Such glittering generalities (look it up, it’s a type of writing style) like “if you’re over 40 you should stay out of gay bars” are similar to other such shit-storm-generating topics like: When i read blogs/posts/articles with far too many statements including the words: ALL, MUST, etc – that’s a “red flag” for me that the author is attempting to kick the virtual gay bee’s nest.
FIRST, let’s remember that blogs/articles like the one in question are written to GENERATE ATTENTION/FOLLOWERS.