4 Wt Lounge Harlem is one of the newt addns to the New York Cy social scene. The Black- and gay-owned lounge has had a tremendo receptn sce opened Augt.
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- HARLEM’S BLACK, GAY BARS ARE THRIVG THE MIDDLE OF A PANMIC
- HARLEM'S FIRST GAY, BLACK OWNED BS STGGL TO STAY AFLOAT
HARLEM’S BLACK, GAY BARS ARE THRIVG THE MIDDLE OF A PANMIC
Alibi Lounge Harlem is one of NYC’s last Black-owned gay bars. * harlem gay lounge *
“What I love about Black people, there’s a rilience , and if you’re Black and gay, ’s even stronger, ” he explaed. At plac like Alibi, they n feel at down the street om Alibi — a quick, five-mute walk so close that hoppg a r would feel like a waste of gas — is Lambda Lounge, the neighborhood’s only other Black-owned gay bar.
“I really wanted the Black muny to have good optns, to not only have to go to Chelsea for a gay bar.
We have a lol gay bar! ”Though the gradual shift om summer’s warmth to wter’s chill has put an end to that specific sense of outdoor mararie, Alibi and Lambda still offer a wele change of pace om the gay bars of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.
HARLEM'S FIRST GAY, BLACK OWNED BS STGGL TO STAY AFLOAT
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Not only are Mko, Hugh, and Solomon an spiratn for lnchg succsful bs as out and proud Black gay men, but what they’ve created — a safe space for queer people a neighborhood not typilly known for embracg s LGBTQ+ populatn — has life-changg agre.
I jt knew that if Alibi had closed down, was gog to be the same script, the same story: Oh, another gay, Black bs nnot survive. "While we’ll never know whether Lambda would have opened if Alibi had shut down, we do know that havg two gay, Black-owned bs is always better than one. “I feel honored to be a part of our queer history, ” Hugh said when asked about this new gayborhood.
Alibi Lounge is one of New York Cy’s last remag Black-owned gay bars, and over the last year, s owner has fought to keep the bs afloat. Published January 17, 2022 4 Wt Lounge [Black Entreprenrs] 4 Wt Lounge Harlem is a Black- and gay-owned bs.