i had seen (from a reasonably 'safe' distance hahaha) a gay or two in nepal but my first ever real encounter with one happened in india, in train.

 au contraire to the US,  in india, you can 'easily' figure out (more often than not) if someone's gay from their appearance/get-ups alone hahaha....i think it was somewhere around nagpur or central india (where they say there are plenty of gays). i was all by myself seated in a corner listening to music through my walkie and this 'leda' ( or "gentlewoman" rather hahhaa) got into our compartment from nowhere. i still remember, (s)he was wearing a red sari and a green blouse (real gaudy shades). i wouldn't know he/she was gay if he/she didn't come close to me. (s)he was one beautiful gay in other words (not that gays are not beautiful ni pheri...let's say this one had more feminine charm in her neutral looks haha).

people started running here and there and i couldn't fathom the reason for the sudden turbulence until she came to me and started to caress my cheeks "oye chikna, bees rupaye nikal" she goes. i looked around and there was nobody hahahaha...i was taken aback by surprise in the beginning but when i noticed a day-long unshaven beard in her chin and a crack in her voice, i realized i was trapped in the 'corner' hahaha, i had no option but to succumb and give her the bill else she would keep caressing me forever. hhahaha.

heard a plenty of comic and some horror stories of my friends' encounter with gays in gay bar and all ,,,over here in the US but i haven't gone through anything like that yet. Not that i want to.

live and let live!