MEANS AND METHODS: Our experiment began at the elegant Capitol Hill gay bar Thumpers. Will an evening spent downing 'gay drinks' in gay bars inspire 'Sandeep' to convert to homosexuality, however fleetingly? HYPOTHESIS: Test subject 'Sandeep' is a 37-year-old straight man who, in his natural habitat, enjoys Jim Beam on the rocks and sex with his wife of three years. For the purposes of this experiment, the designation and selection of gay drinks has been left to professionals-real live bartenders in real live gay bars.
ABSTRACT: What makes a drink 'gay'? Some say all it takes is a name ending in 'rita' or 'tini,' while others specify the inclusion of chopped fruit and fanciful decorations.
