A guy I know lives up in the Panhandle of Florida and has one of those neighbors , you know… the angry neighbor with signs and flags flapping all the time . He’s in a nice house , nice car , well fed from a good pension needs nothing and at 80 years old is still angry . The latest lawn flag reads XY = Male ! As the guy I know points out it is unlikely this old fart has ever met a Trans or Gay that he’s aware of but he sure is angry by their presence somewhere out there in the world .
In 1980 I had opportunity to quaff a few brews at McSorleys Old Ale House in New Yorks lower east side . It was an interesting place , kind of dark and gloomy with very unique items decorating its walls . The place was historical as well as hysterical and up until 1970 McSorleys held true to its centuries old slogan …..
“Good Ale, Raw Onions, and No Ladies”
Then in 1970 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of anti discrimination and forced McSorleys to honor the rights of women to drink in male only establishments even though it cost the rights of men to do the same . Well the women came and discovered that not only did McSorley refuse to offer warm welcome he refused to install a womens restroom for the next 16 years. He also removed all the doors from the cubicles . And still the women came .
The fact that all the men walking past to use the urinal were treated to a birds eye view of women with their pants around their ankles didn’t dissuade those women at all . Not for sixteen years . Now it seems the thought of what is called gender neutral bathrooms or who can use what is a very very important issue to all America …. its just not important to me nor the women who drank ale at McSorleys .
Just goes to show that theres a lot more important things than waving angry flags
… like quaffing Ale
