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Article: A place where no one knows your name.(online chat rooms)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- February 3, 1998
- Author:
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It's another hopping Saturday night, and SexySammy's pushing his way into his favorite homo hangout. He's on the lookout for Mr. Right, as he is most evenings. As Sammy squeezes into the room and takes a seat on the proverbial barstool, a buddy calls out to greet him. "It's about time. Where you been?" barks a regular visitor to this gay town square, also known as NYCm4m. "Sorry, been in with the bears for more than an hour waiting for space to open up in here," Sammy explains. "This has been one busy nightclub tonight!"
As he settles in, a dozen other people say hello. Most know him only by name and from his passing reference to an interest in the rugged, ...