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65. Fewer Lesbians than Gay Males are alcoholic 66. Fewer Gay Males than Lesbians are alcoholic

67. It's okay for for gay people, in general, to drink more afterall, they don't have to worry about raising families 68. The gay bar is a good place to get away from straights who like to pick on gays

69. I meet gay people outside of the bars

70. I pal around with gay people more than straights 71. Straights just don't know how important the bars are to gay people

72. I spend more money on booze than my co-workers because am single

73. I feel guilty after drinking too much the night before 74. I have had a drink in the morning, especially after a night of heavy drinking, because that is they way to cure a hangover

75. I sit at home and read a good novel

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84. Outside of bars, I go out for entertainment

85. Drinking hard liquor can cause cancer, while beer only flushes out your system

86. No one becomes an alcoholic that didn't want to become one in the first place

87. Drinking alcohol is better than doing drugs 88. People usually lle about how much they drink

89. A few drinks a day doesn't make you an alcoholic, it's only when you'll drink anything that looks like booze that you're one

90. I am willing to get Involved in volunteering around the community

91. Nothing complements dinner like a bottle of wine 92. When I am at the bars, with the music blarring

76. There is nothing like having a couple of good stiff drinks after a hard day at work

77. Everyone should drink a little now and then, it's good for their spirits

78. I find myself drinking more than I want to

and the wall to wall people, I feel like I am in a different world

93. Amoung the psychological effects of alcoholism, suicide is the most common

94. I go into a bar to be alone and by myself

95. I mind drinking alone

96. Smoking pot is less harmful than drinking three beers 97. Bar owners are only there to make a huge profit

79. If It wasn't for the bars, gay people would be out on the 98. Drinking alcohol is a sign of adulthood in America streets cruising other gay people

80. I enjoy going for a long walk in the park with friends 81. An alcoholic is one that is born that way -

82. Alcohol makes me irritable

83. The bar is the only safe place for a gay person to go and be him/herself

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99. I'd rather see a young kid get drunk on beer, than spaced out on drugs

100. It's okay to give young kids hard liquor, that way they';; be able to handle it better when they get older, besides It doesn't hurt them

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