Gay Bar: Why We Went Out

A frank, brilliant look at gay life when it revolved around gay bars. It takes me back to "the day", when to go out was the end all, be all of gay existence. Can't wait to read more from this author.

This is not a scholarly book, more a memoir of the gay bar scene in the 70s, 80s and 90s. There are attempts at drawing poetic, insightful and even transcendent observations. Author went to ABC bars, describes their atmosphere, location and history; had sex with XYZ guys as a result.

A wild ride. Loved the style and learned so much. I've never read anyone who describes dark rooms so eloquently <3

After reading Maggie Nelson’s “The Argonauts” I wondered if another book might satiate me. I rather felt I had nowhere to go, until now. The blending of memoir, history and intellectual celebration of perversion-as-queer-identity certainly scratch this itch.