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Through archival photographs, historic footage, and terviews wh bar owners, bartenrs and proment muny members, this documentary provis a glimpse to the rich history of San Diego's gay history and culture.

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SAN DIEGO'S GAY BAR HISTORY

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San Diego is famo for s iendly lols, year-round sunshe, stunng beach and s energy-filled gay muny. The gay scene the cy is proment and passnate, there are untls gay-owned, and gay-foced bars, f, rtrants and shops.

San Diego’s gay scene is spread throughout the cy, however, the epicentre of gay culture is loted the Hillcrt neighbourhood. San Diego is a hub of gay culture, creativy and exprsn.

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At the wtern end is Urban MO's Bar & Grill, a "hetero-iendly gay bar" and lol favore.

Consired the world's first and only gay-owned brewery, 's a great spot to grab a pizza or two and make iends at a munal table, while enjoyg the many beers on tap. It was once voted one of the bt gay bars Ameri by Yelp.

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Wh ep red walls and chanliers, SRO Lounge is a legendary gay bar that livers a glam but laid-back vibe. The San Diego gay nightlife scene manag that rare balance between beg remarkably iendly and also rife wh betiful people—'s pretty much a reflectn of this sunny Southern California cy.

Gay bars have also been pretty stable here over the years, wh the most popular hangouts gog strong for a uple of s. Most gay bars are the trendy Hillcrt neighborhood, jt northeast of Balboa Park and a short drive or b ri om downtown.

Flicks: Along a strip of gay-oriented bs, Flicks gay vio bar has long been a hub of schmoozg and socializg.

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Martis Above Fourth: San Diego's favore gay baret, Martis featur some tremendoly talented performers—not jt piano and sgg, but edy, magic, and more.

Number One Fifth Avenue: A great all-around neighborhood gay bar, balanc an timate ambiance and iendly atmosphere whout the tired, divey feel that sometim domat smaller loung.

Park & Rec: Set the space formerly occupied by the popular gay bar Bourbon Street, this is an expansive nightspot and rtrant that still draws plenty of LGBT folks and open-md revelers. SRO Lounge: Known for s great jebox, long history the neighborhood, and a lotn that's much closer to downtown than the gay bars Hillcrt, the SRO has a strong followg among drag queens and their fans, but all kds tend to drop by here, albe not necsarily large numbers. As a largely gay-iendly cy, San Diego has a good offerg of general mixed night clubs.

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