Ye. Were you going to add some pictures of Scott in his suit (if someone already hasnt on fresh)? :p
I’m too lazy to go on facebook (plus its blocked at work).
I’ve heard about marine animals that have been know to change sex. But never any avian. I’m betting it wasn’t actually a rooster. Or a genetic anomaly.
Aren’t there amphibians that change their sex as well too. I have heard of the fish too. They even talked about changing sex on Jurasic Park. LOL, fish amphibians and now birds. All we need is a crocodile and a lion to do it and we’ll have a matching set.
I event met several humans who’ve changed their sex!
Humans can only change their gender. Not their (biological) sex.
It’d be funny if we could. It’d probably be the end of effeminate men :p
I think social media like facebook does help to keep in touch with people and maintain friendships. But the easiest way to make new friends is still through dating and house parties.
How do you get a date though?
Through Dating sites or at a café / bar you can ask a nice guy for a date. Also at the library or the theatre or art exhibitions it is not that difficult to meet gay guys, flirt a little and ask for a date.
Or maybe you can go to straight parties and find yourself a fag hag. Then she can introduce you to other gay guys.
Most important if you just moved to a new, big city is to be open-minded, go out as often as you can and give yourself some time.
Great points, it also matters how outgoing you are as well though. Without those social butterfly wings a person’s ability to utilize face to face contact can be dramatically handicapped. Personally, I can be an extremely introverted person and those scenarios (unless I know a lot of people there) are somewhat intimidating. Me and the guy I’m interested in right now started out talking on Facebook.
Overall, I don’t think there is any one method you should rely on, and not everything will work the same for each person. Find the method that works best for you.
You are right, it all depends on the personality.
Something Fausto said reminded me of Susan Werner’s song “Give Me Chicago Any Day”:
You know I’ve never heard the whole song! Thanks for posting this Anna!
Loves it!