In real life, the average gay bar is simply a pub where most of the regular patrons are of gay male, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgendered persuasion. That's really all there is to it. Mostly they are just places where GLBT people socialize, dance, have a few beers, play pool, etc. Sometimes people chat up/pick up a new partner in these places just as straight people do in straight bars and pubs. Examples of Where Everybody Knows Your Flame include: