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That is to say, we have a Charter of Rights and Freedoms that tells us it is a no-no to refuse entry to, or dismiss, a patron from your business based on her or his sexual orientation. Ownership cannot and will not attempt to stop you and turn you away if you fail to produce a gay ID card.

Yet there remain horse-and-buggy thinkers among us, an example of which was presented by a patron who attended Paparazzi on the weekend past. Or, to put it another way, he submits that owners Attila Bassett and Terry Bex, in concert with CEO Helina Kinnersley, foster an environment that, by definition, promotes heterosexuality as the normal or preferred sexual orientation within society.

Good grief. You want a spot where you can talk your own language. Tell your own jokes. Hold hands. Hit the dance floor club each other. There was a time when I shared that sentiment. Not once, however, have I encouraged or endorsed the practice of segregation. The gay collective has been battling tooth and toenail for equal rights since the late s and now you want to deny heteros one of those same rights?

It creates an us-versus-them mentality. If it is the agenda of the gay community to function on level footing with mainstream victoria, then it must continue to progress in its thinking, not retreat into the closet. If that means more heterosexuals walk through their doors, so be it.

On a typical afternoon at Paparazzi, for example, the patronage is close to per cent gay men of dog-eared vintage. I no longer attend Paparazzi at night, but I know it becomes a mixed bag of nuts once the sun has disappeared. Many straight couples join in the fun, as well. Some gays bring along their hetero friends to party.

So, while the gathering remains predominantly gay, it assumes a mixed-bar hue due to the makeup of the crowd. The gay were welcomed and told to enjoy themselves. Why is this happening? Social media.

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The economy. The shifting of societal tides, whereby younger gays feel comfortable in mainstream venues. Now I think you can do that. Paparazzi, it should be pointed out, is not a gay bar in the purest sense of the term. Bassett and Bex welcome people of all stripes, both as patrons and employees.