Has the paradigm changed for gay bars?

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I'd honestly have to put this one down as an "American thing" too... probably even going above what's a homo or hetero norm.

Back in the day, I was an extreme clubhopper and it wasn't just gay clubs, but straight and mixed nightclubs as well. Straight clubs are not where they were back in the club days. You notice it more with gay clubs because there were fewer to begin with and so when some go out of business it seems a bigger loss. Although I do not do clubbing anymore, I am still familiar where the club districts are and in those areas today I see a lot of lounges, standard bars, restaurants, restaurant/bars, sports bars, coffee shops, stores where there were once night clubs. There are still a lot of straight clubs, but nothing to the extent there was years ago. I think it probably is an American thing.