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AN INPLETE COMPILATN OF THE GAY BARS AT HAS LOVED AND LOST

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In honor of the half century sce the Stonewall rts, we've piled an exhstive list of the gay, lbian, and queer bars that have lled At home the last 50 years – and some stanc, even longer.

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Green nsulted LGBTQ travel guibooks like the Damron Guis and Spartac Internatnal Gay Guis, advertisements om queer magaz This Week Texas and Ambh, and var other publitns archived on the JD Doyle LGBT History and Mic se. And don't fet, Qmmuny is also lookg for your gay/lbian/queer bar memori to make our list as plete as possible. So e over wh your fierct ensembl and a qut to spread love—no matter your orientatn, here are the bt gay bars At.

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A untry-style nightspot downtown At, this gay bar's reputatn as one of the iendlit waterg hol the cy is a well-served stat.

A well-loved landmark amongst gay clubs At, Oiln Harry's attracts a fun-lovg crowd wh special events like Wednday 80s night wh $1 drks, Friday amatr male strip ntts and Sunday Funday wh $1 mimosas to keep the party rollg. A low-key lol hangout At, this gay bar's top prry is exudg a warm, welg atmosphere for the lightfully diverse crowd to enjoy. One of the most vg gay clubs At, Charlie's is a beloved go-to nightspot for partiers of all sexuali and ethnici, brought together by a sire to drk, socialize and shake what their mamas gave them.

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The olst survivg gay bar the cy, Charlie's offers endls entertament, cludg geo go-go dancers, pool tabl, a ftive outdoor pat and Tuday steak night featurg tasty $6 steak dners followed by an amatr strip ntt. While At area gay bars often feature a charmg, laid-back ambiance, Kiss & Fly is more of a high-energy dance club, perfect for a r night out. Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728).

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It was ls than 24 hours after the North At gay bar had announced s permanent shutterg: In the wake of COVID-19’s fancial fallout, Calron and -owner Ray McDermett had cid was time to fold. Partners both bs and life, Calron and McDermett have a 30-pl year legacy helmg At gay bars: Private Cellar, 505 Club, Charlie’s (later Charlie’s At), and ’Bout Time. Over the phone after another long day of packg, the uple reflected on their first time an At gay bar, the chang they’ve wnsed the dtry, and their favore memori of the ’Bout Time fay.

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We started the gay bar bs back 1982 wh the Private Cellar and 1984 wh Enzo’s, a straight bar, and the next step was Charlie’s. Lubbock was a hard town to have a gay bar [lghs].

AC: You guys beg around for 35 years and a ltle more, you’ve probably seen a lot of gay bars e and go. One thg I always tell people is for the longt time, I always remember there beg ne gay bars om the mid-Eighti to the early Neti at least.

RM: Back the early Eighti, gay bars were the only plac that gay people went. But a gay bar, that’s where people were able to be themselv and relax. Nowadays ’s e to a lot [of non-gay] bars that even have gay days or gay nights.

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After Failg To Get Historic Landmark Stat, At’s Olst Gay Bar Is Set To Be Demolished .

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