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Boystown area bar investigated over 'men only' policy

by GoPride.com News Staff

Filed under: Business, Lifestyle, Local News

Fri. March 9, 2012 1:48:55 PM : 7 Comments - continue the discussion

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Illinois Department of Human Rights investigating Lakeview bar/restaurant

Chicago, IL — Wang's, located at 3317 N. Broadway just off the main Halsted St. strip of Boystown, is being investigated by the Illinois Department of Human Rights for reportedly banning female customers.

'Men Only' sign posted outside of Wang's
credit :: joe erbentraut/huffington post

The "Men Only After 11 p.m." policy, which has reportedly been in place for a couple of years, is a source of frustration for many area residents and was recently brought to light by an exclusive report in the Huffington Post.

"Businesses within our neighborhood should be accommodating and respectful towards all patrons," Alderman Tom Tunney (44 Ward) said in a statement to the Huffington Post.

Tunney reached out to the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR), which is investigating the reports that Wang's bans female customers during its busiest hours. An IDHR spokesman said such a policy would be illegal.

A manager at Wang's denied the allegations.

Wang's is attached to Wakamono, the sushi restaurant next door. Both are owned by Henry Chang, who also owns the popular hotspot pingpong located across the street.

Read More: Wang's, Chicago Gay Bar, Investigated Over Reports That It Bans Women During Busiest Hours
(by Joe Erbentraut/Huffington Post)

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Haha haha that's halirious!

Posted by James748 on Fri, 3/9/2012 3:08 PM

Not quite hilarious, James... Speaking from experience, it's quite the opposite.

Posted by Susie Narak on Fri, 3/9/2012 3:22 PM

Well what about bathhouses? What would steamworks do if some girls went in?

Posted by Timothy437 on Fri, 3/9/2012 3:29 PM

Honestly its being discriminatory period. Its a bar no a fricken bath house or some BS of that nature. How would guys like it if they were banned from a bar just because they were male?

Posted by Paul Driscoll on Fri, 3/9/2012 3:42 PM

Actually that happened to me years ago at a lesbian bar on irving park in chicago called legacy I dont thing that place is there anymore, but yeah the door girl told me only women could get in the bar cause it was a lesbian bar straight out like that. Thats crazy shit.

Posted by Vito Cirafici on Fri, 3/9/2012 8:07 PM

Hmmmmmm......

Posted by Scott Giustino on Fri, 3/9/2012 9:01 PM

I've had that at legacy and when ck augies was open. But yet the guys bars always let them in. Lol frickin crazy ese! Predjudice shyt in our own kind. Wtf? ????

Posted by Scott Giustino on Fri, 3/9/2012 9:02 PM

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