Chapter 45
The Briefs Bar was occupied with half the queer population in southern Florida. Beefcakes in string bikinis served fruity drinks at the bar. The dance floor was packed with colorful flamers, closeted cops, muscular bodybuilders, and a variety of blue-collar hotties who just wanted to have loads of fun in each other’s company for the night. Classic music by The Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Velvet Underground, and Blue Oyster Cult filled the bar. From my position at the bar, seated beside a molten steel mechanic, I saw that most of the chiseled patrons were shirtless, sweaty, and high on something.