The number of gay bars has dwdled. A new generatn plans to brg them back. - The Washgton Post

Contents:

• TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS UPPER EAST SI (NEW YORK CY)GAY CLUBS & BARS UPPER EAST SI
• GAY BARS NEAR ME
• THE BT GAY CLUBS AMERI
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
• THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
• A YEAR GAY BARS
• THE NUMBER OF GAY BARS HAS DWDLED. A NEW GENERATN PLANS TO BRG THEM BACK.
• MOSW GAY BARS

TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS UPPER EAST SI (NEW YORK CY)GAY CLUBS & BARS UPPER EAST SI

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The bars are safe spac where members of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) muny n e together and celebrate their inti whout fear of discrimatn or judgement. To fd gay bars your area, you n do a quick onle search or check out popular gay-iendly webs and apps such as Grdr, Her, and Gay Ci.

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The rourc n help you fd the perfect gay bar for you, whether you’re lookg for a laid-back neighborhood spot or a high-energy dance club. Many gay bars are safe havens for the LGBTI muny, and ’s important to be nsirate of others and follow the l of the tablishment.

Wh that beg said, we’ve gathered the bt gay bars and nightclubs the US — om Seattle’s Pony to New York Cy’s Gym Sportsbar — that every person on the spectm n tly enjoy. Callg all gay sports fans and athlet: Gym Sportsbar New York Cy serv up the bt of both worlds for gay sports fans, allowg them a place to watch and discs their favore sports a queer-iendly environment. Loted the heart of the Cy of Brotherly Love, Boxers is a gay sports bar that’s perfect to head to after a long day at work.

” Asi om beg a revolutnary gay bar Chigo’s Far North Si, Big Chicks is celebrated for s one-of-a-kd art hangg on nearly every rner of the tablishment, pictg proment divas large portras.

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Set New Orleans’ French Quarter, the Bourbon Pub Para is regularly regnized as one of the untry’s most prtig gay bars and a center for big and bold drag shows. Jt wh the past two years, Mnota’s Tw Ci have bee a statn for the LGBTQ muny, drawg natnal attentn for beg one of the more gay-iendly Midwtern lotns on the map.

In tth, gay roo is a natnwi phenomenon, but Arizona is as good a place as any to squeeze to your tightt pair of Levi jeans and give the Cowboy liftyle a try. The 34th Annual Arizona Gay Roo happens Phoenix Febary; the World Gay Roo Fals happen October Sttsdale; and then there’s queer untry wtern bars Phoenix cludg Charlie’s, the Cash Nightclub and Lounge, and Lat-flavored nightclub Karamba (which hosts ocsnal wboy nights). A small mounta town the middle of the Ozarks that is guard over by a statue of Christ mak for an unlikely gay mec, but Eureka Sprgs is no ordary hamlet.

A hangout for hippi, homos and honeymooners (check out the abundance of hotel spa su), this pretty Victorian town boasts LGBTQIA-owned bars, eateri, shops and even a gay rort. Check out glassy Thorncrown Chapel, take a ghost tour at the Crcent Hotel and go noeg on Lake Leatherwood (even their lake is gay!

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But surely the fullt exprsn of gay Goln State bliss happens every time the sun beats down hard on Dolor Park San Francis and folks reprentg every letter of the queer alphabet ngregate on the so-lled “F Shelf” for an afternoon of idyll. So raise a glass to this New England gem at 168 York Street Cafe, a gay bar and rtrant loted the basement of a charmg brick townhoe and right around the rner om Yale Universy. A Lilliputian gay area boasts queer-iendly rtrants and a uple of lively gay bars, then there’s Poodle Beach (lol), a patch of sand marked by a rabow flag and packed Speedo to Speedo summer.

Gay Days at Disney, which happens every June Orlando, has grown to be a global gay event attractg tens of thoands of people, but a vis to Disney World l anytime of year. While the epicenter of gay life Geia is Atlanta, whose Midtown is home to the state’s most ncentrated LGBTQIA populatn, the llege town of Athens is where you should spend your next Peach Tree State gaytn.

An opulent mp-osium of events cludg drag shows, mil performanc and danc, the Ball benefs lol AIDS chari, and shows that the quirky cy, which birthed high-profile queer artists like the B-52s and Michael Stipe of REM (Indigo Girls also rerd their first album here), has as much substance as do style for gay travelers. Elsewhere on the islands, there are sttered gay and gay-welg bars and clubs, but the bt place to hang out—and let all hang out—is at clothg optnal Ltle Beach at Makena State Park Mi. A slice of island paradise jt south of rzy Wailea, the beach is perfect for both chillg and socializg and both gay men and lbians equent large numbers.

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You’ll be hard-prsed to fd a huge gay scene anywhere Idaho, which leav the heavy liftg to Boise—the pal and also the state’s largt cy.

There are a uple of gay bars town cludg Balny and Lucky Dog Tavern, but we say head over to Flyg M Coffeehoe, a batn fe (beans are roasted onse at a send lotn nearby Nampa), bakery and gift shop sce 1992.

Giddy gay boys take to the ty dance floor on weekends, an olr crowd plops down durg the week, a rnupia of young queers smash themselv together a swell of sweaty ecstasy every send Friday (at a party lled FKA) and Fire feeds the muny for ee every Sunday. The crowd is diverse, energetic and iendly as heck, the lp clus all kds of crazy baret and queer entertament and the gay namg even rri over to the drk menu. Although LGBTQ nightlife Derby Cy has sce moved to Bardstown Road, while tchg 40 wks at Vu or makg new iends at Vapor, nsir the three s of gay nightlife that happened on this very block.

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There’s Sipps, a gay-iendly bar that ma major headl when out bartenr Kara Coley posted an teractn on social media between herself and the mother of a gay son; Big Mike’s Speakeasy which hosted Sunday drag shows last time we checked; and even a clothg optnal beach on nearby Wt Ship Island.

THE NUMBER OF GAY BARS HAS DWDLED. A NEW GENERATN PLANS TO BRG THEM BACK.

This means every unspectg visor lookg for a burger is for a night of gay bgo, a rog drag show or Maryoke (and one heck of a burger).

The scenery—and wboys—of Montana might evoke somethg out of Brokeback Mounta, but the realy of gay life here (you n still be fired for beg gay most unti) is far ls romantic. The cy don’t have a “gayborhood, ” per se, but rather s robt gay muny is well-woven to s taptry, the most worthy part of which for travelers is ftive Flixx Cabaret. Wh weekend performanc featurg both drag queens and drag kgs an eclectic range of edic, dramatic and even burlque-themed shows, Flixx will shatter the stereotype you probably have of gay life Nebraska.

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Las Vegas is probably immune to the cricism that ’s not queer enough and the cy do boast a few notable highlights, cludg the “F Loop, ” a clter of LGBTQIA bars east of the Strip; Temptatn Sundays, a gay pool party at the Luxor; and a nighttime Pri that happens annually October. But we thk s gayt hangout—this year at least—is the Park Theater, a state-of-the-art entertament venue attached to the new Park MGM (formerly the Monte Carlo). As pric skyrocket Eastern seaboard gay mecs like Fire Island, P-Town and Rehoboth, ’s no surprise that penny-pchg queers have sought out better vatn bargas.

Gay ground zero is the Emprs Hotel, a btlg plex close to the beach and boardwalk and boastg 101 gutrooms, a rtrant, tiki bar, large pool and all the biki and Speedo-clad queers you n image.

The olst LGBTQIA bar New Mexi’s largt cy, the Soch as ’s lolly known, opened as a non-prof social club for the gay muny 1971 and nearly 50 years later is still the cy’s Cheers for queers.