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A positive post - my good experience in Moscow/making a gay friend
#1
I’ve no one else to share this with so I’d like to tell you guys about a nice thing that happened to me this weekend. Yesterday I went to Moscow. I was kind of nervous, as I was alone in a big city that I don’t know well but I managed to do everything I had to do. I knew that in Moscow gay people have their own taxi service and since I had to take a taxi anyway because I needed to get back to the train station, I called them.

When the car appeared, my first thought was – what did I get myself into – because the driver was a very young guy, about my age probably. Praying that he knows how to drive, I got in the car and told him where I wanted to go. We started driving and after a while I noticed that he’s looking at me all the time. It made me feel uneasy, first, because I had never taken a taxi alone, so being in the same car alone with someone I didn’t know was already intimidating for me in the first place and second, because it looked like he wasn’t paying attention to what he was doing. So I told him to focus on the road before he kills us.

He laughed and said „ don’t worry, it’s just that you have pretty eyelashes”. No guy had ever complimented me before, so I was thinking like – pretty eyelashes, what kind of compliment is that? I started to think that that guy was some kind of a creep, while he was probably just trying to start a conversation, so I just looked out of the window and he then asked me if I’m gay. First I wasn’t sure whether to tell him or not, because it’s supposed to be a gay friendly taxi, a safe way for LGBT people to get around in Moscow but then again – he was a stranger and I’m very cautious from everything I’ve experienced in St Petersburg but I took a risk and I said that I was. That was the first time I’ve ever told another person I’m gay. It felt relieving, really.

He told me he’s gay too, we began to talk more, he told me about gay community in Moscow. There are a few activists but actually the situation is not much better than in Petersburg, you can live in the closet only and if you don’t, you’ll face the consequences.

But the ride was very nice, he told me about the things he has experienced as a driver, he made me laugh. Actually I don’t remember when was the last time I laughed as truly as I did while talking to this guy and it’s been a long time since I felt this good while talking to another person. It was the first time I talked to another gay person in real life and it felt so great to be able to be me and not lie and not hide anything because I’ve met someone who’s just like me. When you’re always afraid that someone might find out something about you then meeting a person together with whom you don’t have to be afraid, is something truly valuable.

When we arrived to the train station and I had to get out, he only took half price from me for the ride and gave me a card with the company’s name and his number so that if I’m ever in Moscow again and need a taxi, I can call him directly.

When I came home, I was in a very good mood, unfortunately my father misinterpreted it like " I bet he has met some cute girl" (as if you can't have a good mood without meeting girls) and also I've to hide that card somewhere because it has the words "gay taxi" on it, so if someone found it, that'd be pretty hard to explain why I have it.

I don't know if I'll ever meet him again, since I normally never go to Moscow, I've nothing to do there, this time it was an exception when I had to go. But anyway it felt really good to just talk to another gay man and tell everything I've been keeping inside.
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#2
Nice story mate, good for you, I bet you did feel relieved after holding that side of you inside for so long.

Sorry to hear about what's been happening in Russia lately for LGBT people, but it's good that there are activists and organizations like the Taxi company.

To me it sounds like you might have found another good reason to go back to Moscow! Certainly one that will involve the use of a taxi!

:-)
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#3
I am happy for you Cormeum, that you have had this experience. It must have been incredibly liberating for you to be able to be yourself around someone else, and another gay person, now matter how short the time you spent with him was. I hope you get more experiences like this. Your Dad noticed your good mood then, that itself is saying that he has probably noticed that you generally aren't like that normally. It makes me sad to think that even though he can see that it had made you happy, he'd probably still be very angry at the reason why. Surely parents just want their children to be happy? It baffles me Sad.

But I agree with Zen, I totally think you have a reason to go back to Moscow, or at least keep in contact with this guy Smile
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#4
Quote:Surely parents just want their children to be happy?

I'm pretty sure mine would like me to be happy on their terms only.
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#5
Thanks for the great story. It makes me optimistic for your future and put a smile on my face.
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#6
It's a russian thing. They are pretty straight-forward and really despise waiting xD And they aren't that shy either, when it comes to sex and stuff.
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#7
Hey, [MENTION=24218]cormeum[/MENTION], you've got his number, you can just call him for the fun of it. Even if you don't need a taxi. I'd learn the number by heart if I were you. You don't need to keep the card, just copy the number somewhere where you know you can find it easily and destroy the 'evidence'.
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#8
cormeum Wrote:I'm pretty sure mine would like me to be happy on their terms only.

Sadly, it's your parents who need to 'grow up'. Bighug
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#9
I've been watching Now We Rise and it reminded me that not so long ago, it was like this even in our more 'understanding' states ... It might take something as revolutionary as the 1917 Revolution uprise for people to be allowed to be themselves.
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#10
princealbertofb Wrote:Hey, [MENTION=24218]cormeum[/MENTION], you've got his number, you can just call him for the fun of it. Even if you don't need a taxi. I'd learn the number by heart if I were you. You don't need to keep the card, just copy the number somewhere where you know you can find it easily and destroy the 'evidence'.

That's a good ideaSmile
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