Perhaps G9, Beijing’s newest gay bar, means “Gone in 9 seconds”. The little gay bar failed to make a big splash on the capital’s pink scene and duly folded up soon after it opened up. The bar, which was conveniently located close to the environs of the titanic Destination, failed to draw in the nightly punters like that of its heavyweight neighbor. After remaining open night after empty night, the lights finally went dark over a week ago with a small for rent sign being placed in the window. It is a shame since Beijing is in dire need of a non-club alternative to Destination. Many held out hope that G9 would start the trend of more gay venues in town, much like that of Shanghai down to the south, but bad drinks, bad service, and bad marketing contributed to its downfall. We hear that the owners are looking for someone to take over the lease, so maybe some skilled queer comrades out there can take over and turn the now defunct G9 into a successful pink watering-hole that this city so badly needs.
Spotted, a man kneeling in front another popping the question. The passers-by stared and screamed, but one of our princes said ‘yes’ with a smile. Rumor has it that the one with the bouquet runs our one and only Destination Club. Will our social prince live happily ever after with his significant other? Who cares!? They wanted to deliver a message to the crowd and they did it. If you’re curious how their unlawfully married life goes, pay your courtesy to Destination on a busy night. Hopefully they will tell you all about it.
