RAID!

Queeriosity Bath House was raided last week. So have some cinemas known as gay cruising places. Customers were brought to police stations. Just be prepared. Police can hold you but cannot detain you for more than a certain number of hours without charging you with a crime, and they need a judge for that. But, if you want to end your inconvenience and embarrassment, you can always pay your way out of detention. This is not encouraged but what would you do?

No More Bed

Bed Bar in Malate burned. The only remaining gay club has closed due to a fire. Manila has no gay scene at the moment.

Home Male Massage

I'm not sure how "legitimate" this is, but with the proliferation of home massage services, this had to eventually come along.

Green Spa Home and Hotel Male Massage Service

Manila's Male Massage Parlor Row

Update of the massage parlors along Kamuning-Kamias Streets.

1. Boys of Bora
2. Eaglenest Health Spa
3. Hunk's Touch Tel 433-2396
4. Lightness Spa
5. Earth Spa Tel 410-2182
6. Equanimity Spa

7. Nature's Green Spa

The links above are updated. I'm not sure if the websites are working or updated.

A new legitimate spa with masseurs also opened, Rustic Spa. Since it just opened, expect it to be clean and nice smelling.

Gay Indie

Part of Manila gay life is watching a movie from the genre called, "Gay Indie." Robinsons Galleria Cinema 8 is the designated independent cinema of Manila and is referred to as IndieSine, a play on word Independent Cinema and the tagalog for "not a movie." Given that many personalities in cinema in general are gay and that the programmer for the IndieSine happens to be gay, many gay films are screened here, albeit with censors required cuts. Robinsons Galleria also happens to be one of the cruisiest malls and cinemas in Manila.

If you can't catch the latest screening at Robinsons or other theaters, you can run to your nearest video store to purchase not just the movies that you missed but also the numerous direct to video gay soft porn. In a recent trip to the video store/record bar, there were as many as seven titles of gay films.

Bed Malate

There is only one gay club in Manila. Bed Malate Bar and Club. All other clubs have closed.

Legitimate Spas with Male Therapists

They are presented as legitimate spas where you can get a massage, body scrub or treatment. They cater to both men and women and have separate facilities for each. The receptionist is usually female. But they have male therapists and stories have gotten around that hanky panky may be going on. Even female guests have some stories to tell. Well, stories are stories but guys who prefer a legitimate male therapist over a female one will not be hard pressed to find a such a spa, particularly in the commercial area of Quezon City. Here is a sampling:

1. City Lifestyle Spa and Fitness Center - 80 Timog Avenue corner Tomas Morato +632 372 4722

2. Amistad Spa and Wellness Center - 1091 Quezon Avenue, +632 794 5943

3. Wensha Spa - Timog Avenue corner Quezon Avenue

4. New York Spa - Penthouse, CITM Square, 68 Timog Avenue corner Tomas Morato, +632 441 0651

5. Sanctuario - 30 Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, South Triangle, +632 920 9963

Again, these are legitimate spas so do not be offended if the therapist refuses your advances.