Gay bars make a natural choice for bachelorette parties. Women get to get liquored up, dance like crazy, enjoy the eye candy and not worry about making bad decisions. Their husbands get to send them off for their little party without fear. Win win.

However, for some gay men, it’s less fabulous and more insensitive flaunting.These are women showing off their impending marriage, a privilege denied to gay couples. With that in mind, a few gay bars are putting an end to the bridal blowouts. In Chicago, for example, the bar Cocktail has a sign on the front door reading “Bachelorette Parties are Not Allowed.”

If that wasn’t clear enough, the owner Geno Zaharakis goes on to write:

“Until same-sex marriage is legal everywhere and same-sex couples are allowed the rights as every heterosexual couple worldwide, we simply do not think it’s fair or just for a female bride-to-be to celebrate her upcoming nuptials here at Cocktail. We are entitled to an opinion, this is ours.”

While the women likely mean no harm, it does seem to be a bit of a slap in the face for the bar’s regular patrons. Maybe brides-to-be should just head to another drinking establishment and brave the straight men. The veil will hopefully keep the pursuers away, and if it doesn’t, nothing works better then the stench of desperate bridesmaids.

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