Posted on 03/13/2010 11:38:00 AM PST by Pavegunner72
SEOUL - It’s a Saturday night, and cheers erupt from the all-male crowd as a slender South Korean man wearing a sparkling silver dress and matching headpiece walks through the door of a standing room-only bar.
The din grows louder when the bartender passes out free shots and playfully shouts, “Drink up, bitches!”
Outside, it feels more like a street festival than a bar district, as customers — both South Koreans and foreigners, but mostly young, male and gay — mingle with drinks in hand, flirting and occasionally kissing on the narrow road known locally among gays and straights alike as “Homo Hill.”
Among them are U.S. soldiers, who on recent visits by a reporter to the area made up a noticeable number of the Hill’s clientele despite the threat they face of being discharged from the military for having homosexual relationships.
This cluster of trendy bars, with names like “Queen” and “Always Homme,” is a 10-minute walk from Yongsan Garrison, the U.S. military’s flagship base in South Korea. The Hill is one of the few places gay and lesbian U.S. servicemembers can be somewhat open about their sexuality while stationed in the country.
“This is the perfect place, if you’ve never been [openly] gay before, to come out,” said an Army medic stationed at Yongsan, who, like other gay soldiers in this story, consented to be interviewed only on condition that he not be identified.
“You’re in a foreign country. When you go back to the States, who knows?” he added.
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“Homo Hill”!!
The end cannot be far off.
Porked Fop Hill.
I’m sure they received instructions from TOTUS to write a positive story.
LOL.
Too much information.
Not to be confused with “Easy Queen”, just south of the DMZ.
In the article, the commander stated he would not put the area off limits simply because it is a gay district.
Yes- I was waiting for all the “Saving Ryan’s Privates” jokes to appear.
Although knowing,BillyBob,he probably put as many restrictions as possible on a Commander's discretion when it comes to "don't ask,don't tell"
Agreed. You do not have to smoke weed to go into a weed bar, but they ban them, and the sucky sucky barber shops.
Same logic should apply to Homo-Bars. It’s simply prejudicial to good order and discipline, which is a HUGE gray area for commanders in the leadership decision making process.
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Some MPs should find US servicemen frequenting those joints, get their names, and they should be ejected from the military.
Well it can’t be that bad if the bartender is giving out free drinks right? Just slip in, get some free booze, and you’re gone before everyone hits on you!
Why stop there? You can shake your ass on the dance floor too...UNSK UNSK UNSK....BOOOOoooooo!! (Cue the Techno)
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