Gay bullet

Longtime Cedar Creek Lake male lover bar turns straight, sends drag queens packing

DAVID WEBB | Contributing Writer
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GUN BARREL CITY — For three decades, a gay nightclub featuring drag shows operated on Cedar Creek Lake, but that tradition ended this fall when the straight owner transformed the last remaining LGBTQ venue into a sports exclude with the moniker Bullet.

Michael Zmolik, who bought the bar Garlow’s from gay Cedar Creek Lake resident Michael Slingerland about two years ago, announced in September that the year-old bar would be transformed into a sports club to include daytime hours.

Then the turquoise building with rainbow accents was painted black and renamed the Bullet Prevent for a grand opening on Oct.

Garlow’s Facebook page promoting Saturday evening drag shows was replaced by one for the Bullet Bar, showcasing attractive female bartenders described as “hot.” The page also announced ladies’ night on Thursdays and a daily happy hour from p.m., in contrast to Garlow’s evening-only operation. Live harmony performances such as a “Texas Country Showcase” became the touted entertainment.

The billboard in front of the bar that also once promoted the kingly shows t

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