Beauty & Style Cottaging

[El Dubya]

After a lovely anniversary dinner yesterday my wife and I decided to stroll home through the Treasury and Fitzroy Gardens. Having had a few cocktails I decided to avail myself of the public bathrooms on the border of Lansdowne Street. I entered the room and was startled by a man's bare backside shining in the moonlight, protruding from the doorway to one of the cubicles.

Being a discrete gentleman I ignored this and made my way to the urinal. The chap with the exposed rump closed the door to the cubicle, made his way to the urinal and chose to closely inspect my urinal technique. I once again ignored this and finished voiding my bladder and made my way to the sink, I noticed another man leave the cubicle that the bare bottom had been protruding from. Once again discretion prevailed, I washed my hands and left.

However, I was surprised to see that cottaging still exists in this age of Grindr and the like. Has anybody else had a similar experience, or has been involved in cottaging and wants to explain its' appeal.

 

[Shell]

Wtaf.

Sometimes I'm glad I'm a woman.

/and never heard of this until now.

 

[Quivorir]

What the * is cottaging?

 

[edgie]

Thought this was gunna be about downsizing your house or something.

It isn't.

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[IKnowtheDog]

 

[perthblue]

ablutions means washing yourself, not taking a piss

 

[El Dubya]

ablutions means washing yourself, not taking a piss

I'm surprised that's your takeaway, but I'll edit the post, thanks for the information.

 

[El Dubya]

Wtaf.

Sometimes I'm glad I'm a woman.

/and never heard of this until now.

Cottaging is a gay slang term, originating from theUnited Kingdom, referring to anonymous sex between men in a public lavatory (a "cottage", "tea-room"), or cruising for sexual partners with the intention of having sex elsewhere.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging

 

[Shell]

Lmao can you imagine this happening in the straight world.

Ah yes will just go into the mens, drop my pants (or lift my skirt) and wait for a random gentleman to have random sexy times with.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Wtaf.

Sometimes I'm glad I'm a woman.

/and never heard of this until now.

What? Women don't also lurk 'down the dunnies' looking for action? Well I never!

 

[Gough]

Pre internet, in less progressive times it was often the only way you could meet other guys. These days it's just tacky imo.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Pre internet, in less progressive times it was often the only way you could meet other guys. These days it's just tacky imo.

I'd imagine the tackiness would be a turn-on to some folk!

 

[Shell]

Pre internet, in less progressive times it was often the only way you could meet other guys. These days it's just tacky imo.

Did you ever do that kind of stuff? /genuine q.

 

[Gough]

Never appealed, I always felt it was like putting a target on your back.

 

[Shell]

Never appealed, I always felt it was like putting a target on your back.

Are you referring to those horrific bashing/murders that took place in NSW back then. Have seen a doco on that.

Am assuming it happened elsewhere as well.

 

[El Dubya]

Pre internet, in less progressive times it was often the only way you could meet other guys. These days it's just tacky imo.

The man inspecting my equipment was older, and did not look the classy type of homosexual.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Are you referring to those horrific bashing/murders that took place in NSW back then. Have seen a doco on that.

Am assuming it happened elsewhere as well.

What happened? Was it far right hate groups (like skinheads) 'staking out' these places looking for gays to bash/murder? I guess as Gough said you'd be living with a target on your back with the likes of those evil c*nts lurking in the shadows.

 

[Gough]

Are you referring to those horrific bashing/murders that took place in NSW back then. Have seen a doco on that.

Am assuming it happened elsewhere as well.

Not those specifically but it was always well known that gay bashers also hung around beats.

 

[Shell]

What happened? Was it far right hate groups (like skinheads) 'staking out' these places looking for gays to bash/murder? I guess as Gough said you'd be living with a target on your back with the likes of those evil c*nts lurking in the shadows.

Threw them off the gap and stuff. Was absolutely horrific and the cops didnt want to know.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Threw them off the gap and stuff. Was absolutely horrific and the cops didnt want to know.

Jesus. I'm not gay myself but I can empathise, something that whoever did these horrific crimes obviously cannot do.

 

[Gough]

Jesus. I'm not gay myself but I can empathise, something that whoever did these horrific crimes obviously cannot do.

s**t like that was part of the reason last Wednesday was so huge for us, it wasn't just about marriage. The first person I thought about when it was announced was George Duncan.

 

[Gralin]

Thought this was gunna be about downsizing your house or something.

It isn't.

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lol same, once I got in the thread I remembered but my first thought was going the english country style cottage

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

s**t like that was part of the reason last Wednesday was so huge for us, it wasn't just about marriage. The first person I thought about when it was announced was George Duncan.

Murdered by cops.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Duncan

Within days of the murder it was suspected that the group of men who killed Duncan were three senior Vice Squad police officers. Witnesses claimed that the detectives were also accompanied by a tall civilian who was never identified. The detectives were called upon to give evidence at the Coronial Inquiry but they refused to answer any of the questions put to them and were subsequently suspended from duty and eventually resigned. The coroner returned an open finding on 5 July 1972.

The subsequent police investigation, which called the incident "a frolic", failed to find sufficient evidence to prosecute any of the officers...

 

[Feerits Elf]

"Beauty & Style"

 

[El Dubya]

lol same, once I got in the thread I remembered but my first thought was going the english country style cottage

Yeah, not sure about the origin of the term. It's a weird one that's for sure.