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John-John Williams IV

Decades of pain, mistrust and a desire to self-medicate lead to heavier drink pours at Baltimore gay bars

BALTIMORE -- Robert Lynch simply assumed that all bars served the same powerful drinks he was used to getting at LGBTQ bars in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood in Baltimore.

Six months ago he moved and noticed a stark difference in the bars.

“Going out in Mt. Vernon half the time you can barely finish a drink,” he laughed. “The gay bars definitely pour heavy handed. I realized I could have three or four drinks going to straight bars versus going to a gay bar and having one or two.”

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