The Sinclair

I'm genuinely disappointed with the way we were treated last night. We arrived at the Gay Bash'd event at 11pm, and despite the doors opening at 9:30pm and the event being ticketed, we still had to wait outside for over 45 minutes. There appeared to be two separate lines, and eventually, we were told to switch lines, resulting in additional delays.

After finally getting in, we enjoyed the event for about 35 minutes before needing to use the restroom. We’ve never been to The Sinclair before, and we inadvertently ended up in a different bar/dance floor area with a vinyl-spinning DJ (he sounded great!). There is a door between the two that was not staffed, so we thought it was the part of The Sinclair and we were able to go in there. We couldn't find the restroom and asked a staff member if we could exit and re-enter. To our surprise, the staff member asked to see our stamps, which we didn't have (they did not give us stamps when we went into The Sinclair). She promptly informed us that we were not supposed to be there and asked us to leave.

We explained that we had come from The Sinclair and had mistakenly entered through the adjoining door while searching for the restroom, with no intention to break any rules. However, the staff member insisted that we leave and called security before giving us a chance to leave on our own. The security proceeded to literally shove us out without hearing the problem.

Outside, we reiterated our situation, but the security personnel wouldn't consider our explanation and insisted we leave. I even asked to speak to a manager and was just ignored, which was really upsetting because this was all a misunderstanding and not a reason for us to be ejected from both venues, and the staff at the door refused to even listen to our perspective. It's disappointing because we were genuinely looking forward to the event and visiting The Sinclair for the first time. The staff's refusal to understand our unintentional mistake and their lack of supervision at the door connecting the two spaces resulted in us being wrongfully kicked out from the event.

Our only intention was to attend the event at The Sinclair, and we had no desire to break any rules. I am upset that our money was wasted, and what could have been a great night was ruined because of the staffs refusal to even hear our side. I do not think I want to go back to The Sinclair after this experience. I am disappointed this is the way things unfolded, and I hope the venue can improve its procedures to prevent similar incidents in the future.