Is it correct to refer to a gay bar as an "LGBT bar"?

[Arkansota]

I say it isn't. The gay community (a subset of the LGBT community) has its own bars. These bars are for the gay community, not the LGBT community. So it's a gay bar, not an LGBT bar.

[justbry87]

Well,

I know there are bars geared for certain groups within the gay community [bear bars, leather bars, etc.. etc..]

But there are also bars that's just a regular gay bar where everyone is welcome.

At least in the gay communities I've been to..

[Pix]

Depends. Some accept all (these typically are actually everyday places with a "LGBT night" rather than like that every night, however), while others favor a specific crowd, and I like to be as accurate as possible when describing them.

[kidchameleon]

Why do you feel the need to have this separation from the LGBT community?

I've never heard anyone refer to a place as an LGBT bar, but I don't see why they shouldn't. I mean, Drag Queens tend to perform at Gay Bars, Lesbians seem pretty welcome... Gay Bars are usually a smorgasbord of different types of people; Gay, Straight, Butch, Femme, etc, etc.

While you do get a large number that cater to specific niches, I don't think Gay is really a niche in and of itself. Would you're concept of a Gay Bar refuse lesbians? After all, they're the L not the G, so they're technically "not gay"... but they also, are gay

And what about Transexuals who are gay? Should they find a transexual bar?

Not criticizing or anything, just making my thoughts on the topic known lol. I can see your point in a sense...

[starbelly]

I've never heard "LGBT bar", and I live in a city with lots of gay bars. They're usually oriented toward a certain sect of the LGBT population (gay men, lesbians, and all the subsets underneath those) rather than just a general "LGBT" community.

[Bowyn Aerrow]

Politically Correct much?

[MisterTinkles]

Ive never heard of a LGBT bar. Thats too funny.

The "types" of bars we have in Dallas are:

The cowboy bar
The club
The daddy/leather bar
The fag/nelly/stuck up/prissy bar
The sports/college bar
The trendy bar
The wetback bar
The geek bar
The lesbian bar

Bunch of other bars, but most of those are privately owned bars and dont last long.

[Dreamer]

A gay bar is a gay bar,
a lesbian bar is a lesbian bar....
but,
they are not strictly for gay men or lesbians,
because that would be discrimination,
and the irony arising from that would be comical.

My "home bar" is a predominantly lesbian outlet
(technically a "lesbian" bar),
but everyone is welcomed with open arms.