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Contents:

• THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
• BT GAY CLUBS DALLAS
• LUMBER YARD BAR ANNOUNC NEW LOTN…SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO GET NEW GAY BAR
• GAY CLUB JENNGS YARD
• A BOULR GAY BAR FALLY EMERG
• THE LUMBER YARD GAY BAR A SEATTLE SUBURB WILL LET YOU LIVE YOUR ‘TW PEAKS’ FANTASI
• THE GAY WAY: HISTORY OF LBIAN BARS SOUTHEAST WASHGTON, D.C.
• SOHO’S MOST UNIQUE GAY VENUE
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
• MOSW GAY BARS
• MOSW GAY CISE CLUBS
• THE YARDCOVENTRYMENUBARSHOTELSTHE YARD

THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI

The word “gay” lls to md our special knack for fdg the light the darkns, for buildg the dance floor off to the si of the cel world. Let’s take a look at some of the bt gay bars Ameri, om the open-air, vil-may-re spac Wt Hollywood to the neighborhood pub downtown St. The entrance is through an unmarked shed behd a Chipotle, and featur a blend but unexpected gay/not crowd which same-sex grdg is rigur.

—Alfonso Fernanz NavasCourtyAt: Cheer Up CharliBack when I was a young gay, I saw the olt, most betiful woman the world at Cheer Up Charli.

—Abigail CovgtonCourtyBrooklyn: The ExleyFull of ntradictns, The Exley is a ltle different than other gay bars. When the bar fally reopened Sprg 2022, an entire borough’s worth of gays celebrated by floodg the new back pat all summer and Gger’s has been crowd wh queers ever sce.

BT GAY CLUBS DALLAS

—Diana HubbellBoston: Club CafeHow is Boston’s stalwart gay bar/rtrant/performance space inic? It began s life as a beer-and-we offshoot of the Metropolan Health Club, a gym that opened 1983 to serve the gay ctomers who’d been bullied out of other lol clubs at the height of AIDS hysteria.

LUMBER YARD BAR ANNOUNC NEW LOTN…SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO GET NEW GAY BAR

It gave the boys a place to gather the ‘80s, the first outpost that helped tablish the South End as the Boston gayborhood.

It brought the gay and straight muni together the ‘90s wh clever baret programmg. But perhaps most signifintly, gave the gay muny of Boston somethg sperately need: visibily.

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While other gay bars of the time were basements or board up, Club Cafe faced by Columb Avenue wh floor to ceilg wdows. Big Chicks serv a diverse crowd— ’s young, ’s old, ’s one of the only plac you’ll see gay men and lbians together!

The legendary hoeband, Diamondback, has a 25, 000-song repertoire and a boot llectn that uld make a gay wboy cry.

A BOULR GAY BAR FALLY EMERG

While you won’t fd any Pri flags at Farraguts, you will undoubtedly hear Cele Dn and Melissa Etheri blarg om the bar’s dty, old jebox and, hontly, isn’t that jt as gay? CourtyDallas: Round-Up SaloonEqual parts wboy boots and dis ball, Round Up Saloon opened 42 years ago Dallas as a gay untry wtern dance hall.

Thanks to Perez-Gallardo and their team, gay people who love the outdoors (most lbians) now have a iendly place to unwd after a hike. Billed as Wt Virgia's olst gay bar, the venue regularly brgs some of the biggt queer performg artists the game right now.

Live out your Brokeback Mounta fantasi at this verno club, where wboy stum are not nsired drag, and le dancg is not an explic exprsn of homophobia. A gay gatherg spot sce 1939, and gay bar sce 1963, and the Bar Complex sce the 80s, s unassumg exterr beli a triple-threat treat of lounge, performance space, and a mirrored dance club reportedly moled after Stud 54.

THE LUMBER YARD GAY BAR A SEATTLE SUBURB WILL LET YOU LIVE YOUR ‘TW PEAKS’ FANTASI

) The glorly lively bar and rtrant scene is enhanced by a black box theater downstairs, where farcil plays, lbian standup, and gay dance troup reign. Honey’s is sentially a sexy, gay speakeasy wh a DJ booth where queers of all strip n dance their hearts out until 2 am.

