Houston ‘Guerilla Gay Bar’ attendees kept waiting in the rain
”The gay community tends to stay in traditional gay bars, and part of the problem is our community is too insular. This is more to get the community out of our gay ghetto. It’s supposed to be a social event, and it’s supposed to be a good time.”
Kris Banks, president of the Houston GLBT’s Political Caucus, who was unable to participate in a Facebook-organized event where gays visit a straight bar. The bar, Union, in Houston, TX stopped the gay patrons from entering, while letting in others. The bar owner says it is all a misunderstanding in that private parties are frequenlty booked at the venue, and that the number of ‘Guerilla’ attendees had grown so large that it exceeded the capacity of the club. (Houston Chronicle)
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