I Went Straight To The Gay Bar T-Shirt | The Gay Bar

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• GAY BAR IN LOS ANGEL
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• WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST GAY BAR?WE ASKED AND YOU {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY LOGOJULY 19, 2016/1:12 PMBY LOGOJULY 19, 2016 / 1:12 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST GAY BAR?","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-07-19T17:12:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-07-19T17:12:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LOGO","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE WAKE OF LAST MONTH'S HORRIFIC ATTACK ORLANDO, LGBT PEOPLE BEGAN RENNECTG WH THE BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS THAT ARE SO OFTEN OUR SAFE HARBOR. WHERE WE N BE OURSELV WHOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOCIAL MEDIA MEM ASKG VIEWERS ABOUT THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE A GAY BAR GENERATED SOME REALLY AMAZG RPONS—STORI OF G OUT, MAKG NEW IENDS, EVEN MEETG FUTURE BOYIENDS AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WE TURNED TO NEWNOWNEXT REARS AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THEIR FIRST TIME. WHILE THE NAM AND PLAC ARE DIFFERENT, CERTA MON THREADS EMERGED: MANY OF YOU WROTE ABOUT BEG PETRIFIED TO WALK . THERE'S ALSO NUMERO STORI OF STRANGERS WHO HELPED OVERE THAT ANXIETY, AND OF SWIFTLY BEG FILLED WH A FEELG OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BELOW IS A SAMPLG OF THE MORE THAN 440 RPONS WE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“BUDDI BOSTON ON MY 19TH BIRTHDAY 1982. I HAD NEVER SEEN TWO MEN DANCG TOGETHER. IT WAS A JOYO REVELATN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STUART, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“SOTER'S E CLAIRE, WISNS. I WAS 19 AND MY OLR SISTER GOT ME TO SEE THE DRAG SHOW. AFTERWARDS ONE OF THE PERFORMERS TGHT ME HOW TO PUT STAGE MAKP ON. ONE OF MY FAVORE MEMORI.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KERRY, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE BACHELORS MILL WASHGTON, DC... IT WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE GETTG TOGETHER WH THAT MANY GAY PEOPLE HAVG A GOOD TIME WH NO WORRI. (I AM OM ETHPIA, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS STILL ILLEGAL AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT). THAT WAS THE DAY I REALIZED THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND WE LGBT PEOPLE E OM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, RACE, SIZE, AND SO ON.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BASS, WASHGTON, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“INN EXILE, LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA. I WAS 17 AND WENT , HAD A COKE, AND LEFT. I WAS THERE ALL OF 15 MUT, BUT I LEFT SHAKG AND ACTUALLY SCREAMG MY R BEE I DID AND ULDN'T WA TO GO BACK!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOUGLAS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“ME WAS BOONTON, NEW JERSEY, AT CONNEXNS. I WENT ON A WEEKNIGHT AND THE OWNER ME UP TO ME AT THE BAR AND STARTED TO TALK TO ME. HE THEN TURNED TO THE ENTIRE BAR AND TRODUCED ME TO THEM BY NAME. NEEDLS TO SAY I FELT SO WARM AND WELED AND FORTABLE THERE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOBBIE, NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE EXPRS FRNO. I WAS SO SRED I CIRCLED SEVERAL TIM FIRST TO GATHER MY NERVE TO GO , THEN TO FD A SPOT WHERE MY R WASN'T VISIBLE OM THE STREET. I ACTUALLY WORE BLACK SUNGLASS, NVCG MYSELF THAT I WAS OL BUT REALY I WAS TRYG TO HI. BUT I FOUND MY MUNY THERE AND MY JOURNEY BEGAN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GARY, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“SEBASTIAN BAR AND CAFE COPENHAGEN, I WAS 16 AND VERY NERVO—I WALKED BACK AND FORTH ON THE STREET, WHICH WAS VERY SHORT. EVENTUALLY A GUY HIS LATE 60S ME UP TO ME AND ASKED IF I WANTED TO FOLLOW HIM SI—HE WAS GOG FOR HIS DAILY FFEE. THAT HELPED AND I CROSSED THE DOORSTEP. I FELT SO EE AND HAPPY AND ‘HOME.’”