Green Bay's Guerrilla Gays Get RazzMaTazzed
Green Bay - The city's Gay Guerrillas invaded east side het hangout Razz-Ma-Tazz March 28. Taking on the local cop shop stop in all its beer sign-lit ambiance during March Madness might seem a bit more risky to some. It certainly was more daring than last month's inaugural mingling with the metrosexuals at Main Street's Top Hat. However the evening scored higher on the fun factor as the breeders and the bois cordially interacted. The most noticeable impact of the queer invasion was the night-long juke box duel between Elvis and Madonna.
  In February the Green Bay Action Network (GBAN) joined a movement that has been sweeping across the country when between 30 and 40 gay and allied “guerrillas” invaded Top Hat, the trendy thirtysomething watering hole dominating the scene in the city’s Olde Main entertainment district.
  GBAN plans to continue its monthly forays into the straight scene, though the group is considering a bit of time tweaking. Currently the Gay Guerrillas start their invasion of  a traditionally “straight” bar at 9:30 PM and end at Midnight. As often happens the events thus far have hit their stride when the "fashionably late" members the lesbian and gay community and friends arrive. A slightly later start time and perhaps a pre-invasion staging event are being mulled.
  However, some things will not change. The actual bar location will be kept secret until 6:30 PM. the day of the event. Members and friends of GBAN are informed of that month’s bar via email and text message. 
  The bar location is kept secret to prevent the bar from knowing about the rush beforehand and maximizing the “wow” factor when the crowd rushes in.  Each month a new bar in a new neighborhood will be chosen to increase the amount of unique connections made at each event.
  Guerrilla Gay picked up steam almost eight years ago in San Francisco and has spread to cities throughout North America including Los Angeles, Dallas, Edmonton and Milwaukee.  The movement began as a way for the gay community to break away from the usual hangouts, if only for a few hours each month.  The goal is to help make connections between gays and lesbians and our straight counterparts that may not otherwise happen.  It’s all about breaking down barriers and fighting against stereotypes.
  But Guerrilla Gay is much more than reaching out to the straights.  It’s also a way for sub-groups within the LGBT community to interact and learn more about each other.  According to GBAN, “for at least four hours a month, twinks can mingle with dykes, bears with lipstick lesbians.  Guerrilla Gay is not meant to take the place of your local hangout, but help remind us all why we go out in the first place: to meet new people and have fun!”
  To sign up the the Guerrilla Gay events, email GBAN at: LGBTGBAN@hotmail.com or visit the group’s MySpace page at: www.myspace.com/lgbtgban. The group also welcomes suggestions for future bar invasions.