It’s the right height, you can easily watch the door from there, and the bartender knows your favorites, so why not? As in the new book “Gay Bar” by Jeremy Atherton Lin, it’s one of the best places to be. Might be because you’ve spent a lot of time there. The stool over by the window is all yours. Gay Bar, Friends, Joy, and Embarrassment?īy: Terri Schlichenmeyer*/Special to TRT.