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5 Reasons Why Straight Guys Should Go To Gay Bars

January 17, 2010

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Sunday afternoon, I get a text from my buddy Ken Whittier, who’s visting from San Francisco:

“meet us @ abbey for drnks.”

I ask my roommate what the Abbey is. He goes, “What, the gay bar?”

It turns out Ken’s meeting some girls there. But at the moment, I’m nonplussed. I’ve never been to a gay bar — namely, because I’m not gay, and just assumed there’s no reason to go to one unless, well — unless you like dudes.

It turns out I’m not into dudes. So the Abbey seems like an odd place to spend a Sunday afternoon. But after a quick chat with Ken, I decide I might as well meet him and his girls for a drink or two.

Lo and behold, I surprised myself by having a great time. And at the end of the day, my conclusion is that more straight guys should go to gay bars.

Here’s why:

1. There are hot girls there
This is hands down the best kept secret about gay bars. It never even occured to me straight girls would go to them. And not only do they go, they go in PACKS. If this fact were featured more prominently in the straight guy handbook, I would have visited The Toolbox a long time ago… ok, maybe not The Toolbox, and probably not The Mine Shaft, but you get the idea.
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