Gay Bars And Broadway: They Go Together

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The first interesting thing attracts me in this article is its title --- “Gay Bars and Broadway: They Go Together”. I think “gay” is a sensitive but controversial topic. And I am a person who never go to gay bar, but it doesn't mean, I oppose homosexuality. On the contrary, I think they are brave, they do not mind how people think about them, just be who they are. That is a reason why I choose this article, and the other reason is, I really want to know, how the broadway connect with the gay bar. After I read this article, I found out gay bars are reflecting the boom with brassy Broadway nights. According to the article: there is a person name Clay Smith, he is a performs under the drage name Delighted Tobehere, and he said”Broadway and the

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