tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post1726666126032838094..comments2024-02-15T02:46:48.670-05:00Comments on Erin O'Brien: Playing with the Queen of HeartsErin O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-30754743691921755552013-09-03T11:10:35.222-04:002013-09-03T11:10:35.222-04:00Erin, I suspect the mistrust had less to do with y...Erin, I suspect the mistrust had less to do with you being a female and more with you being a stranger. Also, Warren's a lot smaller than Cleveland. The place probably had much less walk-in traffic, much more of a steady clientel, even by gay bar standards. A straight-acting male who had never been there before might have elicited just as much suspicion Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-30068008248441944132010-01-29T13:51:40.465-05:002010-01-29T13:51:40.465-05:00I thank you for the shout out, Erin. Love the desc...I thank you for the shout out, Erin. Love the description of the old chick in her pastel green frock with the Peter Pan collar. Sometimes we feel uncomfortable just because we ARE uncomfortable. If something feels wrong, then it IS wrong for you.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-29846312917955140312010-01-29T13:35:33.839-05:002010-01-29T13:35:33.839-05:00Working retail AND living in San Francisco, I'...Working retail AND living in San Francisco, I've been to a few gay bars, full of men and women of every variety. What I have never experienced was any animosity of any sort. One experience I remember quite clearly was at a mostly male gay bar and I was treated like a queen: "make way for the straight chic: she could be your mom or sister!" It was wonderful.<br />But then in SF, that part of town, gays aren't subjected to what they would think of as exploitation, and they're used to being oggled.<br />Thanks for having the guts to research this and share.The mad woman behind the bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15329865928939993983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-38001136957493745342010-01-29T13:33:42.338-05:002010-01-29T13:33:42.338-05:00To be honest, Kate, I didn't feel like they we...To be honest, Kate, I didn't feel like they were intentionally making me feel uncomfortable. It was just such a strange strange vibe.<br /><br />I did not bring a notebook, nor hide that I was a writer from the one interviewee, but they seemed to think I was not to be trusted. As in, what is <i>she</i> doing here?<br /><br />The crossdressers were a very complex group of people. I could have written page upon page about them.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-48114653158904682392010-01-29T13:28:39.633-05:002010-01-29T13:28:39.633-05:00Thanks for dropping in, ladies. And a BIG THANKS t...Thanks for dropping in, ladies. And a BIG THANKS to you, Leslie for my cool <a href="http://yetanotherstrangeronthebus.blogspot.com/2009/12/secret-order-of-sugarhouse-hoppy-taw.html" rel="nofollow">Hoppy Taw!</a><br /><br />Who doesn't want to own something called a Hoppy Taw?Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-63648737415805863682010-01-29T11:40:51.165-05:002010-01-29T11:40:51.165-05:00Wow what an interesting post.
No-one should make...Wow what an interesting post. <br /><br />No-one should make you feel threatened whether male, female, straight, gay or other, black, white, English or American. So I am sorry that you felt so umcomfortable. <br /><br />It has inspired me to take my Journalism to the next level and spread my wings a little.<br /><br />So thank you for sharing.<br /><br />And the 'M' pose should deffinately be kept behind closed doors methinks. <br /><br />Take care<br />KCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-83996653074703618652010-01-29T11:16:11.610-05:002010-01-29T11:16:11.610-05:00Erin, I'd say M is for the many drinks one wou...Erin, I'd say M is for the many drinks one would need to consume to have that much confidence.<br /><br />I thank you for your really nice e-mail.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.com