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Tuesday, 11 April 2006
Hindsight thoughts on our adventure -Jess
I really enjoyed our day visiting Church and Wellesley. I think what I found the most enjoyable of the whole experience was how increadibly friendly and helpful everyone was. More so then most places I've been. Everywhere we went people went out of their way to be nice and chatty. The man working in the bookstore took me around and showed me his favorite writers as well as the most popular lesbian fiction on the market. He had the cutest little "Frasier" dog that was always tearing at the carpet and chewing on a penis shaped dog bone. The men working at the Second Cup were very friendly and recommended their favorite treats to my friend who came with us. We went into a clothing store and chatted with the man working there about the fashion renewal of neon and how exciting it was. The man at the sex shop was very insightful and open to talking about the many toys they had displayed on the walls of the shop. One thing that I noticed was that it was an area mainly populated by men. But, as we were commenting on this while sitting at Zelda's, a whole troop of women passed the window to prove us wrong. There was overtly sexual content everywhere in the gay district, but that makes sense because the gay community is defined by it's sexuality. I found that we were opened up in our conversations and I felt more comfortable discussing sex than I usually do. I found that there was an effort made to make the area look clean and slighlty upscale and artsy. Everyhing was more colorful than most places. There were lots of sparkly decorations in the restaurant.
I didnt find there to be many distinct smells except maybe of coffee, beer and thai food.
We went during the day so the place wasnt very busy and the nighttime fun hadn't yet begun but everywhere we went (except for the bookstore) they were playing disco. It created a certain energy that made me kind of hyper.
The food was mostly traditional pubfare with nachos and shepards pie, and the coffee shops on the street are Second Cup and Starbucks and look and serve the same things as anywhere else except the Starbucks had plants and leather couches.
I felt very comfortable on Church St. I have gone into this area of the city on several occasions and have always had a great time. I enjoy the fact that it's an area that allows people of the same sex to be in love and show affection without concern. The only thing that made me feel a bit uncomfortable was the sex shop but I generally feel uncomfortable in those places wether gay or straight. I was also a bit taken aback by the transexuals. I've never really seen transexuals before and wasnt sure what to make of them. I kept thinking how hard it must be to feel you've been born the wrong sex. But maybe they dont feel that way, I dont know. I definately will go back to visit again and again in this district of Toronto. I have gone to the Pride parade on Church St. for 2 years now and it's a lot of fun.

Posted by planet/gaybourhood at 9:20 PM EDT
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