Nick Adams Victim of Gay Discrimination ?

Per The Advocate, Nick Adams claims to be a victim of Gay discrimination

Broadway star Nick Adams -- who is as well known for his extensive theater resume as he is for last year's tabloid-concocted tiff with A Chorus Line costar Mario Lopez over who had the better bod -- took to his Twitter and Facebook page over the weekend after he and his boyfriend were turned away from a predominantly straight Manhattan bar.


"Adams tweeted that he and his boyfriend were denied entry to the Turtle Bay Grill and Lounge by a bouncer who claimed their white T-shirts were in violation of the bar's dress code. Adams says he and his boyfriend were holding hands, something he says the bouncer took notice of and, with a laugh, turned them away."

Legit complaint, or PR stunt for his upcoming Birdland show?


The Advocate

Updated On: 8/1/09 at 10:41 AM

Broadway star???

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There is a dress code at Turtle Bay and it doesn't allow white t-shirts. And if bouncers in NY made a habit of denying entrance to gay men, most bars and restaurants would go out of business. Gay discrimination is a very serious issue and having Narcicisstic Nick trivialize it in this way is sickening. The most shocking thing about this story is that Nick Adams was wearing a shirt at all. I thought he had a clothing allergy.

Updated On: 7/31/09 at 11:01 AM

If you read the full article, it APPEARS to a discrimination . . . . other men in white t-shirts going to the club with women were allowed in. Personally, I think he handled himself well and I hope Turtle Bay takes him up on a donation to Equity Fights AIDS, a public apology to him and the gay community, and a suggestion to the bouncer that he look for employment elsewhere.

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Agreed. But if the above poster is right in the fact that there were other people walking in with white T-shirts, whom were with women, then yes I would agree that there was discimination happening.

I guess I would need to see proof that they let other guys in white t-shirts inside. If you read the article, he's the one claiming it, so basically it's his word against theirs.

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Updated On: 7/31/09 at 11:49 AM

I think a night out at a bar is an occasion- if you don't dress up you are showing disrespect to the bartender, DJ and all the bar backs. I hate when I am enjoying a bar and fellow patrons are sloppily dressed or (worse yet) texting while a bartender is mixing their drink or a DJ is spinning. I salute the usher's refusal to let them enter and I wish more bars did the same.

The key word in Mr. Adams' case: Recognizable.

What about those of us who suffer from gay discrimination at bars all the time because we don't look like Nick Adams? Does he care about that? NO.

He has a fan base?

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Who is his bf?

He has said that he wants to keep the bf's identity private.

I am really surprised by all the hate for Nick here. This is a pretty clear case of discrimination, but because it's Nick, whom many of you dislike so much, it isn't important? Yes, the TB has a dress code, and it does include "Plain white t-shirts", but regardless of whether you believe Nick that others in white t-shirts were allowed in after he was refused, all you have to do is look at their own website (if they haven't deleted the images by now). White t-shirts a-plenty.

You don't get to decide whether or not it's discrimination based on whether or not you like the guy being discriminated against.

It's not a "clear case of discrimination" it's open to debate on if it was, or if he overreacted, or if he is trying to drum up press for his Birdland performance.

The Advocate has this article listed under their Gay Activism section

And the last line of the article is, " Adams is gearing up for his solo cabaret show debut at New York's famed Birdland on August 17. For more information visit BirdlandJazz.com or Adams's official website"

I guess he wasn't traumatized enough to forget to plug his show.