New Delhi, India

The metro provides great people watching opportunities. The unbelievably thin Indian guys can be exceedingly pretty. Indians have that confusing (to a gay person) hand holding and friendly male on male touching. I have to assume it is all hetero, but from a relatively macho western perspective, it is awesomely sensitive and kind of romantic.

You get regular pat downs on the metro and entering hotels or museums. It is sort of pleasant for gay men. The security guys give you an little push on the back afterwards to encourage you to be on your way. For a western person, I was touched way more than I was used to, including the jostling on the crowded metro.

For practicalities, the one thing I don't like in India are the taxi, especially the auto-rickshaws. They'll rip off the tourists. Very annoying. Uber on the other hand, is a godsend.

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) rating: 9/10

At some point, Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth, unwillingly gets his hair cut, by some hairdresser to the gladiators, a cameo part played by Thor comic originator, Stan Lee. Looking a bit spiky and uneven, the haircut brings out Chris's stunning visage. After this point, I found the movie became infinitely more interesting.

At 1hr 2 minutes in and after the fight between Thor and the Hulk, there is another moment of extreme thirst with Hemsworth shirtless and having unbelievable abs definition,

Lady Bird (2017)

Set in Sacramento, the movie has very interesting and realistic characters and an intriguing story. Particularly the relationship between the protogonist and her mom is well done and nuanced.

.. Minor spoilers ..

Minor gay interest film. One of Christine "Lady Bird" love interests is a closeted gay boy that leads her on.

At one point in the film, she picks up a porn magazine of boys and we actually see erections. (No sex acts though.)

One reason it is R rated, plus some depictions of heterosexual sex.