Gay Almería Chat

Marcos, who comes from the Habanar neighborhood and spends his afternoons working at the pier, connected for the first time one June night while looking for a place to vent after a disagreement at the beach bar. He joined with the simple idea of “talking about what’s going on with me” and, after a round of emojis and a “Has anyone else come out at the fair?”, he got hooked. What made him return was the instant reply from a stranger who recommended the best contraceptive in town and, two minutes later, sent him the number of a psychologist also in the room. Since then, Marcos always logs in at the end of the day, phone in one hand and a beer in the other.

Here the topic of the day can swing from “What’s the best gay club in El Ejido?” to “Has anyone seen the new season of ‘Euphoria’?” in minutes. Last week, while debating whether the latest episode of ‘Sex Education’ was more “raw” than the previous one, Carlos, an architecture student, asked for advice on a job offer in Berlin; María replied with a list of visas and an anecdote about her own “life change.” At another point, the thread about the Equality Law turned hot, with memes of Mrs. Pérez, the mayor, and a dose of sarcasm only locals understood. And, of course, there’s always a “What drag movie do I want to rewatch?” that sparks a marathon of recommendations.

What really gives this room its flavor is the “Friday 10 p.m. rhythm”: suddenly the “Sailor Moon” theme plays and users start throwing lines like “May the moon guide us, ladies!” Inside jokes revolve around the “pork belly” on the terrace plates at the port, and every time someone