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Colonial karma?

This longtime subscriber wishes to thank you for your July 2002 News Slant observation [Fortune Frowned]. Yes, there is reality in the karma-like observation about the "poetic payback for centuries of often brutal colonization."

G.J.
parisfanatic@hotmail.com

Thanks for your comments. It is odd how opponents of immigrants to rich, Western countries overlook the history of imperial Western conquest over the centuries.

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Wants to watch (only!) guys shit

I read the article on scat (Exploring Coprophilia: A Lot to Digest, January 1999]. I found it very interesting but certainly I don't suffer from scat, nor I do want to have anything to do with it.

I have a gay orientation although I suffer from internalized homophobia, some psychosexual arrested development, and erectile dysfunction-- not total dysfunction.

There is a more mild form of coprophilia-- if it can be call real coprophilia-- and also a very mild urophilia; not golden showers. I think that there are the most common forms of that paraphilia in gay men and they consist only in watching the acts of urination and defecation, especially with men one is attracted to or in love with them.

I have a problem that bothers me somewhat. When I meet or see a guy that I like, especially a very handsome and attractive one, I have the idea and urge to watch him taking a shit even if it is only once. Not serious at all. I have seen guys sitting in the toilet with their pants down but the desire consists of watching the ejection or pushing out of turds from the butthole. I know just a few gay guys here in Puerto Rico that have that particular interest sometimes, but not anyone who practices scat. I presume that many gay hustlers and call boys in America and Europe don't mind pissing and shitting in front of their customers-- but to practice scat with them is another matter. Am I correct?

Is there a gay web site which is very anal and besides showing a lot of attractive butts and holes and men engaging in anal sex, shows some attractive studs or guys defecating? It can be in the toilet, but sitting in a certain position as to see turds coming out from the hole or anus.

name withheld by request

Thanks for your e-mail. When I wrote the piece on scat, a lot of guys I talked to said they liked seeing a guy push the shit out of his hole, but then they wanted to do other things with the shit usually. But I bet there are a lot of guys like you, who are more interested in seeing than touching, smearing, eating, etc. I don't know of any web sites in particular about this, but I'm sure there's something out there. Maybe some readers will know of a web site like what you are looking for.... ­B.A.

Wants gym info

I've been trying to find gyms to work out at during my visit to Europe this month. I have tried so many combinations of wording in different search engines and am going nuts because I can't get any results. I have found one gym in Germany called Citi fitness in Munich. I will be in Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark, Holland, and Italy, maybe Luxembourg. Can you suggest anything for me to do so I can have some locations before my visit?

Ed Moses
comtrade@bright.net

Our travel articles usually mention the gay gyms in the cities we cover. Browse to www.guidemag.com, and look under travel. You can filter the businesses we list in each city by type (in this case, choose either "Workout Facilities" or "Saunas and Sex Clubs," which often have gyms on site).

Wants more stripper info

I have visited San Francisco, Toronto, and Montreal, and there are strip clubs in these cities. Are there strip clubs in other cities?

via the Internet

Check out Stripper Bars: 101 for some more info on strip clubs throughout North America. To find even more clubs where male flesh is proudly on display, browse www.guidemag.com, click on "advanced search," select "travel articles," and search for "strippers." Good luck!