Bigotry and Racial tension in LGBT land

[kindy64]

I found it interesting that twice today I've seen instances of bigotry and racism in LGBT land in the news. Granted one of the articles is from 2012, speaking of practices from years before that, but interesting nonetheless. (Was researching what fiance and I can do on Halloween around here.)

My favorite gay bar, Downtown Ollies, doesn't seem to care who comes and goes, or what they wear. We went there this past Sunday for my fiance's 21st birthday. Karaoke night. Black, white, asian, hispanic, all in evidence. Young, to older than me. Male, female, a few drag queens, perhaps a transgendered individual or two. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and straight. Heck, I proved I was a bigger Firefly fan when the straight couple next to us was asking, isn't that the guy who played Simon on Firefly. I was like, no, not at all. And then we talked about our Browncoat bonafides (I WON.) To me, it's the perfect place, good, cheap food, reasonable drink prices, and a very accepting attitude by staff.

I wonder if there is less selectivity here because the number of venues and potential clientele in Indianapolis is more limited than larger cities?

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/s...ve-n666281

PHILADELPHIA — Long-simmering racial tensions in one of the country's iconic gay neighborhoods have reached a boil after the release of a video clip in which a club owner repeatedly utters a racial slur, leading to calls for action, including the replacement of Philadelphia's liaison to LGBT residents.

Black gays and lesbians in the city say they are carded at clubs in the area known as the Gayborhood while they watch white patrons stroll in. At bars, they say, they wait longer for drinks and are subjected to dress codes that ban athletic gear, Timberland boots and hooded sweatshirts, rules they say are meant to exclude them.

http://www.indystar.com/story/life/2013/...s/3997591/

Gays and lesbians may have united over Anita Bryant, but in the absence of an enemy, they fragmented. "Our Place didn't like women to come in, or even drag queens," said Warman, "and there was a leather bar that wouldn't let twinks in. And one time I was refused service at Labyrus." These days, Warman and other say, the bars are far more inclusive.