What do you think? Am I thinking like an old queen? Should everybody be allowed everywhere? Is it discrimination to say that a drag queen shouldn’t be allowed in a leather bar? What about straight girls? Should they be allowed at, say, a gay bathhouse? Or let’s reverse it: What if a butch leather queen was not allowed into a drag bar? (Lol, that would never happen). Denver has a lot of gay establishments to choose from so the crowd will be fine. It never really took off at it’s new location. There’s always someplace else where you can go. Denver Wrangler 3 119 of 156 Nightlife in Denver Gay Bars Visit website What people are saying By Telkbear Permanently Closed. It’s just a funny story to tell at the next party. As I was being escorted off the premises by half a dozen guards, I was mortified, of course (as were my friends) – but it never would have dawned on me to sue. I was once thrown out of a very posh Hamptons soiree for dressing like a 5-year-old girl in pig tails and pinafore. And if you are going to be dressed in drag, realize that there are places you won’t be accepted. If people want to pay to be exclusive, that’s their prerogative. Your comprehensive guide to Denver gay bars & nightlife Exclusive local tips, reviews & mapsgay barsgay clubsgay parties & DJs.
If it’s a leather bar with a strict dress code, then adhere to the code or don’t bother going.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Richardson, The Denver Post) Longtime gay bar Denver Wrangler has announc. Remembering The Denver Wrangler Gay Bar CommunitySee All 409 people like this 419 people follow this AboutSee All 1700 Logan St Denver, CO, CO 80205 Gay Bar Page TransparencySee More Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a Page. I’ve been turned away from dozens of gay bars over the years for arriving in heels (and tutus and clown wigs and fairy wings and what have you.) Sure, it pissed me off at the time, but I get it. Friends enjoying a beer at the old Denver Wrangler location in 2009. While, I lovelovelove local news reporters schooling their viewers on “bears” – I feel this is political correctness run amuck. “I think this was a courageous decision, but a correct decision by the Civil Rights Division.” I think you will see more cases that are consistent with this ruling,” said Darold Killmer, a Denver-based civil rights lawyer.
31, 2013, when it turned him away because of his appearance, according to the document. The Denver Post reports:Īn investigation by DORA’s division of civil rights found the bar violated Vito Marzano’s right to public accommodations on Aug. That drag queen sued and this week the Civil Rights Division at the state’s Department of Regulatory Agencies ruled that the bar discriminated against her. In Denver, a bear bar called the Wrangler refused to let in a drag queen.