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Board index United We Stand. Gay bar discriminates against a gay person Your Virginia Tech Politics and Religion source. Forum rules Be Civil. Go Hokies. Denver WranglerA Denver bar has been cited by the state's Division of Wrangler Rights for discrimination because it refused to let a gay man dressed in drag enter.

The bar is the Denver Wrangler, and despite what its name might suggest, it is bar some Country Western joint. It is, in fact, a gay bar. So the state has determined that a gay bar has discriminated against a gay person. What denver last summer is that a gay man named Vito Marzano, dressed in drag from a fundraiser elsewhere, wanted to enter the Wrangler.

He was denied entry. The bar claims it wasn't because he was cross-dressing but because his image didn't match his driver's license. The bar had been previously cited for serving somebody underage and were now being extra cautious.

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For those not in the know, gay bars have a history of being targets of scrutiny by authorities looking for excuses to raid them and shut them down. Marzano is not transgender and has made no claims that he is. Nevertheless, the State of Colorado has determined that the Wrangler has likely violated Marzano's right to public accommodation on the basis of his appearance.

The state's report notes that the bar has a dress code forbidding high-heeled shoes, wigs or appearance-altering make-up or strong perfumes. While the report states there's nothing wrong with the dress code itself, it has determined that the bar uses this code as an excuse to exclude overly feminine women or transgender people.

The Wrangler is a "bear" bar, whose target demographic is the burlier of the gay men.