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124 Posts Joined 11 Aug 2008 Location Clonsilla    
Hey all, don't really posy here to much, but always around having a read.
I was wondering if any of you have had any trouble with one of the bouncers in pantibar? This evening, two of my friends who are together in a 'hetro' couple (both bisexual but thats beyond the point) were simply refused entry by the bouncer for being in a 'hetro' relationship. The bouncer was simply refusing entry to nay couple who appeared to be hetrosexual, as we waited outside the bar for the rest of our group to finish their drinks. I was outraged that a gay establishment with such an anti-discrimination campaigner such as panti fronting the bar, that any form of discrimination is shown.
I took a photo of the bouncer, so I could describe him in a complaint letter, and he then came up to my face and threatened me with physical violence and damage to my personal property. I was really annoyed at such discrimitive, bullying and petty behaviour. I have dealt with some head-wrecking bouncers before, but that was taking the biscuit in my opinion. If it was the other way around, a gay cuple being refused entry from a non-gay bar, there would be uproar and outcry amongst members of the scene.
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4395 Posts Joined 01 Oct 2005 Location dublin baby
so where does it end?? a gay bar full of straight peeps so we cant rock the pc vote?? eh.. and you cant go shoving cameras in bouncers faces thinking thats cool. it is not. they have a license badge on them now. simply take down the number. if they dont have it on them, ask to see the manager and get the badge number.
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124 Posts Joined 11 Aug 2008 Location Clonsilla
He refused to tell us, and we couldnt make out the badge number and the manager refused to help us stating that it was his judgement, and if you read my post you'd have read that my friends were both bisexual, but its simp,y beyond the point. Discrimination is discrimination at the end of the day. I also understand that taking the photo was unaceptable, but was outraged at the time, and have since deleted the photo. I didnt shove it in his face and I never thought it was cool.
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Still it's pretty hilarious to see discrimination at a gay bar. If it was a hetero bar doing the same thing we'd have a 10 page thread raging about how our rights are being denied and how we're being treated as second class citizens. Is it ok for us to do that to others simply because we're a minority?
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1177 Posts Looking For - Friendship Joined 20 Sep 2009 Location Dublin
Well he wasn't really being heterophobic, he was being bi-phobic
And there's a B in LGBT for a reason, What a prick.
So there's three of you. Three Doctors? - I can't even tell you what I'm thinking right now.
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124 Posts Joined 11 Aug 2008 Location Clonsilla
I do understand he has to do his job and so on, and I may have acted a little boistrous over the matter at the time, but I just find it slightly hilarious yet insulting (if that's the correct word to use) over the matter.
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edit: well I phrased that badly. Nevermind.
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7134 Posts Looking For - Friendship Joined 04 Jan 2008 Location Dublin
To be honest, im kind of on the side of the bouncer. I mean we dont want Pantibar to turn into a Prhomo-esque scenario like. I saw him turn away people he thought were straight and just there for the cheap booze, it was his decision and perhaps he made some mistakes...but he was only doing his job, at least he was trying! The very last thing we want is for Pantibar of a Sunday to turn into Prhomo where all that happens is lesbians get harassed by straight idiots etc, gay clubs and bars should be a sanctuary for gay people like.
I mean you get harassed and felt up by someone too big for you to fight off and you tell me how you feel about it then.
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1177 Posts Looking For - Friendship Joined 20 Sep 2009 Location Dublin
Fact is these people said they were Bisexual.
that should have been enough.
So there's three of you. Three Doctors? - I can't even tell you what I'm thinking right now.
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7134 Posts Looking For - Friendship Joined 04 Jan 2008 Location Dublin
Yeah, and couldnt I say I was straight to someone....why should anyone believe me, it's just my word like! How was he to know, they could just have easily been the type of couple that frequents Gaydar and is constantly on the prowl for lesbians for a threesome...im not saying they are, my point is how was he to know, he made a decision as the bouncer, it may have been wrong but he was only doing his job like.
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1177 Posts Looking For - Friendship Joined 20 Sep 2009 Location Dublin
lou said :
Yeah, and couldnt I say I was straight to someone....why should anyone believe me, it's just my word like!
No one should have to Prove their sexuality to get in anywhere.
By that logic straight friends shouldn't be allowed into gay bars.
So there's three of you. Three Doctors? - I can't even tell you what I'm thinking right now.
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124 Posts Joined 11 Aug 2008 Location Clonsilla
Don't get me wrong lou, I do understand he has a job to do, and I totally agree with you about not letting the night or place become like phromo, but I just find it slightly weird. I used to me and my boyfriend being rejected occasionally from other clubs and bars for being gay, never seen it the other way round, mainly cause you never hear of it happening. We were also unaware of the half-price offer too!
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