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In a ruling that apparently came as a surprise to no one, a Denver bear bar was found guilty of illegally discriminating against less "masculine" individuals. The investigation was triggered by a drag queen, who was refused entry last year. The owners claim it was because her appearance didn't match the driver's licence photo which is (a) transparent bullshit and (b) has been used as an excuse to discriminate against transfolk since forever. DORA, the state regulatory agency, says it found a clear pattern of discrimination which has been confirmed by various individuals familiar with the place.
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monshu, and we traded stories about how gay bars have historically used dress codes to illegally bar people who made their clientele uncomfortable. He told me that in SF, some bars banned open-toed shoes. This being California, there were plenty of men as well as women in sandals, but only the toe-baring customers with vaginas got turned away. When I first began visiting bars in St Louis (three years underage), my gay best friend informed me that "NO HATS" was a dodge for keeping out blacks. I'm not sure what the tricks were in Chicago, I just know bar owners must've had them here, too. If so, they're not enforced like they used to be, judging from the drag queen with the light-up bouffant in the back bar at Touché last Saturday.
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monshu, and we traded stories about how gay bars have historically used dress codes to illegally bar people who made their clientele uncomfortable. He told me that in SF, some bars banned open-toed shoes. This being California, there were plenty of men as well as women in sandals, but only the toe-baring customers with vaginas got turned away. When I first began visiting bars in St Louis (three years underage), my gay best friend informed me that "NO HATS" was a dodge for keeping out blacks. I'm not sure what the tricks were in Chicago, I just know bar owners must've had them here, too. If so, they're not enforced like they used to be, judging from the drag queen with the light-up bouffant in the back bar at Touché last Saturday.