After much deliberation, I decided to go out tonight to a straight club... and, by the way, for anyone who's visiting this site and wondering about how to get a cheap binder, you don't even have to go online--- I just used a neoprene weight loss belt from Target. Anyway, I went to the club. Got carded twice, and I can't tell you how long the bouncer looked at my IDs... which is a good sign, because I've been told by numerous people that while I look 24 for a female (my actual age), I look 16 for a male. Getting carded was actually a GOOD thing.
No guys gave me a second glance. Usually, when not binding, they'll check me out, then go back to whatever (and there's the occasional disturbing event when one of them hits on me), but nothing. I did have a couple chicks check me out, though (or perhaps that was wishful thinking). I was sitting upstairs in the club, and a guy walked up, asked me if the seat next to me was taken, and when I said no, he said, "Could you move so I can sit with my girl?" Okay. Maybe I'm interpreting this wrong, but I've never had a guy be so forward... usually they give me the whole fake chivalry bit, like they're trying to be nice, when all they want me to do is move.
On the way out of the bar, I had a dude stop me with a "Hey, man," didn't give me a second glance and continued his spiel... he was collecting for some charity, and when I gave him a buck, he said, "Thank you, sir. You have a good night, man."
Yeah... it was a good night. Didn't meet the girl of my dreams, but who does their first time?
Rafe
