For my 50th birthday, my friend B. surprised me with a trip to Barcelona. On the bus he shows me the hotel website. I am treated to photos of beautiful men in swimming trunks, and B. wonders out loud where the photos of beautiful ladies are. “I don’t see that either,” I say and I read: “We wish you a warm welcome to our hetero-friendly hotel located in the heart of Barcelona’s gay district.”
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