Black men say New York’s hottest new gay bar is turning them away

ReBar, a new gay bar in New York City that opened over the weekend, is at the center of racial discrimination allegations.

A number of patrons of color posted nearly-identical accounts of being racially profiled by the club’s bouncer.

The complaints have become a veritable social media movement, with many threatening to boycott the bar, as well as encouraging others to, with hashtags like #boycottrebar, #rebarsowhite, #rebarnycnotforme.

It all started on Saturday when one patron, Ian Alexis, took to Facebook to air his grievances and claimed that ReBar had turned his party consisting of 10 men of color away due to the bar being at capacity.

Let in later by an employee he knew, Alexis said he discovered the bar was nearly empty.

Alexis’ status prompted others to speak out. “Wow!! We had the SAME experience,” one Facebook user wrote. Read more (4/17/17 2 PM)

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