| WEDNESDAY
JULY 8, 2009 |
| Straightened
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It
was to be expected. After years of gay
boys spilling out of Gayxample to stake
out new territory in Heteroland, with
bars in Raval, Gótico and Born,
and nights in supposedly respectable establishments,
the tide is turning: Gayxample is going
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No,
it's not as if PP plans to hold
its annual convention at Hotel Axel, but
the cocktail bar formerly known as Shadow
Lounge has gone through the equivalent
of a conversion therapy programme, and
now hopes to draw breeders to the heart
of Rainbow Country.
The place has been renamed Trash and
the owner promises "no Kylie" but,
like most ex-gays, there are still some
tell-tale signs. The swank, polished interior,
e.g., is largely untouched, and another
attempt at butching up involves the introduction
of a Japanese food menu. It must be the
wasabi overpowering the smell of testosterone.
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The
main premise, however, is not to
make the place straight as a die,
but to get rid of the sleaze and
attitude found in too many gay bars.
We can only say cheers to that -
and I do prefer a vodka-tonic to
the former Shadow Crème Brule
signature cocktail.
Trash
- launch parties July 9-11
Consell de Cent 223, Eixample Esquerra
Mon-Wed 22-02h, Thu-Sat 22-03h.
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