Hi, I am a retired professor, psychotherapist, sex therapist and other things who left the UK to live in Thailand. I don't like sexual orientation labels much but for brevity's sake I identify as gay.

I came here from LPSG and i am still exploring the site.

Hi Sykray

Welcome to ACC. Oh your insight on things will be nice to get on topics of your interests. How do ya like Thailand? Never been there but have been interested in its culture.

And on the gender tag I have in the profile... if its a big deal I can make it optional. Or if you have another suggestion on how I should ask/display that info i'm all ears.

-D1-

No problem, D1. I was merely making a reference to the fact that people do not neatly fit into exclusive categories. LPSG tries the % thing but even with that some guys say they are 100% straight and then post about how big dicks make them horny.

Thailand is a nice country with lovely people. What intrigues me is that a) they have liberal attitudes aqbout sexuality (well, actually if it involves their own family they can get uptight) and b) they seem to think that a man having sex with another guy is not being gay unless he is effeminate - a "lady boy" or "lady man".

Physical affection between men is seen as the norm and males often walk hand in hand, arm round the friend's shoulders and my young adult students hug and kiss each other.

Yeah when I was overseas with the military saw a lot of europe but Asian countries I didn't get to go to at all unless it was business They usually disapproved or not allowed travel to those countries to generally stop a possible bad thing from happening too us. But I would like to visit some of the countries over there someday.