Oceanside Councilman Jack Feller proves himself homophobic bigot

So the big news in Oceanside this week is that one of its two gay bars, Greystoke's, has closed in favor of reopening it as a family-oriented restaurant called The Beach House. No one can, of course, argue against a business trying to make money, and the fact is that as a gay bar, Greystoke's has failed pretty spectacularly in the past few years, managing to bring in fewer and fewer members of the community. Personally, I blame that on the owners being better at managing restaurants than bars; they had absolutely no idea how to market it to their specific audience.

But the bigger story here, I think, are Jack Feller's homophobic comments, praising the owners for having "seen the light" and stating that gay bars were in no way "family friendly". As if ANY bars are "family friendly". Take a look at the Embassy Room a block away, and see if that's a place you want to take little Johnny and Susie on a Friday night. There is never any requirement for a straight bar to be "family friendly".

Sorry, Mr. Feller. Bigotry is so 20th Century, and the sooner you realize that, the better.