Jt a uple of blocks om the beach, Twist brgs the whole breadth of the Miami gay world together to dance and flirt and keep movg. CourtyIndianapolis: English IvyEnglish Ivy advertis self as an “LGBTQ+-enthed” “gay-therg place” and that is not an overstatement.

THE GAY WAY: HISTORY OF LBIAN BARS SOUTHEAST WASHGTON, D.C.

If you want to get away om the typil scene at fellow gay bars Olly’s and Gregs Our Place, English Ivy is an ial place to meet iends: mature enough for a proper Ladi Lunch (or bnch or dner.

But this is Nashville we’re talkg about so the gays who perform at Lipstick Lounge aren’t your average karaoke queens. They are stars the makg and their rendn of Cele Dn’s “It’s All Comg Back to Me Now” will shatter your pt glass and break your ltle, gay heart. It’s not a gay bar the tradnal sense, but a place where traed pianists play selectns om Broadway shows and all of the drama teachers and mil theater majors of the tri-state area nverge to sg along.

SOHO’S MOST UNIQUE GAY VENUE

Juli’ is Greenwich Village’s olst bar and New York’s olst gay bar, havg attracted gay clientele sce the 1950s. It was the se of an early gay-liberatn “sip ” 1966, years before Stonewall, and has been a low-key haven ever sce, wh a diverse clientele, a small menu, classic cktails, and an extensive (and packed) 4:00-7:00 happy hour. While the place don't clare self a queer bar, gays and grays populate the plh booths.

GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

: The Stable Gay nightlife the Ocean State’s pal is cltered the joyoly (though creasgly) seedy downtown.

MOSW GAY BARS

In December, Dave’s hosted a queer holiday market wh “live gay bands” and “cute queer vendors” at nearby Bohemian Beer Garn. It’s not que French-themed, ’s not que Mardi Gras-spired, feels as close as we have experienced this untry to a gay neighborhood pub. The origal was burned down an anti-gay hate-crime a few years back, but the revival has jt opened across the street and is bigger and better, wh a new performance space.

CourtySalt Lake Cy: Club Try-AnglUtah is is not the easit place the untry to be gay. CourtyWashgton DC: TraIn a town where n feel like every other bar is crawlg wh Capol Hill staffers lookg to talk shop, Tra is the rare, glorly gay dive where absolutely everyone is wele to jt kick back. After all, Dallas is home to one of the largt gay populatns the untry, and as such— has a vibrant and diverse nightlife scene that ters to the LGBTQ crowd.

Most of the actn is ncentrated Dallas’ official gayborhood along Cedar Sprgs Road the Oak Lawn area. Then head a few blocks over to the Grapeve Bar, a funky straight-iendly, gay dive wh cheap booze, yard gam, pool tabl, and an awome rooftop ck. Whether you’re the mood to dance away the night, see a drag show or tch a game at a neighborhood dive, 10Bt has the lowdown on where to fd the bt gay party scene.

MOSW GAY CISE CLUBS

It's one of the most welg gay bars you'll fd, not to mentn this place is pecially popular wh the bear muny. Remend for Gay Clubs bee: The Hidn Door is the gayborhood's versn of Cheers where everyone knows your name.

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Remend for Gay Clubs bee: The Mg Company attracts a diverse LGBTQ crowd and is the only club on Cedar Sprgs wh go-go boys. Remend for Gay Clubs bee: Woody's is the bt place for guys who prefer a more laid-back atmosphere. Photo urty of Don't Tell Supper ClubCaterg to gay, straight and everythg -between is Don't Tell Supper Club, a hip rtrant and nightclub venue featurg sharable gourmet eats, whimsil cktails and over-the-top entertament.

Remend for Gay Clubs bee: For a change om the ual bar scene, Don't Tell Supper Club offers an over-the-top sensory experience. Photo urty of JR's Bar & Grill FacebookThis sprawlg multi-level oasis rtg at the gay crossroads of the cy-- is a terrific place to drk and an even better place to party. Gog strong for over three s, JR's draws an eclectic crew of gay, lbian, straight folk and the like for s iendly atmosphere and packed party lendar of events, verg everythg om DJ nights and drag shows to stume ntts, pool tournaments and album release parti.