Cigar in the Gaybar

My friend’s girlfriend’s friend, who is a lesbian, was celebrating her birthday in restaurant and bar of Bardo. 

I was happy to go with them, since I was in a party mode after the long day of mountaineering and going to a homosexual bar would just broaden my cultural view on Lebanon. I was told that the acceptance of homosexuality is improving. Like in many Arabic states, violence towards homosexuals has been quit common, the worst part however is that the violence in been done by the police itself.

The government does not allow homosexuality by law, which mildly put I find utterly grotesque; not allowing humans to live normal lives because of their sexuality is for me just the culmination of intolerance.

Fortunately the mentality is changing. One of the biggest NGO’s in Lebanon helem.net is gaining in public sympathy and it is just a matter of time till the laws and discrimination will change for the better.. 

The Cigar

I was happy to see all of the politics were not an issue at Bardo, It was a beautiful place with great music and stuning visuals on the wall. Since I had spent the last days being wild in the mountains and fulfilled a mission of mine I brought a Romeo y Julietta cigar to celebrate my victorious past days.

While drilling a hole in my cigar,  I naturally did not pay attention to the fact that I was situated in sanctuary place for homosexuals.  I lit big fire on balsam wood and started sucking on the cigar in order to get it lid and after look at the glowing tip while blowing out a big cloud of smoke to strengthen the fire.

This is a of course a perfectly normal séance while lightning a cigar. But after the clouds of smoke were gone,  my smile slowly disintegrated. I saw a row of guys starring at me and afterwards giving me exaggerated flirts. I laughed and turned to my friend “Not the best place to go a have a cigar of celebration,” He noticed the guys, my cigar and laughed even harder when we heard that  Frankie goes to Hollywood was pumping in background:
 “ Relax don't do it,  when you wanna suck too it…”