Somewhere Over The Rainbow 2

FuelMix continued his conversation with the gay financial planner operating in Vancouver's gay ghetto.  As in Part 1, the points made are universal and are published to trigger some thought.

FM: What’s the deal with the younger fags in Vancouver's ghetto...? The 20 – 30s crowd?  

FFP: A train wreck waiting to happen. 

FM: Why? 

FFP: A lot of them moved here from smaller towns. Lousy families with emotional issues stacked to the ceiling. Basically they fled here so they could be fags. 

FM: Nothing wrong with looking for personal and emotional freedom is there? 

FFP: No…..and this is the weirdest thing…..you know how High School was miserable for many fags.....couldn’t fit in……peer pressure or hostility…..bullying….bashing….? 

FM: Uh…huh. 

FFP: The same thing happens in the ghetto. They don’t bash but they bully in a funny exclusionary kind of way. 

FM: I don’t’ understand 

FFP: There’s tons of pressure to do the whole drug scene, the bar scene, the baths, the afterparties, that whole “Oh My God!” squealing twink shit, the tattoos, the piercings..… 

FM: What about the money? 

FFP: Zip. These guys are paycheck to paycheck. Maxed out on their credit cards. They have a lot of credit cards. 

FM: So what do you advise them to do? 

FFP: Get out of debt would be nice. I can’t help them invest or advise them to do anything else. These young fags have staggering amounts of debt – and they think it’s all good 'coz all their friends live the same way. 

FM: What kinda jobs do they have? 

FFP: I hate to say it….but low level retail. Sometimes 2 or 3 jobs. If they’re lucky they might get into low level corporate. My guess is that very few will actually get to senior executive level. 

FM: So technically they have 2 or 3 sources of income but are still in major debt? What’s going on?

FFP: No discipline. It’s like they dumped their families, fled here, looked around for fuckbuddies or boyfriend-of-the-moment and then it’s paaahhh-teeee 

FM: Do they keep their jobs for long? 

FFP: Nope. They flit. 

FM: So they flit between low level retail jobs? 

FFP: Yeah and apartments. 

FM: Huh? 

FFP: Coz they’re maxed out, they can’t afford the rent for long. 

FM: So there’s no stable roof over their heads and no stable job?

FFP:  Pretty much. Like I said, train wreck waiting to happen.

Originally published 14 April 2007
Republished 21 February 2014

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