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORTEN, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“FREEZONE LAS VEGAS! GREAT MIC, FUN DANCG, SUCH A RANDOM ARRAY OF BETIFUL PEOPLE LOVG LIFE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ERN, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“1942 (OR JT '42 BACK THEN) DENVER. IT WAS 1976 AND I WAS JT 17—BUT I HAD A FAKE ID THAT SAID I WAS 21. I WALKED NOT KNOWG WHAT TO EXPECT AND THEN SAW SO MANY YOUNG MEN. I HAD THREE OR FOUR DRKS AND JT STARED AT ALL OF THE BETIFUL YOUNG THGS G AND GOG. IT WASN’T UNTIL MY THIRD OR FOURTH VIS THAT I SPOKE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RON, NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“TRACKS WASHGTON DC, 1986. I WAS 16 AND ED MY BROTHER’S ID TO GET . BANANARAMA'S “VEN” WAS PLAYG, WAS HEAVEN!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“LENNY'S BGHAMTON, NEW YORK. I WAS PETRIFIED THE FIRST TIME I WENT, 1979. I WOULD EVENTUALLY TEND BAR THERE FOR A FEW YEARS AND GREW TO LOVE AND ACCEPT MYSELF FOR BEG WHO AND WHAT I WAS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAVID, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“ME WAS TIGER HEAT WT HOLLYWOOD. I WAS EXTREMELY NERVO, AND STANDG LE OUTSI ON SANTA MONI BOULEVARD WAS THE WORST FEELG. SO MUCH ANXIETY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN I FALLY GOT , A BREATH OF H AIR ME OVER ME AND I FELT AT EASE, SECURE AND SAFE. I HAD THE BT TIME AND REALLY TGHT ME TO BE OKAY WH WHO I AM. I WAS ONLY 18 AT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JEFF, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE HIPPO BALTIMORE, WHICH SADLY WAS LAID TO RT THIS YEAR. MY MOM WENT THERE WH HER GAY IENDS WHEN SHE MOVED TO BALTIMORE SO I WAS PLETG THE CYCLE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAMANTHA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“CRYSTAL'S LAKE CHARL, LOUISIANA. I WAS A SENR HIGH SCHOOL (THIS WAS BEFORE THEY RAISED THE LEGAL DRKG AGE TO 21) AND WAS THE PARKG LOT FOR OVER AN HOUR WORKG UP MY NERVE!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KYLE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IMPERIAL HOTEL ERSKEVILLE, SYDNEY, ATRALIA. YOU MAY KNOW AS THE GAY BAR THAT APPEARS AT THE BEGNG AND END OF THE ADVENTUR OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DERT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICHAEL, NEW SOUTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“SHAMU'S PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THERE WAS A MALE STRIP SHOW AND A DRAG SHOW. I WAS HOOKED.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RIC, ARIZONA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“BOOTS AND SADDLE NEW YORK CY. I WAS 16 BUT A HUGE BODYBUILR AND THEY NEVER ASKED FOR MY ID. I GUS THE LEATHER VT AND PANTS DISTRACTED THEM—I WAS BRAVE BACK THEN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DUANE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE CAROEL DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS. I WALKED PAST THE BAR AT LEAST TEN TIM BEFORE GOG —I FELT LIKE DOROTHY LANDG OZ.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DARNEL, NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“AXIS SALT LAKE CY! A MAN GRABBED MY JUNK AND DRAG QUEENS GOT A FIGHT ONSTAGE!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUENT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“BADLANDS DC. I WAS SO NERVO, BUT SO EXCED, TOO. THE MIC! THE GUYS! HAVG GUYS LOOK AND H ON ME AND VICE VERSA WHOUT FEAR OR SHAME WAS AMAZG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMRYS, WASHGTON, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I WAS 16 WHEN MY BT IEND ME OUT TO ME. ALL HER IENDS ABANDONED HER BUT ME, SO I WAS LIKE 'WE HAVE TO GO CRYSTAL'S TO MAKE OFFICIAL!' BT NIGHT EVER!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JASME, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I WAS STATNED ORLANDO AT THE NAVAL TRAG STATN. I WENT TO PARLIAMENT HOE BEE OF S LARGER-THAN-LIFE REPUTATN. I FIGURED NO ONE WOULD KNOW BEE SURELY I WAS THE ONLY ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBER GOG TO A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WAS NOT THE CLUB MORE THAN TEN MUT WHEN I WAS ASKED TO DANCE... BY MY MANDG OFFICER! LOL! MY FIRST TIME EVER A GAY BAR. MEMORABLE TO SAY THE VERY LEAST.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILLIAM, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAL MILLER NTRIBUTED TO THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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GAY BAR IN LOS ANGEL

