“John Paulk, the poster boy for 'ex-gays' was found in a gay bar in Washington. He said he was there to use the bathroom. But nobody thought to ask him for what.” SaidUseAsksFoundBoysGayBarsBathroomExesPostersJohn Paul Author:Kate Clinton
“Well, from 1969 to 1984, until he died of AIDS, a teacher and I were very good friends. He even attended celebrations at my home, and I have to admit I even went with him to gay bars once in a while. So I know a homophobe when I see one. Pat Buchanan ain't no homophobe, believe me.” KnowsBelieveWellsHomeTeacherGayDiedVery GoodScaryAidsBarsCelebrationBelieve In MeGood FriendVery Good FriendsHomophobes Author:Ezola B. Foster
“I went to a gay bar, they wanted proof of sex so I showed them, they said it wasn't enough.” SaidEnoughHumorWantedFunnySexGayProofBarsThey Said Author:Rodney Dangerfield
“What do they do in these [private] clubs, anyway? Sit around saying things like 'Thank God I'm here. No Jews! What fun! This is living, huh? Look! No Jews! I don't know when I've had a better time. And no women! Just men! And no blacks! Just whites! White men! White men who are not Jewish! It doesn't get any better than this.' To some people, apparently, this is a perfect description of injustice. To me, this is a perfect description of a gay bar in Iceland.” PeopleKnowsMenLooksFunWhitePerfectGayInjusticeJewClubsBarsDescriptionThank GodWhite ManIceland Author:Fran Lebowitz
“I was in bar about 15 years ago, a relationship had ended badly, I was very drunk and I thought I would convince myself to try and be gay. Like, at one point I didn't like coffee, then I learned to like it.” TryingYearsGayYears AgoCoffeeBarsDrunkConvince Author:Moby
“Not a lot of gay guys end up coming to alt-comedy-ish shows. They like all these '80s shimmer shows, or they like going to drag shows. It is always weird and interesting when I meet somebody at a gay bar who is familiar with my stuff.” EndsShowsGuyStuffInterestingComedyGayBarsFamiliarDrag80sShimmerGay Guy Author:Guy Branum
“While I was doing shitty little bar shows in the Central Valley in 2004, I was being out and helping people realize that gay people aren't monsters, that they are just people. So I look at this world with a great deal of pride, and I'm excited for it.” PeopleWorldLooksLittlesHelpingShowsRealizingDealsThis WorldPrideGayExcitedMonstersBarsValleysHelping PeopleGay People Author:Guy Branum
“My experience of coming out was very much centered around the bar scene. And what happened for me is that when I turned 18 and was old enough to get into certain gay bars in the French Quarter, I became a regular customer.” EnoughCertainHappenedSceneGayCustomersBarsQuartersComing OutFrench Quarter Author:Christopher Rice
“I've never dated anyone because they were vegetarian, just like I'm gay but don't only go to gay bars. I hang out with people because they are fun, smart, and kind, and if they happen to be veg I'm thrilled.” PeopleIfsKindHappensFunGaySmartBarsHanging OutVegetarian Author:Dan Mathews
“People aren't going into gay bars in Orlando and saying, "Jesus Christ!" They're not going into the Charlie Hebdo, the 85-year-old priest who was beheaded on his alter, [the assailant wasn't] yelling Jesus Christ.” PeopleYearsJesusChristGayJesus ChristBarsPriestsCharlieYellingOrlandoCharlie Hebdo Author:Michael T. Flynn
“I was like, "This is a new thing that the gay people have decided? That's the gayest thing I've ever heard in my life." You can't do that. You can't decide that a word is forbidden now collectively amongst your group of human beings, that the word is a slanderous evil nasty word about homosexuals. It's not, the word doesn't mean that. And sometimes it's a good word to use in comedy. That's what your friend has to realize when he's at a bar just yelling out the word.” PeopleHumansMeanSometimesUseEvilRealizingHuman BeingsComedyHeardGroupsGayDecidedBarsNew ThingsNastyHomosexualForbiddenYellingGay PeopleGood Words Author:Joe Rogan
“To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.” FeelsPersonsGayBasketballBarsHanging Out Author:Dennis Rodman
“God, you mean I lost my virginity to the apocalypse?" Morgan sighed again. "The whole thing was really embarrassing; my parents sent me to Brooklyn when they found out." She shrugged. "I thought I’d be safe in a gay bar, okay? What were you doing in there anyway?" Lace looked at me sidelong. "You were where?" I took a sip of beer, swallowed it. "I, uh, hadn’t been in the city...very long. I didn’t know.” KnowsMeanLongWholeFoundLostParentCitiesGaySafeOkayBarsBeerApocalypseEmbarrassingBrooklynVirginityLace Book:Peeps Source: Peeps
“Singer Cilla Black's introduction to homophobic bullying occurred during a visit from Billy, a dear childhood friend. Sharing a room with Ms Black's boyfriend, Billy Returning after having gone out by himself: collapsed by the bed and burst into floods of tears, his face bruised and splattered with blood. ... " I'm Gay," Billy said, "and I've just been beaten up and robbed by a guy who picked me up in a bar and took me back to his place."” SaidFacesGuyBlackRoomsGoneBloodChildhoodTearsGayBedDearSingersBarsBullyingFloodBeatenIntroductionBruisedHomophobicChildhood Friend Author:Cilla Black
“I say to my colleagues that I sit alongside them in committee, in the bars and in the tea room, and I queue alongside them in the division lobby. But when it comes to marriage, they are asking me to stand apart and to join a separate queue. I ask my colleagues, if I am equal in this house, to give me every opportunity to be equal.” IfsGivingAsksOpportunityHouseRoomsGayEqualGive MeAskingBarsTeaDivisionCommitteesColleaguesGay MarriageQueues Author:Mike Freer