A lbian bar om the 1920s. A “fairy n” om the 1890s. An Ecstasy-fueled dis om the 1990s. Celebratg the hidn plac Manhattan where gay night life once flourished.
Contents:
- DO YOU WANNA FUNK WH ME?: A BEGNER’S GUI TO GAY NIGHTCLUBS
- WHY GAY BARS ARE DISAPPEARG ACROSS AMERI
- YOU COULD BE A GAY BAR RIGHT NOW AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT
DO YOU WANNA FUNK WH ME?: A BEGNER’S GUI TO GAY NIGHTCLUBS
And I'm queg at a by gay bar to buy a drk. If this nightmare sounds faiar to you, might be bee 's what actually happens to me almost every Saturday night whenever I go out on the gay 't get me wrong: The gay scene n offer the ocsnal magil and rmative experience. As ltle gay boys, many of our first flirtatns wh the scene were surrept viss to bars where we'd drk cheap beer, unrage, and get sh-sred the mute that someone spared a prolonged glance our directn.
And as we get olr, gay clubs n bee our sanctuari, our safe spac. Dcribed as a place to meet "others whout the strs of havg to drk loads as well, " the typ of sober gathergs might take you way out of your fort zone, but 's weirdly fortg to know that everyone will probably be feelg that way, too (not somethg you n say about your lol gay waterg hole). "The Gay Book ClubThere's never a bad time to start readg more, bee (say wh me) readg is fun-da-men-tal.
WHY GAY BARS ARE DISAPPEARG ACROSS AMERI
Show up, fd your queer muny, and be your Bt Gay Media Meet-UpsSocial media might have stolen an electn and killed onle journalism. Good advice, but you uld jt do the easy way: fd the bit gay club town.
YOU COULD BE A GAY BAR RIGHT NOW AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT
(By “gay bar”, I mean any bar that ters primarily to gay men or lbians. But if you want to go dance, party, and have a good time, tst me — a gay club is where you should be head. To be fair, there are straight clubs that play great mic and have fun, nonjudgmental crowds, and there are gay bars that are nothg more than S and M (Stand and Mol) clubs.
Certa gay/lbian clubs have their target clientele, of urse — wboys and wgirls (The Round-up Saloon Dallas), leather men (La Track Montreal), punk lbians (The Dyke Bar Brighton, UK), and drag queens (1001 Pub Maryl Istanbul), for stance — but what I’m talkg about is your basic glter-ball, all-wele, humpg-on-the-dance-floor dis. This wouldn’t have happened at any of the gay bars town, and we fely would have had a better time, as the doorman was jt the first of numero snooty employe we enuntered, there. If you’ve never been to a gay bar, there are a few thgs you need to unrstand so that you n have the right attu.
First, there are gog to be homosexuals there. That may seem obv, but ’s amazg how many people enter what is clearly a gay bar and say, “Hey, thar’s a bunch a queers ‘ere. ” And the homosexuals who are there will be dancg wh one another, holdg hands, huggg, and, y, kissg.