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Yes JJ is the name he uses. I found him in 20 seconds in the Line feed. He is now also at Glam’s.

TCS Spa is an SS place where you’re not supposed to be offered penetrative services. Naturally admin won’t inform you of their role. That of course won’t prevent you from being offered it, as was clear from the review… if you read the review: »Halfwaythrough, he told me to keep this a secret as they were not supposed to have anal sex with customers and he would get into trouble if found out.»

PeterRS, Your point about missionaries riding in the slipstream of empire is worth keeping on the table. In a lot of places, “colonialism” was not just a flag and a garrison. It was also schools, courts, bureaucracies, and a moral vocabulary that got baked into law. It’s hard to talk about anti-sodomy statutes across Africa without acknowledging that inheritance. Where this thread risks going sideways is when postcolonial theory gets used like a moral credit card. Swipe “the British did it,” feel absolved, and move on. That isn’t analysis. It’s a ritual of blame. It can even become a way of refusing to look at what is actually happening now, on the ground, in real communities with real fears, resentments, and power struggles. A more serious postcolonial reading does two things at once. First, it admits historical conditioning. Legal scripts, policing habits, and the prestige of “Victorian respectability” did not emerge from the soil unaided. Colonial governance did leave behind tools, and later states learned how to use them. The past still has hands. Second, it refuses the comforting fantasy that LGBT politics is automatically anti-imperial. In the West, the rainbow is not an outsider symbol anymore. It’s often a brand, a corporate badge, a state-approved moral posture. That matters, because it changes how LGBT rights talk is received elsewhere. When your language arrives stamped with the seal of Western governments, NGOs, and global capital, it can be experienced not as liberation but as a new kind of soft power. Whether that perception is fair or cynically cultivated, it is politically real. And that is part of the tragedy in places like Senegal. Local elites and movements can weaponise the suspicion that homosexuality is “a Western import.” They can wrap repression in anti-colonial pride, and it will land, because the story has just enough historical truth to be believable. Meanwhile the people getting arrested are not abstractions. They are bodies. They are neighbours. They are scapegoats in a theatre of state and street. So yes, colonial history matters. But it does not exhaust the explanation. Postcolonial agency matters too, including the agency of governments, clerics, media, and crowds who actively choose targets and ratchet up the heat. If our theory can’t hold both realities at once, it turns into moralising. It makes us feel clean while other people get hurt. The hard lesson is that neither “anti-colonialism” nor LGBT or queer theory can be a magic key that unlocks every door. They can yield insight when used with humility and specificity. They become dangerous when they flatten cultures into villains and victims, and when they confuse slogans for understanding. If we care about the people being arrested, we should be allergic to easy narratives. We should tell the historical truth without turning it into a single-cause morality play. And we should speak in a way that defends the vulnerable without importing a script that makes everyone else feel conquered by our words.

Yes, that is a typical experience. I find that all the masseurs have their own style when it comes to to B2B. Some even joined you in the shower later. Just to be clear: minimum tip for HJ at Ssense is 500+, whereas B2B is 900+, for normal massage it is 100-200. As always you can add a little to the tip if you’re very satisfied with the service.

@Tomontheroad You can try Wabi Sabi massage in Sathorn too. I have been there twice. The Residences massage has a combined branch with sauna in Silom which might be of interest, but I have not tested it.

Homo Hill is in Itaewon. It is a cluster of gay bars and clubs.

Sure there are many places for gays in Seoul, and inactivity on certain subjects in this forum does not imply inactivity of the place itself. Since homosexuality is not as accepted socially in South Korea as in Taiwan for example it is more discreet. The Thailand forum here is mostly silent on the White Party, Songkran circuits and bear parties etc. without that implying that these are not options for gay foreigners, rather it reflects the lack of interest of those subjects of the regular posters on the forum. Gay Korea is mostly clustered around Itaewon, but you can also find a few options in Gangnam.

Last time I went, I stayed close to Nana plaza. That was certainly an experience 🤣. Sometimes I find that Sukhumvit is a good area to get a change from Silom. Jey spa is never far way…

Please note that Ssense is an SS place, whereas Jey Spa is an H place. Both of them are very good but adjust your expectations according to the type of shop!

HE is understood differently by people on this forum, for some (most I guess) it refers to HJ only, whereas for others they seem to understand it as all extras including penetration. Needless to say that has caused some confusion here in the past… I’m not surprised that Singha was fully booked for 6 days straight. He is their #1 masseur. Knott used to occupy that place but he hasn’t climbed in the ratings since he returned a short while ago. You will notice that most of the guys in their top 4-5 are quite hunky, reflecting no doubt the demands of their Asian clientele. Last time I was there some clients were posing with Singha so they could publish the pics on XiaoHongShu (Rednote) later. Ssense remains a good option in this market segment with their quality control and competitive pricing.

No it is not particularly cheap there. If you want cheap you should go to SE Asia instead.

Mondrian hotel is the site of many gay themed events. Outside of those you can’t expect the hotel or baths to be that cruisy. The immediate environs of the hotel is frankly a bit boring, but a brisk walk will take you to homo hill and also to massage places. Hamilton Hotel also has a sauna where the clientele is mostly gay.

Sic transit gloria mundi

It depends on which personality we are talking about.

Reality bites and the truth hurts.

There’s a difference between massage places that locals classify as S or SS (soft and super soft), and H (Hard). Only the last type of place will penetration be on the table. In S/SS shops the emphasis is on the massage and extras are an added bonus. The massage shop fee is usually higher. Skipping massage in such places doesn’t make a lot of sense. They won’t do outcalls either. If you are not aware of this distinction between shops you’re bound to make mistakes. You can’t ask Prestige massage for the cost of extras or outcall service for example 😂 You don’t really go to the H places for massage anyway, and many aren’t trained, so the usual practice is a bit of rubbing for 15 minutes before main course begins. H places are The Prince, Senso and Jey Spa Or most of the Saphan Khwai shops My recommendation: visit the gay onsens during weekends, you can have a lot of fun and make local friends. Vibes are good. Kaikan Onsen, Ryuu Onsen, Ensen Onsen

Yes, go there and spend time with the older, miserable guys and the cheap Charlies 😜

Kigi - nice choice 😁. Please provide a review of the Residences because it is so new.

Yes, they have advertised this way before with other masseurs. Fafa massage is very upfront about their prices, including a differentiation in tips between Soft and Hard service. This is presumably to make it easier and more transparent to the mainland Chinese market they are appealing to who are unused to tipping culture. 3000 Bath would be expensive for an average Saphan Khwai twink, but Alparslan can test the Chinese market with that price, no problem.

True. It’s the newest addition to the Aman family. Their new management is concentrating on urban hotels.

Good! Things change fast. It is not good to cling to customs and opinions of yesteryear.

Mandel spa has a milk bath program, this is an S place however.

I suspect I know who the guy is. A very chiselled guy indeed. He was reviewed here before while at FB and the client came within 5 minutes and was very happy. As a risk mitigating measure I usually off gay guys for side fun. However, I know this topic is very divisive on this forum.

This is actually a new development. When they opened over a year ago most of their twinks were tops and quite indistinguishable from the therapists from an average shop at Saphan Khwai. Now they have found a market niche.

They offer full service H if you ask but not all will bottom.