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LiberalArkie

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7. A lot of non-gays go to the club also. As one girl said - she liked the club because she

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Tue Jun 14, 2016, 11:08 AM

Jun 2016

liked dancing and she could dance there without a partner. In a lot of bigger towns the best club is often also the gay club so they have a mixed customer base. So just because someone had their name listed as being there does not mean anything at all to anyone except that they liked to have fun.

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How many of the dead and injured have been 'outed' due to this? [View all] B2G Jun 2016 OP

That seems like an odd thing to be concerned about. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2016 #1

Why? B2G Jun 2016 #2

Rubbish King_David Jun 2016 #16

Where did I say anything about shame?? B2G Jun 2016 #18

It isn't odd at all. Some of us went to great lengths to hide our sexuality. Lil Missy Jun 2016 #9

I'm confused. Can you please explain what you mean...? closeupready Jun 2016 #3

Some of the victims may have attended the club without family or friends knowing. Brickbat Jun 2016 #6

I thought the same thing myself. I have been out of the closet since I was 15 years old but I hrmjustin Jun 2016 #4

I read this piece this morning. B2G Jun 2016 #5

A lot of non-gays go to the club also. As one girl said - she liked the club because she LiberalArkie Jun 2016 #7

I used to love going to the gay bars. They were the only bar in town that I would go to by myself. Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #13

Same, in NYC some of the best places were gay clubs and they can be bettyellen Jun 2016 #14

As a young man, I lived in an apartment complex with a large number of gay residents . . . Journeyman Jun 2016 #15

I thought the same thing yesterday morning. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #8

Wow. GeorgeGist Jun 2016 #10

?? B2G Jun 2016 #11

+1. closeupready Jun 2016 #12

+1 King_David Jun 2016 #17