Gay Bar Deflation

Gay bars everywhere seem to be headed for extinction and the conventional wisdom says this is because the kids have the internet when they want to hook up, and don't feel the need to be segregated when they just want to hang out with friends.

For some reason, every couple of years a story seems to come out of Boston with statistics about how there are fewer and fewer gay places there every year. Perhaps I only notice because I'm originally from Boston or perhaps Boston is leading the charge here.