Still, lesbian bars will be filled entirely with broad-shouldered, cigar chomping, work-booted diesel dykes or young, nubile Lipstick Lesbians. Lesbians are, depending on who is to be believed, either less scene-obsessed or less willing to support their spaces than gay men, so it's not unusual for a city to have one or two lesbian bars while having a dozen bars for gay men, each catering to a different crowd. ![]() ![]() The fact that there are different clubs for different gay subcultures in Real Life isn't always realized. Drag Queens will strut about like they run the place (and one probably does), and loud Techno/synth music will blast from the speakers. People will order drinks dressed in fetish gear such as studded leather, gimp masks or tight rubber. Any bar or club catering to LGBT+ people will be portrayed as far wilder than its straight counterpart. In the media, this is simply not the case, especially when the queer community is treated as the Subculture of the Week. Sometimes people chat up/pick up a new partner in these places just as straight people do in straight bars and pubs. ![]() Mostly they are just places where LGBT+ people socialize, dance, have a few beers, play pool, watch a show, etc. In real life, the average gay bar is simply a pub where most of the regular patrons are of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender/genderqueer persuasion.
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