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''At the gay bar, gay bar, gay bar''|'''[[Electric Six]]''', "Gay Bar"}}
 
In real life, the average gay bar is simply a pub where most of the regular patrons are of [[Queer As Tropes|gay male, lesbian, bisexual]], and/or [[Transsexualism|transgender]] persuasion. That's really all there is to it. Mostly they are just places where GLBT people socialize, dance, have a few beers, play pool, etc. Sometimes people chat up/pick up a new partner in these places just as straight people do in straight bars and pubs.
 
In the media, this is simply not the case, especially if the story is treating the gay community as the [[Freaks of the Week]]. Any bar or club catering to LGBT people will be portrayed as far wilder than its straight counterpart. People will order drinks dressed in fetish gear such as studded leather, gimp masks or tight rubber. [[Drag Queen]]s will strut about like they run the place (and one probably does), and loud techno/synth music will blast from the speakers. The fact that there are different clubs for different gay subcultures in [[Real Life]] isn't always realized.
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