Racist gay bars in nyc

When the bar opened its doors in Chelsea, partygoers across New York were pretty excited to check it out. In the post, Alexis detailed how he and his friends had been denied entry over the weekend by an employee who told them the bar was at capacity. Alexis said his group prepared to leave before another employee allowed them to come inside.

Unfortunately, the events at Rebar did not happen in isolation. In fact, this alleged discrimination is all too common at gay bars. In September, a video of Darryl DePiano, the owner of Philadelphia gay bar iCandy, began to circulate on social media. Today, 11 bars and clubs are undergoing anti-discrimination training after a subsequently-commissioned study gay how rampant discrimination was in the city.

This discrimination, according to the reports, extended to queer women who were routinely failed to be served at bars. Last Tuesday, she went to eat at a WeHo restaurant named Catch. After arriving with a reservation, Preston—who also happens to be a person of color—alleges that she was stonewalled at the door and only allowed in after threatening to leverage her position on the Advisory Board to criticize the establishment.

Once inside, she said, the poor treatment continued. A conversation with an assistant manager about what had transpired proved fruitless. The flyer in question was for an Olympics-themed party, and featured an African American athlete stretching. Everything was Abercrombie models and pretty boys.

As others laughed, Valverde posted a photo of the display in a racist post to her Facebook page. It was soon shared in a public post by her friend Stephen Nyc.

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