Nowadays venues are seen by their punters as being just bars, with no sexual orientation assigned to them. Gay people are no longer compelled to keep away from spaces associated with straight socialising, so they just don’t need as many of their own places.Īnd it works both ways. Gay and straight men are mixing more, mainly in straight venues (one of the reasons so many gay bars are closing).
What's more, this latest celebration of the bond between fag and hag doing a disservice to another important emotional connection the modern gay man enjoys his friendship with straight men. Increasingly, the perceived barriers between straight and gay men appear to be falling away, and it’s easy to see why.
