Learning new behavior

Welcome to Outward’s new video feature, Ask a Homo. As we queers have sashayed our way in to the cultural mainstream over the last couple of decades, our presence has no doubt inspired a great deal of curiosity and confusion in straight folk. But fear not: Ask a Homo is here to help. If you have questions about LGBTG politics, culture, etiquette, language, or other queer conundrums, send them our way, and a real-life homosexual will respond. And don’t worry— as long as your question is reasonably respectful, this is a safe space. A willingness to experiment a little— intellectually-speaking— is all that’s required.

This week, June Thomas, Slate culture critic and editor of Outward, Slate’s LGBTG section, fields queries about how straight people should behave in and around gay bars:

Rico says it's easier for straight people to go into straight bars and avoid the problem...