![]() I wasn’t feeling threatened by big, aggressive straight men. The men were wearing different clothes from what those in straight clubs wore and, more than these superficial differences, there was an atmosphere of celebration and freedom. The vibe of Stonewall was different from any bar I’d been to before: people, men, were dancing and letting loose in fact I was dancing in a group of men and one woman, when usually I was the only guy on the dance floor. I knew rum and rugby clubs weren’t for me. This has to be important data for anthropological studies on whether being gay is nature or nurture: I was drawn to white spirits. ![]() Bars like City Rowers, official home to the Queensland Reds rugby team, where everyone drank rum and coke, but I drank vodka and orange. ![]() Prior to Stonewall, my only nightlife experiences had been straight bars in Brisbane with the girls from school. ![]()
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