A Girl’s Guide To Attending A Gay Bar

The relationship between girls and gay bars (male-only crowd, for our purposes) is fraught at best. While treatment of queer women at such establishments is another article entirely, a gaggle of straight women in one of “our” spaces can provoke confusion and intolerance on both sides.

So this is an insider’s view of a gay bar, and what it means to have straight women there, that I hope can be helpful for folks on either side. I reiterate that this is just my view on things (I can’t speak for everyone) and as always, you should feel free to leave corrections and refutations in the comments.  Read More