Male gigolo bars? There are some out there. An establishment where guys strip and girls scream and drink.
Some, but not many. I live in a major city and the only way to see male strippers is to go to the gay club. And allegedly, most of the strippers are straight. Seriously, they're advertised as straight. So, aren't the women just bonding w/ their own kind. I mean, they're looking at straight men.
Here's where it's really a bit tricky though, there are some gay strip clubs/bars that also market themselves to women. I'm not gay, and I couldn't tell ya where the gay "territories" are. So, if I see an ad for a club in my magazine, or in a beauty shop, or whatever, how am I supposed to know that I'm gonna piss some gay men off if I have a hen party there? It's an awkward situation.
I doubt the women realize that the celebration of their impending marriage is hurting anyone or pissing anyone off (yeah, and what if they're lesbians who can't get legally married either?). But if they're there, and you're there, and you can't ignore them, why not briefly chat them up and throw in a remark about marriage equality. You're there anyway and they're obviously distracting you, so there's nothing to loose. It has the potential to make a big difference.
but they do dress weird and slutty and scream and yell all over the place and ask for weird favors. that is traumatizing.
Uh, yeah, some straight folks are traumatized when gay folks act this way too. I guess some people are just overly sensitive. Seriously though, we're in an economic slump. All this trauma will revive the psych industry.
I definitely appreciate the need to have a fun and safe environment to bond w/ folks who are like minded; however, if the roles were reversed and gay men were banned from having stag nights at a particular straight club, I think some LGB folks would be ready to call HRC or lambda legal. Just some. Of course, I'm sure some wouldn't care too.