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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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