Framing is important. "Wild" anything is precious and rare. Human civilization has swallowed most earth systems for it's own purposes, leaving very little wild left anywhere.
I suggest we leave the horses alone and consider our footprint as the one needing a fix.
Shit man. You need better friends and allies. Friendship, like allyship can't be claimed, they must be earned. Neither would impose themselves on you, or the space or community if it weren't cool all the way around.
I get it. But if they are your friends, you shouldn't be masking too hard. Maybe what you call friends, I call acquaintences. "Let's go to the zoo and watch gays" is not what I was referring to. I'm talking real allies who accept you, not just politely tolerate.
Either way, I get it. It's great to have a space of your own. Good clubs often have occasional and even regular open nights where it's more inclusive, without losing the importance of what the space was always meant to be.
NYT is the apologist PR arm of this enterprise. They didn't just wake up. They are hoping the public won't put 2 and 2 together for as long as possible.
What about "let's go to a gay bar because one or more friends in the group is gay, but not everyone is, and we want to have a great time together AND let our friends be themselves in a safe space"?
I know what D is for...