When the Amerin gay liberatn movement started the late sixti, clil terms like ‘homosexual’ and ‘transexual’ were dropped for the more posive ‘homophile’ (and then simply ‘gay’) and ‘transgenr’. 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. 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 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI

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. 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. 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.

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. Where we n be ourselv whout media mem askg viewers about their first experience a gay bar generated some really amazg rpons—stori of g out, makg new iends, even meetg future boyiends and we turned to NewNowNext rears and asked them about their first time.

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VOTED BEST HOUSTON GAY BAR

The popular gay leather bar boasted a diverse group of patrons: men of all ag, a uple of women, people of lor, body typ that spanned the gamut, guys leather harns and some men simply wearg jeans and a The Eagle NYC is not a anchise, is one of dozens of gay bars across the U. It’s part of a tradn that go back Eagle NYC 2018 ntt petorsSkywrg MediaThe History of ‘The Eagle’In 1970, the first gay Eagle bar was started after an old longshoreman’s pub New York Cy, Eagle Open Kchen, closed down. The spot quickly beme a popular spot for tradnally mascule-prentg gay men and hosted meetgs for biker groups and sports the homophobia that was not unmon the ‘70s, gay men found a rpe and place of fort at The Eagle’s Nt — was a safe space before the term “safe space” was the vernacular.

