by Jesse Archer
At Green Park Hotel last Thursday night my friend Gerald was accosted by a hostile lesbian named Ashley because he had walked by and said to her, "Hi Lesbian!"
He didn't say it meanly, and but she ran over all erupted, "I'm the
manager and I can kick you out for that!" Which is the role of a
manager, right? Managers exist to snap and escalate non-situations.
Gerald told her he meant no offense but she carried on. "How would you like it if I walked by you and said Hi Faggot!?" Gerald said he wouldn't care. It's a gay bar. "This is not a gay bar!" returned Ashley.
Green Park is a mixed bar, sure, and it was a lot gayer a couple years ago when it was cooler - with an outdoor patio that no longer exists. But looking around it's still pretty gay with its clientele; its listings in the Star Observer and SX magazines which are stacked in the corner... so I ask her, "What do you mean this is not a gay bar?" Ashley spits, "We don't call it that because it would scare away everyone else," an answer that sounds disingenuous, like a closeted celebrity or a cagey politician.
Gerald apologized and she left. But I went over to the bar and took a photo because I'd like to help publicize her marketing message.
Ashley came right back over and declared we were all kicked out and, "Why did you take my photo?!" I turned and said, Because I'm going to blog about you.
Then she had her man-servant push and shove us out of the not-gay bar. Why oh why are certain lesbians so militant? It must be exhausting. And penis envy... must be excruciating!
Jesse Archer is an award-winning writer, actor, and rabblerouser.
Since graduating from the University of Southern California, Jesse traveled the world before landing in the East Village of New York City. He has appeared in the Off-Broadway hit Birdy's Bachelorette Party and on film in Boy Culture. Jesse also stars in gay romantic comedy favorites Slutty Summer and A Four Letter Word (which he co-wrote with director Casper Andreas). In 2010 he produced, co-starred, and scripted the hit comedy Violet Tendencies. His latest, Half-Share, set on legendary Fire Island is due out mid-2011.
Jesse has penned features and pithy, promotional copy for various websites and print zines. He also wrote a popular column on urban gay life for OUT magazine. His first book, "You Can Run", was based on the two intrepid years he spent traveling through South America and was published by Haworth Press in 2007.
Gerald told her he meant no offense but she carried on. "How would you like it if I walked by you and said Hi Faggot!?" Gerald said he wouldn't care. It's a gay bar. "This is not a gay bar!" returned Ashley.
Green Park is a mixed bar, sure, and it was a lot gayer a couple years ago when it was cooler - with an outdoor patio that no longer exists. But looking around it's still pretty gay with its clientele; its listings in the Star Observer and SX magazines which are stacked in the corner... so I ask her, "What do you mean this is not a gay bar?" Ashley spits, "We don't call it that because it would scare away everyone else," an answer that sounds disingenuous, like a closeted celebrity or a cagey politician.
Gerald apologized and she left. But I went over to the bar and took a photo because I'd like to help publicize her marketing message.
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| Ashley's ready to rumble |
Then she had her man-servant push and shove us out of the not-gay bar. Why oh why are certain lesbians so militant? It must be exhausting. And penis envy... must be excruciating!
Jesse Archer is an award-winning writer, actor, and rabblerouser.
Since graduating from the University of Southern California, Jesse traveled the world before landing in the East Village of New York City. He has appeared in the Off-Broadway hit Birdy's Bachelorette Party and on film in Boy Culture. Jesse also stars in gay romantic comedy favorites Slutty Summer and A Four Letter Word (which he co-wrote with director Casper Andreas). In 2010 he produced, co-starred, and scripted the hit comedy Violet Tendencies. His latest, Half-Share, set on legendary Fire Island is due out mid-2011.
Jesse has penned features and pithy, promotional copy for various websites and print zines. He also wrote a popular column on urban gay life for OUT magazine. His first book, "You Can Run", was based on the two intrepid years he spent traveling through South America and was published by Haworth Press in 2007.
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