Gay Guys in LA

I''m moving there for business school. Are gay guys there pretty nice?

Oh, forgot to note, I''m coming from DC. TIA.
OP
I lived there for 6 years in the late ''90s. I had a blast. Very friendly, fun, enjoyed the outdoor as well as "indoor" sports.%0D\ %0D\ Then back to SF where the boys are all painfully serious, sullen, unfriendly, dark and moody. I miss LA.%0D\ %0D\ I''ll take fun over grumpy any day.
I''ve been here in Los Angeles many years and there are all types of guys here, not all are friendly, but a lot of them are. But, you will definitely realize that we''ve the most attractive looking guys in any metropolitan city, by far. I have to disagree with (R2)-San Francisco has amazingly friendly gays! You can be walking on the street at night and have guys ask you if you''d like to come to a party with them. I think a lot of it depends on how you present yourself. If you''re a nice guy, I''m sure you''ll attract other nice guys as well.
I''ve been here since the late 70s when I was born. No, we''re evil bitches. We will destroy all that get in our way.
Is this a parody post?
No.\ \ From eastside to westside, Silver Lake to West Hollywood, bear to twink to jock to everything betwixt, they are uneducated, self-involved, shallow, unreliable, disloyal, and boring.\ \ I know many, many, many but I call few if any my friends.
LA guy
If plastic Ken dolls with frosted hair and Chiclet white teeth turn you on, then you''ll love it.
R7 must be hand washing her caftans.
[quote]Are gay guys there pretty nice?\ \ Pretty? Yes. Nice? No.
Depend$. Are you generou$? Do you have connection$?
I love the LA threads on the DL. So hysterical. OP, it''s a city of ten million people. You can find anything here.\ \ Born and raised here. Lived in NYC, SF, Miami and Vancouver, too. But LA is home. The gay men here can run the gamut.
Friendly but fake.
Most of them are exceptionally stupid. Sad to see middle-aged men talk like valley girls.
Oh dear, you''re in for a sad letdown. %0D\ %0D\ The gay guys in LA are stuck up and fake and are only nice to you if they think they can get something from you (money, business connections, etc). And they all look the same - like Ken dolls only with different hair colors.%0D\ %0D\ I was in LA for a year (I''m a nice person who usually makes friends easily anywhere else) and I didn''t not make any friends. Was so glad to leave.
watch that real estate show on bravo, I think it''s a pretty accurate portrayal of L.A. gays.
Ken dolls? R7 and R14 have probably never set foot in LA. Most of the gay boys here in 2011 are Hispanic and Asian - by a wide margin.
I''ve been through LA a few times - and I have to disagree with the "most attractive gay guys" statement. Tackiest? Yes. But just too plucked for me.
you take yourself with you where ever you go..lived here for 20yrs, first as a hottie, then as a hottie with money, now as old queen with monie (43yr)...%0D\ the young bisex guys are the friendliest, the very goodlooking gay men ,(young ones) are in my opinion the worst, like stepford wives, the middle aged gay ones are pretty bad also, all wanting houses in the hills and range rovers and enough money to look young and buy the young ones, the old queens like me are fun, we threw in the towel and just order in when we want a hottie and for relationship...we travel out to the small towns or orange county
spud
I always wondered about LA guys. I had a BF who moved there for school. Sweet fella, shy, nice as can be. Comes back a few years later and is now a shallow, evil bitch. I was shocked. Funny thing is when he left he was very religious. He was leaving a private catholic university and going west because he had enough of the BS of the church. Came back a mean-spirited guy who cruises the online sites frequently (yes, I know this because I am on them, too, but I was always a slut, and spends a lot of time chasing younger guys. I have always wondered what happened to him in LA but we dont get along now so I guess I will never know.
Lived in LA for the last twenty years. As with nearly everything in LA - gay guys are very flakey. Most people in LA are trying to make it in some way so things are very temporary and fleeting. The attenion spans are very short and people tend to like to leave their options open in case something better comes along.%0D\ %0D\ I can say this because I realize I have been as guilty of this as anyone else. Never satisfied. %0D\ %0D\ They say we are a city of 9''s and 10''s holding out for 11''s.
angeleno and not completely proud of it
There are two LAs.\ \ "The Biz" and everything else.\ \ If you get away from Hollywood, people are very normal.\ \ Unfortunately, most gays swarm around "the biz" like flies on shit. These fags will act as mentally ill as everyone else in that industry.
Visited a couple weekends ago, went to a couple bars/clubs and the guys were pretty but not friendly, unless you give them a reason to be (Ie they can tell your rich or know someone famous). Brought some boys back to my hotel and we had a really fun time. Definitely wanna go back soon.
