Is the bar rumor a gay bar

Post a Comment. Saturday, September 23, Bar Associations. Rumors is the only gay bar in Bellingham. That was at the old Rumours, of course. It was the epitome of a comfortable queer space. I miss those old small town gay bars that served as de facto LGBT community centers. One night the place would be filled with fierce drag queens, the next night with lesbian bikers.

Everyone learned to get along. Like all formerly queer spaces, Rumors has been overrun by batchelorette parties, college kids with plausible fake IDs, and straight girls who like to drag their boyfriend out to dance to 80s music. When I graduated from law school, I moved to Seattle and started drinking alcohol and coffee.

My neighborhood hangout was the original R Place. The bar was just down the street from my nouveau yuppie apartment, in an old brick building that was demolished years ago to make room for overpriced condos. Yes, I used to be brave enough to walk into a bar alone. In fact, I whiled away countless nonbillable hours at R Place learning to be gay by clutching a microbrew, watching guys play pool, and hiding in dark corners.

I even had my first gay kiss that fall, with my original bartender crush. Last week after chorus practice, I was trying to explain to a young baritone what gay life was like before the Internet. But only on those Wednesday nights when the kids are with either my ex or an indulgent babysitter, because we tend to lose track of time and end up closing the bar.

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Despite their many benefits, virtual communities are no substitute for the real world. As I was describing the Paleolithic era to our newly-out young friend, I remembered one long lost personal tradition. These particular lists were useful on multiple levels — they helped to figure out patterns of attraction, they created a pool of candidates for my next unrequited crush, and they provided a useful blood alcohol test.

Beer goggles are real. When he showed up on the list, I knew it was time to go home. No comments:. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom.