It was not one, not two, but three absolute strangers who told me this. Although I had no qualms about my body image despite being chubby, I distinctly remember well-intentioned strangers approaching me inside the bathhouse and telling me that although I looked cute, I should exercise at the gym if I ever wanted to find a partner. I was young, chubby (I weighed 80 kilos), and new to the ‘gay scene’. If you’d like to share your article, email us at began exploring my sexuality four years ago while studying abroad in Canada at a gay bathhouse in Toronto. Editor’s Note: This month, that is September 2020, FII’s #MoodOfTheMonth is Boys, Men and Masculinities, where we invite articles to highlight the different experiences of masculinity that manifest themselves in our everyday lives and have either challenged, subverted or even perpetuated traditional forms of ‘manliness’.
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