Gay Party Politics: Who’s In, Who’s Out, and Why It Matters

Thanks for the invite. Who’s coming? When we receive an invite to an all gay event, what’s the first thing we do? Sure, we look at the theme of the party, the location, the date, but those are usually secondary considerations to the big question, “who’s going?” This is really a multiprong question: Will I feel comfortable with these guys? Is there anyone there I’d like to to date or fuck? Will…