Anonymous
OP, what do you do for a living? How much money do you make? And what kind of car do you drive? \ \ Get used to answering those three questions.
[quote]If you get away from Hollywood, people are very normal.\ \ Totally disagree. Most of the guys I know do not work in the business. They are all the same. Fairweather friends who flit from relationship to hookup to relationship again.\ \ Depending on what you expect out of friendship, you may not be disappointed. I am, and was. I expect loyalty and camaraderie. Not just hanging out at bars and sometimes watching TV together.
LA guy
[quote] I expect loyalty and camaraderie.\ \ This is why straight guys make the best friends.
R23 and R24 are right on the money.%0D\ %0D\ I lived in LA for a year and I left as soon as I could. Haven''t been back since.
HELL-A
OP, on a 1 - 10 scale, you better at least be a DC 15 (L.A. 8) or you''re going to have to do all of your socializing in Silverlake. You''re going from a puddle to an ocean, and you''re asking about nice? That speaks volumes right there. Be sure to post when you transfer to George Mason.
R23, if OP is moving from DC, I can assure you that he''s practiced his answers to those questions.
(R16) Most likely lives in the one of the valleys, puts on a shiny shirt and comes to "Hollywood" on the weekend. Like will attract like. These sad guys are probably hanging around WeHo too much. Too many gays do not explore more of Los Angeles, so they have a myopic view, so they end up hating it and themselves. (R6), for instance, only mentions a portion of Los Angeles. I know and have gay friends who do not go out of their neighbourhoods, usually because of fear. It''s really sad. Don''t take advice from them. There are ALL types of pleasant-to-the-eye guys here.
OP here. Thanks for the information. I''m hoping to meet a skinny tall guy with blonde, curly hair who likes reading. Maybe around school.
Let me put it this way, the yogurt has more culture than your average gay in Southern Cal.
Zak, import your men!
r14 "I was in LA for a year (I''m a nice person who usually makes friends easily anywhere else) and I didn''t not make any friends. Was so glad to leave."\ \ We were glad to see you and your double negatives leave.
LA
You''re a dumbass, R29. And so incredibly wrong.\ \ Hollywood Hills resident. Lived off Sunset Plaza for 17 years and know this area much better than I ever wanted to.\ \ I stand by what I said: The gay boys populating LA in 2011, the ones you''ll find in the bars and clubs off SM Blvd., are largely Asian and Hispanic. They''re not "Ken dolls". You need to open your eyes.\ \ I''m not sure why you take offense to that truth or felt the need to respond as you did. I do know, however, that you''re a hateful little bitch that deserves to be kicked in the cunt.
(R33) There you go! "Sunset Plaza for 17 years"! I''m not hating, I feel sorry for you. Did I hit a little too close to home (Sunset Plaza is two hops away from WeHo - LOL.), recluse?
Take A Chill Pill
That''s another thing. You''d better be into Asian and Hispanic guys. Or be very patient.
LA guy
You need to lay off the meth, R29/R33. \ \ You really have no idea where Sunset Plaza is, do you? Clue for ya, Einstein: WEST HOLLYWOOD. Not the alley between the Abbey and Here Bar, though, which seems to be the only area that meets your standards.\ \ Not a lot of recluses in my ''hood, nor a lot of shiny shirts, either. Though I''m sure we''ll spot you wearing yours next time you stagger across the intersection at Santa Monica and Robertson, all alone, as usual.
How''s the weather in Valley Village tonight?
The hot gays are all in el segundo op.
Some/Most of you are clueless about LA. Either you''ve never been here or you are transplants that make us natives wish we didn''t live here.