“Back the ‘70s and ‘80s, you uld jt open a gay bar wh black walls and hang a sign out the door, and would be packed, bee was a place gay people uld go and feel fortable, ” Chuck Kg, who bought and reopened the 10, 000-square-foot Baltimore Eagle Febary, told NBC News. But that tty-soundg nickname— was the first gay bar San Francis to have plate-glass wdows that let passersby see who’s si, and the patrons skew silver—is one the regulars willgly share.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST GAY BAR?WE ASKED AND YOU {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY LOGOJULY 19, 2016/1:12 PMBY LOGOJULY 19, 2016 / 1:12 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST GAY BAR?","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-07-19T17:12:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-07-19T17:12:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LOGO","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE WAKE OF LAST MONTH'S HORRIFIC ATTACK ORLANDO, LGBT PEOPLE BEGAN RENNECTG WH THE BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS THAT ARE SO OFTEN OUR SAFE HARBOR. WHERE WE N BE OURSELV WHOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOCIAL MEDIA MEM ASKG VIEWERS ABOUT THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE A GAY BAR GENERATED SOME REALLY AMAZG RPONS—STORI OF G OUT, MAKG NEW IENDS, EVEN MEETG FUTURE BOYIENDS AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WE TURNED TO NEWNOWNEXT REARS AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THEIR FIRST TIME. WHILE THE NAM AND PLAC ARE DIFFERENT, CERTA MON THREADS EMERGED: MANY OF YOU WROTE ABOUT BEG PETRIFIED TO WALK . THERE'S ALSO NUMERO STORI OF STRANGERS WHO HELPED OVERE THAT ANXIETY, AND OF SWIFTLY BEG FILLED WH A FEELG OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BELOW IS A SAMPLG OF THE MORE THAN 440 RPONS WE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“BUDDI BOSTON ON MY 19TH BIRTHDAY 1982. I HAD NEVER SEEN TWO MEN DANCG TOGETHER. IT WAS A JOYO REVELATN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STUART, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“SOTER'S E CLAIRE, WISNS. I WAS 19 AND MY OLR SISTER GOT ME TO SEE THE DRAG SHOW. AFTERWARDS ONE OF THE PERFORMERS TGHT ME HOW TO PUT STAGE MAKP ON. ONE OF MY FAVORE MEMORI.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KERRY, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE BACHELORS MILL WASHGTON, DC... IT WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE GETTG TOGETHER WH THAT MANY GAY PEOPLE HAVG A GOOD TIME WH NO WORRI. (I AM OM ETHPIA, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS STILL ILLEGAL AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT). THAT WAS THE DAY I REALIZED THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND WE LGBT PEOPLE E OM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, RACE, SIZE, AND SO ON.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BASS, WASHGTON, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“INN EXILE, LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA. I WAS 17 AND WENT , HAD A COKE, AND LEFT. I WAS THERE ALL OF 15 MUT, BUT I LEFT SHAKG AND ACTUALLY SCREAMG MY R BEE I DID AND ULDN'T WA TO GO BACK!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOUGLAS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“ME WAS BOONTON, NEW JERSEY, AT CONNEXNS. I WENT ON A WEEKNIGHT AND THE OWNER ME UP TO ME AT THE BAR AND STARTED TO TALK TO ME. HE THEN TURNED TO THE ENTIRE BAR AND TRODUCED ME TO THEM BY NAME. NEEDLS TO SAY I FELT SO WARM AND WELED AND FORTABLE THERE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOBBIE, NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE EXPRS FRNO. I WAS SO SRED I CIRCLED SEVERAL TIM FIRST TO GATHER MY NERVE TO GO , THEN TO FD A SPOT WHERE MY R WASN'T VISIBLE OM THE STREET. I ACTUALLY WORE BLACK SUNGLASS, NVCG MYSELF THAT I WAS OL BUT REALY I WAS TRYG TO HI. BUT I FOUND MY MUNY THERE AND MY JOURNEY BEGAN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GARY, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“SEBASTIAN BAR AND CAFE COPENHAGEN, I WAS 16 AND VERY NERVO—I WALKED BACK AND FORTH ON THE STREET, WHICH WAS VERY SHORT. EVENTUALLY A GUY HIS LATE 60S ME UP TO ME AND ASKED IF I WANTED TO FOLLOW HIM SI—HE WAS GOG FOR HIS DAILY FFEE. THAT HELPED AND I CROSSED THE DOORSTEP. I FELT SO EE AND HAPPY AND ‘HOME.’”