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Since When Are Shirtless Bartenders Hazardous To Your Drinking Health?

The gay bar Mainestreet, in Ogunquit, Maine, have been told by town officials to have bartenders put their shirts back on — because it’s a public health hazard.

A code enforcement officer told bar owner Norm Paquin he also needed to shield the display of liquor bottles from the street; Paquin has already taken care of that request. The controversy stems from resident Harriet Yaffe — who says she “love[s] the gay men” — who doesn’t want her neighborhood to turn into a “tacky town.” If it continues, claims Yaffe, “it’s going to become another P-town.”

Uh, lady? You freakin’ wish. Do you know how much the gay bars pay out in taxes?

And for the record, shirtless bartenders are not a health hazard. This:

Maybe.

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