Yo OP, Let me break it down to ya! ;-) As a young handsome gay guy who's grown up in mid-city LA (I'm 21 By The Way), I can say this. Prepare to be bombarded by the materialistic gays that plague The Westside and West Hollywood. Clothes and Looks do matter! Lol. "Dating & Friendships?" It seems as if a lot of gay men out here can't handle being in a monogamist relationship let alone maintain a serious friendship. I work with a few older gays, we've talked about "Gay Culture in LA" during numerous lunch breaks and they complain about the exact same thing. The nice down to earth gays are out numbered by the bitchy shallow gays. "Do You Pitch or Catch?" There's literally more bottoms than tops in this city. OP I don't know which of the two you prefer but, if you only bottom? Also be prepare to turn "Versatile". The club scene.....It's boring, Go Go Dancers all look the same, you walk into the clubs and there's really no variety to the guys when it comes to personality. The majority of them have tans, fohawks,and wear tacky outfits. Old fogies pray on us younggins like vampires of the night at these places as well. "Social Wise" LA is all about WHO you KNOW and what YOU HAVE. It's also very cliquish out here I will admit, Me and my group of friends are guilty of it. Now I on the other hand really don't care about what a guy has or who he knows, just as long as he honestly presents his true self as a friend or potential lover.........Too bad my friends don't really think like that. LOL, You'll get picked on out here if you're a hopeless romantic as well. And another thing, guess how many closeted men are living out here?........ Tons! Overall, the city itself is great when you explore around a bit. There's Downtown, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Brentwood, Melrose, Beverly Hills, Koreatown, Culver City, Little Tokyo, etc. There's a variety to see scene wise. The weather is fairly nice, the straight crowd is really entertaining and funny if you befriend any no matter the age group and yea there are some nice gay guys out here, but most are nice to an extent. and..... that's about it.
Also think clearly before moving here, this city eats @ your pockets like crazy!
(R36) Someone has anger issues. Tina, is that you?
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Okay, have we exhausted every possible cliche about Los Angeles (on this and every DL thread about the city)? Enough.
LA gays, do any of you know this dreamboat? Anybody dated or slept with him? Is he nice? I wonder why he''s single...
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I live in LA. Ivy League educated and from the east coast. I''d fall into the good looking category. I have been nothing short of astounded by the general stupidity and classlessness of gays in West Hollywood. First of all, half of them are Asian and Latino, neither of which are my type. A graver offense? Many of them have totally undeserved attitudes or bounce around thinking Britney Spears is culture. Then there are the other pretty gays - half of whom are basically hookers or strippers or rent boys with fake jobs in real estate or hair and makeup or whatever. They''re the bitchiest of all. And with NO REASON. I''m here for now and silently judging. I''m only here for the ent. business. Eventually, I''ll leave. And most of these steroid queens aren''t going to age well.
[quote]I live in LA. Ivy League educated and from the east coast. I''d fall into the good looking category.%0D\ %0D\ %0D\ [quote]First of all, half of them are Asian and Latino, neither of which are my type. A graver offense? Many of them have totally undeserved attitudes or bounce around thinking Britney Spears is culture.%0D\ %0D\ %0D\ As if there are not just as many (if not more) white and black gays in LA who fall under that category, R43. %0D\ %0D\ %0D\ There''s a plenty of Asian and Latino gays in LA who are BOTH Ivy League educated AND GENUINELY good-looking. Just because the Asian and Latino gays are not your "type", it doesn''t give you a right to paint them off in one big, fat, blind brush stroke to validate your sexual preference.
r43 = educated
Do you KNOW how educated R43 is? What schools he''s been to? He''s not some little hoodlum, you know.
Educated cunt on a train
LOL R36...loved your response!
R43 I agree with you. It''s sad how dumb the gays in LA are and think Britney Spears is "good music". smh
You are where you stand in LAs celebrity pecking order. Beyond that, it also helps to be be fit, friendly and clean (of drugs and body odor)\ \ For every rich, famous and fit top, there are about 10,000 photocopy gay nobody bottoms looking to hook up with you.\ \ For every photocopy gay nobody bottom, you would be statistically a freak to ever actually date a celebrity of significance and wealth.
R42 You''ve posted about him before, and we''ve told you the answer.
[quote]and we''ve told you the answer.%0D\ %0D\ %0D\ No, you didn''t!
UCLA would be hot, USC not so much, Pepperdine and UCI NOT AT ALL.%0D
Which B school are you going to OP? UCLA or USC?
Other than being poz, what''s he like, R50?
R43, if you''re so smart, why''d you move to WeHo like a retarded lemming? Figures.
OP, stay away from Weho and you''ll be fine.
Long Beach is laid back and sexy. But you do have to be a little more wary in terms of personal security.%0D
You have to be wary of personal security everywhere in LA, even in gated subdivisions. \ \ Welcome to LA!
Gee, came to this party late - how typical of me. [R11] has it right. L.A. is just too huge to make such sweeping generalizations. It is true that like with any other scene, L.A. has plenty of the requisite shallow-pretty boys, evil bitches, and users. However, with luck and given some time you can find whatever you are looking for in L.A. It is very diverse. Just get out there! Be yourself and stay true to yourself. \ \ My advice: if you are looking for nice - then be nice and stay nice.
Anonymous
UCLA, R53. Seriously, I''m hoping just to meet a nice, environmentally conscious guy, maybe with blonde curly hair.