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORTEN, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“FREEZONE LAS VEGAS! GREAT MIC, FUN DANCG, SUCH A RANDOM ARRAY OF BETIFUL PEOPLE LOVG LIFE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ERN, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“1942 (OR JT '42 BACK THEN) DENVER. IT WAS 1976 AND I WAS JT 17—BUT I HAD A FAKE ID THAT SAID I WAS 21. I WALKED NOT KNOWG WHAT TO EXPECT AND THEN SAW SO MANY YOUNG MEN. I HAD THREE OR FOUR DRKS AND JT STARED AT ALL OF THE BETIFUL YOUNG THGS G AND GOG. IT WASN’T UNTIL MY THIRD OR FOURTH VIS THAT I SPOKE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RON, NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“TRACKS WASHGTON DC, 1986. I WAS 16 AND ED MY BROTHER’S ID TO GET . BANANARAMA'S “VEN” WAS PLAYG, WAS HEAVEN!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“LENNY'S BGHAMTON, NEW YORK. I WAS PETRIFIED THE FIRST TIME I WENT, 1979. I WOULD EVENTUALLY TEND BAR THERE FOR A FEW YEARS AND GREW TO LOVE AND ACCEPT MYSELF FOR BEG WHO AND WHAT I WAS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAVID, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“ME WAS TIGER HEAT WT HOLLYWOOD. I WAS EXTREMELY NERVO, AND STANDG LE OUTSI ON SANTA MONI BOULEVARD WAS THE WORST FEELG. SO MUCH ANXIETY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN I FALLY GOT , A BREATH OF H AIR ME OVER ME AND I FELT AT EASE, SECURE AND SAFE. I HAD THE BT TIME AND REALLY TGHT ME TO BE OKAY WH WHO I AM. I WAS ONLY 18 AT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JEFF, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE HIPPO BALTIMORE, WHICH SADLY WAS LAID TO RT THIS YEAR. MY MOM WENT THERE WH HER GAY IENDS WHEN SHE MOVED TO BALTIMORE SO I WAS PLETG THE CYCLE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAMANTHA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“CRYSTAL'S LAKE CHARL, LOUISIANA. I WAS A SENR HIGH SCHOOL (THIS WAS BEFORE THEY RAISED THE LEGAL DRKG AGE TO 21) AND WAS THE PARKG LOT FOR OVER AN HOUR WORKG UP MY NERVE!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KYLE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IMPERIAL HOTEL ERSKEVILLE, SYDNEY, ATRALIA. YOU MAY KNOW AS THE GAY BAR THAT APPEARS AT THE BEGNG AND END OF THE ADVENTUR OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DERT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICHAEL, NEW SOUTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“SHAMU'S PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THERE WAS A MALE STRIP SHOW AND A DRAG SHOW. I WAS HOOKED.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RIC, ARIZONA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“BOOTS AND SADDLE NEW YORK CY. I WAS 16 BUT A HUGE BODYBUILR AND THEY NEVER ASKED FOR MY ID. I GUS THE LEATHER VT AND PANTS DISTRACTED THEM—I WAS BRAVE BACK THEN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DUANE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE CAROEL DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS. I WALKED PAST THE BAR AT LEAST TEN TIM BEFORE GOG —I FELT LIKE DOROTHY LANDG OZ.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DARNEL, NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“AXIS SALT LAKE CY! A MAN GRABBED MY JUNK AND DRAG QUEENS GOT A FIGHT ONSTAGE!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUENT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“BADLANDS DC. I WAS SO NERVO, BUT SO EXCED, TOO. THE MIC! THE GUYS! 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In Gay Bar, her memoir of nng such an tablishment the 1950s, Helen Branson wrote that "If an owner of a gay bar do not want the harassment and plats om the neighbors, he tri to choose a lotn that is not very ele. In Seattle, Pony is jt steps away om another gay bar, the Madison Pub, though is a uple of blocks om Capol Hill's ma entertament strip, home to Seattle's livelit bars and clubs, both gay and straight.

