How on earth do you protect a #queer space without gatekeeping identities at the door? No one wants a bouncer scanning people’s auras for "heterosexual energy." Which brings me to the elegant, historic, slightly chaotic solution.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/saving-lgbtq-venues-requires-a-very-explicit-solution-4a6db826f361?sk=07a1aace6535686ba5e84f46e446363c

#LGBTQ #GayBars #Nighlife

Jeder ist herzlich willkommen bei unserem BÄRENBADEN mit Grillen am Cranachwäldchen! 🐻🧔🏻‍♂️🏳️‍🌈🍖🥗👍🏼🌞🛟💦🏖️🥩

#coloniabears #bearcommunity #LGBTQ #bears #gaybars #bbq #gaybbq

I discovered that #queer fellas these days bear a stronger resemblance to me than to Mr. Universe. I was pleased to observe that, within the environs of at least one particular #gay watering hole, the obsession with physical perfection seems to have subsided.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/when-did-gay-men-get-so-chubby-e39c8ac63c19?sk=bf79e52d3cb33b0277bece55829471bc

#LGBTQ #GayBars #BodyImage

It's Beer Can Appreciation Day, so of course we're sharing queer romances set in/around gay bars on QueeRomanceInk.com:

https://www.queeromanceink.com/?s=michigan&search_type=book_search

Starting Over
C.J. Baty
Contemporary

The Foreign Affair
David C Dawson
Mystery & Thriller

Crave
J.M. Dabney
Contemporary

Mann Hunt
Peter E. Fenton
Mystery & Thriller

#GayRomance #MMRomance #GayBars gay romance, mm romance, gay, mm, romance, LGBT, LGBTQ, queer

A new push for #DNA #samples could #identify more #victims of a #notorious #closeted #Republican serialkiller.

#HerbertBaumeister lured at least two dozen #men and #boys from #gaybars to his #rural #Indiana #estate.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Indiana #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/a-new-push-for-dna-samples-could-identify-more-victims-of-a-notorious-closeted-republican-killer/

#RailStation #gay #bar #opens in downtown #Waterloo, takes place of #KingsandQueens.

The new #bar #catering to the #LGBTQ+ #community is co-owned by #JohnHayes and #DarinBeck.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Iowa #GayBars #Entertainment #NightLife #Drag #DragQueens #Representation #Culture

https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/business/rail-station-gay-bar-downtown-waterloo/article_0e760232-566e-11ef-8753-5ff414dfd0b5.html

It’s one of the ultimate ethical conundrums of our generation, one might say; a question worth pondering as we enter another #Pride month, a time when more spaces and events catering to the #LGBTQ community arise.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/should-straight-people-be-allowed-in-gay-clubs-f879856c1191

#GayBars #GayClubs #SafeSpaces

So there's a dog in this bar and dogs are great. But also, I think bringing a dog in a gay bar with loud music, lights, fog and a brunch of people is maybe like not cool and good. Poor pupper!!

#gaybar #dog #doggo #animalrights #animals #bar #bars #gaybar #gaybars #pets #animals #peoplewatching #petthatdog