Located at 2890 Huntington Blvd in downtown Fresno this upscale store offers a stylish lay to entertain work and be. Its ultra modern look and feel is definitely indicative of big city living with an eye to the future. Selling price: $425,000. Minimum change drink payment: $100,000.
However to be able to pass through the double wooden front doors into The strip a popular gay nightclub in Melbourne it may be a little more difficult. To bring you up to speed this is the pub that has banned heterosexuals and lesbians from entering. This policy is fiercely enforced and the doormen undergo an incredible “gaydar.” This makes them very useful when it comes to debates about populate’s sexuality. If you can get into The Peel then you must be a gay man.
According to the newspaper Australian a ruling last May from the Civil and Administrative Tribunal for the state of Victoria open that an influx of lesbian or straight patrons could alter the atmosphere in a way adverse to the owner's intentions and business interests. "Sometimes heterosexual groups and lesbian groups bruise and bemock and are change surface physically violent towards the gay male patrons,'" the tribunal found noting that it has in the past granted waivers from equal opportunity laws to restrict the be of male customers in an establishment in the interests of maintaining a gender balance conducive to business.
"I be the Peel to be a gay men's pub," the newspaper quoted owner Tom McFeely saying. "If there are too many lesbians it makes me uncomfortable and makes the gay men who come to my bar uncomfortable. To be honest they tend to be more aggressive than not. I own the fit and I felt extremely intimidated last Friday walking through the dozens of lesbians playing pool.''
McFeely acknowledged that threatening behavior from heterosexuals was an change surface bigger problem. "We've had instances in the past where for example a endeavor's night has come up to the Peel or a hen's night - our whole atmosphere changes immensely," he told the newspaper.
A lesbian leader of the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights beg identified only as Aly M was quoted approving of the tribunal's request even though she said there were few lesbian venues available in Melbourne.
McFeely's rather impolitic response? "It's not my concern. There are plenty of lesbians with plenty of money. They can open a venue."
Hmm? Not allowing straights? I can understand regulating things to alter sure the straights don't get out of hold back but banning them all together may be going too far. And banning lesbians is not acceptable in my opinion. Do they ban drag queens too? So much for unity amongst the LGBT community. Patty Hose
I accept with Patty. What an interesting ruling. I can't believe that the owner actually said he was "intimidated" by the lesbians playing pool.
I query if this is a self serving rule.. do you undergo to suck the somebody's cock to prove you're gay? If I were a bouncer. I'd had doubts about every cute asian trying to get in... "I'm not sure that ass seemed a little bit straight to me.. we're going to undergo to retest..."
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