OP
LA has an ongoing competition with NYC for the most self centered, vapid, egotistical Gay men in the USA.
OP:\ \ UCLA is HUGE. The surrounding area is huge. Not far from UCLA you will find some of the most desirable real estate locales in CA and all the types that flock to these areas. You can definitely find "blonde, curly and environmentally conscious" there. You can probably even find triplets.\ \ Good Luck!
r59
R62, don''t lie to the boy. \ \ Opie, take the red line to Gallery-Place Chinatown. Get a feel for the kind of Asian men who turn you on because you''re setting yourself up for disappointment with that curly blonde shit. \ \ Unless that comment was your sad way of flirting with Ciaran.
Are you kidding me? There''s tons of pretty AND smart blond gay men in LA. It just takes a little thinking scooping them out. Being reasonably good looking or having money won''t hurt either.
Fr%C3%A4ulein R63, I appreciate catty humor as much as the next ... \ \ NEVERTHELESS, L.A. is DIVERSE and yes, there are plenty of asians at UCLA, but there are also plenty of blonde-boy types. \ \ OP: I attended UCLA, but received my degree elsewhere.\ \ I too have lived in D.C., and it is a very different experience from L.A. The contrast will be especially noticeable if you have lived in DC for most of your life. \ \ One last piece of advice - get a car. This is not DC where having a car is sometimes a liability. You will be miserable without one and will never experience all of L.A. unless you have one.
r62
And before you start R63, that was supposed to read "Fraulein R63." Stupid HTML deleted the "a" when I placed an umlaut over it....
R50, do you know how he became poz???
WeHo gays may be a little shallow, but certainly more fun and not as pretentious or fugly as New York queens.
Here''s the deal: Gay or Straight, LA attracts a ton of people who are only interested in "making it" in Entertainment type fields. They are not there because they love the city (if you can even call it a city...it''s a metropolis!). They care more about opportunity, than a quality life. This attracts a very bad, empty energy when it comes to relationships. No one is content in L.A. In other cities where there is more than "the biz" to offer, the people have a stronger ability to love their lives and love their city (ie NYC), the energy is there different. Friendships are pure, not opportunistic. I''ve lived in L.A. for 22 years and I would move it two seconds if I didn''t need to be here for my career in "the biz". The Quality FOR Life (people-wise, family-wise) is super shitty. The Quality OF life (the weather, the sexiness, the scene etc) is high...again superficial shit.
R69 Couldn''t have summed it up better myself.
Darlene Conner
I''m looking to get on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. Sounds like a fun LA thing to do.
bump for R69
I don''t understand what everyone''s problem is, L.A. is the best I''ve ever experienced for gay dudes.
Gay people in L.A. are just like gay people every where else. That''s because gay people in L.A. are from every where else.
Oy Vey
nope, r74, I agree with r69. The awful gay people who are drawn to L.A. are sifted out from the whole.
OP - Did you ever meet your curly haired and environmentally conscious blonde guy?
That's a little late to be asking the OP that question. He is probably been tricking on SM blvd for years now.
22 year old UCLA jock with curly blond hair,dark hairy bush,8 inch cut,bubble butt, hairy muscle legs looking to get fucked and sucked
Bill over on Ventura is nice but Ted in Oxnard is kind of stuck up. Those are the only two gay guys there. Everyone else you hear about is from people making things up.
As the saying goes: UCLA = Ugly Caucasians Living with Asians
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Hey I lived in Hollywood and now in Long Beach. Totally different vibe for anyone fallowing this thread. Guys in LA AKA West Hollywood do exhibit various traits mentioned. Shallow, pretensions, Good looking model types. Its part of Hollywood, so duh, people are shallow and pretentious no matter what their orientation. Head east to Silver Lake you get more the butch leather bear crowd. Although, its been changing the last few years with an influx of W Hollywood types. Head down to Long Beach, huge amount of gay men. Huge gay pride. Nick named Iowa by the sea, totally down to earth guys, friendly. No one cares how much money you make or what kind of car you drive. More racially diverse but all types. Can always tell the west Hollywood queens when the come to LB to "slum it". They are usually glammed up like a Christmas tree and wont talk to anyone. And they always say the same thing.....the guys down here are so much nicer then LA. More average looking then model types. So if your are somewhat good looking, you will have pick of the litter. Lost of long term couples down here. The kind of gays you go to a baseball game with, not the kind that shop at Gucci.
Beautiful post, r81.
The flight attendants should give you barf bags when you get OFF the plane in L.A.
OP you best hope you don't end up on this website! They're brutal in L.A.
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