Hmmm.. IDK? They were drinking.. I'm a little critical of myself. I'm alright for an old guy.
DD
I am at a gay bar!!!
by DATA-DOG 26 Replies latest jw friends
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quellycatface
I actually think gay men are very intelligent, stylish and very in-tune with us ladies.
I had a gay best friend and we used to go out quite alot. He was such a good listener. I took him to see "Notting Hill" and we loved it.
Jesus loves all of us. The JW's should try and remember that.
Glad you had fun.
Drink plenty of water and have a mega cooked breakfast. Yum!
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FadeToBlack
Great story. Next time I come back to the states, we are going to hit the strip joints in your area, and you are paying.. Start saving! We should do well since I always get the - you look like Mark Harmon comment. I had to look it up after my last trip to the states because I had no idea who he was.
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Band on the Run
During college, I found mixers so scary. I never made it to the floor. After only a few years of not going to meetings, I felt I had no social skills. The hereto students who made it to the mixer emerged with tales of horror. A meat market. One of the first gay groups on campus had a mixer. I tried to walk up to the hetero mixer and had to pass their venue. I peered in. Their faces were so happy. Everyone was dancing. It was so warm. If I were not studying, I would walk past the gay mixer every week. I so much wanted to visit but I was afraid to ask. It shows how homophobic I was.
I recall Christopher Street before AIDS. Those bars were scary. Once I drove past the area from the West Side Highway on a weekend night, there must have been hundreds of thousands of men out. There was no space. Only bodies.
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tornapart
DD.. that was fun to read!!
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humbled
DATA-DOG,
Thanks for the straight-up report of your night out. Yep, people having a night out and no body the worse for wear. Good for you.
Get some sleep now.
Maeve
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breakfast of champions
That's great!
Glad you had a good time.
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fulltimestudent
Cant resist - I'm disappointed you didn't see any demons. So here's some:
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GrreatTeacher
Sorry, fulltimestudent, only the purple one is demonized.
Here, brush up on your teletubby history: the purple one is named Tinky Winky and he carries a purse. Therefore, he is gay. Therefore, he is demonized.
Next week we will discuss the larger history of homophobic names given to children's television characters and its impact on polite society.
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fulltimestudent
D-D:
These people were..PEOPLE. They laughed, they cried, they loved each other. One couple was celebrating 22 years together and they were happy!
BOTR
I peered in. Their faces were so happy. Everyone was dancing. It was so warm.
I had a sort of similar experience. Not so long after my former loving brothers and sisters decided I wasn't fit to associate with them, and I was desperately trying to adjust to a new life.
Hardly any friends (after listening faithfully to all the warnings about OWP), so I'm walking along King St, Newtown ( an inner city entertainment strip in Sydney) one friday night, and I go past this pub, where everyone inside (as seen through the open doors) seemed to be having a happy time.
In a previous sales job, I'd had to go to a few pubs in Sydney's western suburbs (where the factory I worked with was located). A different scene to what I saw in the Newtown pub. The westie pubs were known as blood houses - because of the violent fights that could break out in an instant. As far as I know, they were totally str8. And the mood was nearly always one of suppressed violence.
So I decided to have a drink in the (Newtown) pub. Bought a beer and looked around and realised I was in a gay pub. And, compared to the westie pubs, it was a paradise. People seemed happy. A guy came in and bought a drink next to me - we got into a conversation. I learned he was native Australian, an artist and now running an art school in the area sponsored by Sydney Uni. (located nearby). An interesting conversation and just watching the unfolding scene I saw that the Christian hatred of gay people was another black mark against the Christian religion.
Funny how we can be so blind to the obvious.
Not a great night - just a drink, a conversation and an opportunity to watch a social situation. After about 45 minutes I left to go home (alone- smile) but certainly a bit wiser.