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There isn�t a lot of bowing in London�s gay bars these days, probably
not since the eighteenth century molly houses. This is part of the charm
of T*K*O, a new �gay night from Tokyo� at the Site Bar. This Sunday
evening gathering has grown out of a Soho-based social group for gay
Japanese, and is becoming an alternative to other venues where oriental
Londoners and, in that creepy phrase, �their admirers� traditionally meet
and socialise. The result is that T*K*O is a bit cooler, a bit less
cruisey and, well, more Japanese than any of them.
DJ S*h*a*m plays Tokyo pop and the latest Japanese remixes of Kylie.
The good-looking and immaculately-dressed crowd is quietly alternative and
mostly Japanese, with that punky yet well-scrubbed thing going on that
young Japanese guys do so well. Gay Japanese men often describe themselves
by the type of guy they go for: foreign (gai-sen), fat (debu-sen), older
(fuke-sen), and there are just enough of each to make sure no-one has to
go home empty handed. The crowd did thin out fairly early, which makes me
think that although T*K*O is mischievously scheduled against the Long Yang
Club�s Sunday disco at Thai Square, there will be plenty of two-way
traffic.
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T*K*O: A Gay Night
from Tokyo Sundays at the Site Bar
