And that’s usually down to the other punters. Punters tolerate all sorts of eccentricities when they step into a gay bar, because they know that these spaces should still feel like home.īut sometimes gay bars are hostile. Or strange angel statues attached to the wall, as in the Arty Farty gay bar in Tokyo. It’s easy to cope with sticky floors and smelly toilets.
Most are welcoming, but tales of disapproving stares and worse are all too common