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On the night I vised Tommy Gun, the seats were occupied by a crowd that looked as though had stepped out of a diversy trag vio: a table full of what appeared to be gay men, a lbian uple, two straight upl, and what seemed to be a group of straight women. When Charl Hugh and Richard Solomon began makg plans 2018 to open their own gay bar New York’s historic Harlem neighborhood, they had no ia a panmic would shut them down before they even opened. “The first thg we thought was, ‘Oh, my gosh, we’re gog to be out of bs before we started this bs, ’” Hugh, 39, told NBC a global health crisis is not the only headwd their bar, Lambda Lounge, and the few remag Black-owned gay bars the Uned Stat are facg.

Charl Hugh, left, and Richard Solomon, owners of Lambda Lounge, one of two Black-owned gay bars remag BrandsFor more than two s, gay bars, pecially those owned by people of lor, have been disappearg.

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Though the reasons are not entirely clear, experts spect the overall cle gay bars is related to s of skyrocketg rents and gentrifitn, which have disproportnately impacted small, Black-owned bs; the emergence of onle datg s and apps; and circu parti that rotate among venu, which have bee creasgly popular among younger crowds. While Mko eventually received a small loan through the ernment’s emergency relief program, he said the donatns “absolutely saved my bs, ” as well as the ia that ’s possible for a Black gay man to open his own bar.

Historilly, the bars have been havens for people of lor, who have experienced discrimatn whe-owned bars for generatns, acrdg to Eric Gonzaba, an assistant profsor of Amerin Studi at California State Universy, Fullerton, who is wrg a book about the history of gay the 1960s, gay bars began to sprout metropolan areas across the U. At the time, closeted whe people didn’t want to be seen enterg a gay bar where someone they knew might regnize them, so owners had a tenncy to open the bars predomantly Black neighborhoods. He said even the Stonewall Inn, the once mafia-owned New York Cy gay bar that has bee a symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement, “didn’t let a lot of people of lor to the doors” ( has long sce operated unr new owners who do not engage such discrimatn).

Sce many gay bars the ‘80s and ‘90s were where gay activists gathered to te the muny about HIV and AIDS, he said lifavg rmatn about the vis often didn’t reach the Black up, the Black LGBTQ muny began to form s own hoe parti and unique social clubs ci wh large Black populatns. “This is mic that's found by Ain Amerin and Latx people ner ci, parts of Chigo and Philalphia and Washgton, and dancg be normalized … and this kd of style of mic and this kd of style of dancg that's highly sexualized be the envy of the wir gay muny, ” Gonzaba said of this early dis era that would later give rise to hoe and electronic dance mic.

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The number of Black-owned gay bars, currently and historilly, is unknown, sce there is no rource that specifilly tracks them, and Gonzaba said many bars equented by LGBTQ people of lor have historilly been whe-owned. C., which operated between 1957 and 1990, after alg wh s of discrimatn at gay bars San Francis, where he moved 1969, Rodney Barte, a Vietnam War veteran, former member of the Black Panther Party and gay rights activist, opened his own bar. Activist groups like Lbians and Gays of Ain Dcent for Democratic Actn (LAGADDA) gathered there to anize agast racist rdg polici San Francis and to te the Black muny about HIV preventn, he Barte on The New Eagle Creek Saloon float, San Francis Pri Para, Barte“I ll a muny center that served alhol, that's the way I scribe , ” said Barte, whose bar has been memorialized by his dghter, artist Sadie Barte, an exhib missned by The Lab San Francis.

However, a number of recent cints dite that racism still plagu gay 2016, fury epted Philalphia after a vio shared wily on social media showed the owner of a popular gay bar g the N-word. The report remend tablishments and anizatns the so-lled gayborhood unrgo trag for racial bias and hire more diverse 2018, a group of Atlanta drag performers, all trans women of lor, llectively qu their jobs at a popular gay club, Burkhart’s, after s whe owner ma racist posts on his Facebook year, an email om a manager at Progrs Bar, a gay bar Chigo’s "gayborhood, " orred DJs to stop playg rap mic at the bar.

“Anythg vulgar, aggrsive or nsired mumble rap (cludg certa Cardi B tracks and newer Nicki Maj) is off lims, ” the manager wrote a leaked June, activists gathered ont of 941 Saloon, a Ptsburgh gay bar, to prott drs s they said discrimated agast Black July, a picture circulatg on Facebook showed a bartenr at Number Ne, a popular gay bar Washgton, D. Micky’s WeHo has long been a staple on Wt Hollywood’s strip of gay nightclubs and bars on Santa Moni Boulevard, known for s open-walled two-story buildg where passersby n see the party ragg om the street. Though Sweetwater isn’t officially known as a lbian bar, the humble tablishment has long been the go-to spot for queer women the lol gayborhood, which featur nearly half a dozen gay bars that le Broadway Long Beach.

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