The End Of Fagland? 1

An analysis of Faglands in North America shows 2 historical patterns: first, a huge concentration of ghettos on the coasts. Second, certain inland clusters. There was a physical movement by fags from the 1890s and well into the late 20th century, to avoid persecution and isolation by seeking to cluster. This sustained mass movement took place during the height of North America’s industrialization.

The coastal cities were also major ports. This increased their chances of finding other fags from overseas looking for anonymous discrete hookups. They could also get in and out of the country easily. The inland clusters grew up when farm boy fags fled rural hell as America’s industrial economy made agriculture unprofitable.

Fast forward to now. This is neither the Industrial Age nor the Information Age. This is the Virtual age, where technological convergence and connectivity rule. Physical location is redundant – even the smallest business now has worldwide reach, even the ugliest fag has a webcam or a cock shot captured on his cell fone. Free internet phone and video are here to stay.

And this is FuelMix’s point: the original reasons why fags clustered in their prissy ghettos (which then became crime-infested, drug-ridden, economically disadvantaged and short on resources) disappeared. The only thing keeping fags where they are is fear - dressed up as "community" and "amenity" (the bars, the beaches, the parks).

The new era of gentrification in Faglands mirrors technology i.e. convergence: more hetero and metro, less homo. It is unstoppable.

FuelMix sees 2 things happening simultaneously – a physical shrinkage of Faglands and an internal dilution of fag identity. The paradigm shift for fags will be in developing a new non-ghetto modus operandi - if they have the guts.

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