Should straight people go to gay bars?

This position holds that straight people should be welcome in gay bars, because venues that stay open depend on custom, and because a bar whose door is open to everyone makes the ordinary mixing that reduces prejudice possible.

This position holds that straight people should stay out of gay bars, because the point of such a venue is to be one room where its patrons are the majority, and because a large straight presence changes the atmosphere that made it worth having.