Another One Bites The Dust
What is going on in this town?
First, the Full Moon Saloon closes. One second it’s there, and then in the blink of an eye the owner decides to get rid of it and close it. The worst part is the owner has not said anything to anyone on why he decided to close it up. I can take what ever explanation you have….just give us one.
And now another gay bar closes: Southern Nights has shut it’s doors to th Orlando area gay crowd. And from the very little I could find out the employees got the same treatment from the owner. They were told only a day or two before that the place was closing. I’ll post more information as I can find it.
You know this makes the 3rd gay bar to close in the past year (that would be Lava). If I only had the money I’d open my own bar, and I’d do it out here on the West side of Orlando near Disney.
Now take this bit of info from The Watermark:
After less than a year of operating as College Connections, the bar has changed names and owners yet again. Now known as Beer Bar, the location 4453 Edgewater Drive in College Park is still catering to the GLBT community. Check out our next issue for a more in-depth look into the changeover.
@007 is shaping up to be the year you don’t want to be in the GLBT bar business.
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And you’ve all heard about the new amendment that some groups are trying to get enacted here in Florida? It’s another anti-gay, marriage protection act. But the worse part is that it also includes such things as making it illegal for companies to offer domestic partner benefits. This is the really scary shit, that there are homophobic assholes out there who are still trying to force their narrow minded views on the public. Of course, I feel confident this amendment won’t pass – there are too many companies who offer these benefits who will fight against it, as well as voters who have no fear of gay people. But I wanted to bring this up so all my Florida readers would be aware of it and to help us all protest against it.
