Economic recession and more liberal attitudes about homosexuality in the general population spells tough times for gay bars.
Several gay bars have been closing around Ireland in the past few months due to the economic recession and more liberal attitudes about homosexuality in the general population.
Sean Mullen, the owner of the gay bar Dignity in Waterford, which also markets itself to straight couples and hosts bachelorette parties, believes the era of gay only bars is coming to a close.
“I think the days of actual gay bars are dying out,” Mullen told the Sunday Times. “Things are not the way they were 10 or 20 years ago, when gay people didn’t feel they could be affectionate with each other in regular bars. Now I think you can do that.”
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