London and Heidelberg, Germany, also have Guerrilla contingents. Guerrilla Queer Bar groups are now in cities across the country, from Austin, Texas, to Atlanta, Seattle to Salt Lake City. The concept began in 2000 with a group in San Francisco. 'If there are 20 gay people, then all of a sudden the conversation changes and it becomes about you being a person who has other qualities.' 'When you're the only gay person, people tend to engage on that level, like 'Oh, I have a gay friend.' That's what defines you,' Jones said. the West Village bar with colored Christmas lights arranged in a. The trio began with an e-mail list of around 200 it's now approaching 2,000. Project Runway Season 1 contestant Austin Scarlett is New Old Gay, Project Runway Season 4 winner Christian Siriano is New Gay. Tired of being limited to a few dozen gay bars, and Mulry points out, just two lesbian bars in the city, the group began seeking out straight bars three years ago.
Through a network of Internet profiles on Myspace, Friendster and Yahoo, they sound the call to gays and lesbians around the city and descend on a straight bar, on the third Friday of every month. The blending is Guerrilla Queer Bar DC, a social experiment bordering on activism that Jones, Trott and 'the lesbian of the group,' Amy Mulry, host.