Australian Gay Bar can bar Non-Gays

After an Australian Tribunal has granted his gay bar, The Peel Hotel, the right to refuse entry to heterosexuals and lesbians because gay men felt uncomfortable with, Tom McFeely says he doesn’t want to exclude heterosexuals and lesbians completely. I think the media has misconstrued the decision. It’s not a ban. It’s a limiting of the numbers, he said.

We’ve always been clear that the target is gay men. We still welcome everybody else but that’s our target market. If I feel that there are too many straight people and lesbians, then I can legally say, sorry, not tonight, come back next week… Nobody likes to go to a club and be told, sorry, regulars only, when you know that’s a crock of shit. I’d rather be honest with people and tell them why we’re not letting them in.