The Goln Age of Gay Bars YYC | Calgary Gay History

Contents:

• GAY BARS & DRAG SHOWS CALGARY
• POPULAR GAY BAR ‘THE BACKLOT’ SEARCH OF NEW HOME DUE TO CALGARY NDO VELOPMENT
• THE GOLN AGE OF GAY BARS  YYC

GAY BARS & DRAG SHOWS CALGARY

THE BACKLOT BAR is one of Calgary’s olst gay owned and operated bars. Everyone is wele – gay, lbian, straight, any letter or batn of letters the sexual orientatn alphabet. Top Gay Bars & Queer-Friendly Venu.

From the energetic dance floor at Twisted Element to the zy ambiance of The Attic Bar & Stage, Calgary has a gay bar or queer-iendly venue for all tast and preferenc.

POPULAR GAY BAR ‘THE BACKLOT’ SEARCH OF NEW HOME DUE TO CALGARY NDO VELOPMENT

The Backlot is one of Calgary’s olst gay bars, servg the muny for s. If a classic gay bar is what you seek, look no further than Texas Lounge. Holi-GAY Weekends at The Attic.

Consir skippg your mpg trip and turng your holiday weekend to a Holi-GAY Weekend! Sce 1996, but the bar has served as a gatherg space for Calgary’s gay muny for nearly 50 years. “It’s been a muny bar, kd of like a Cheers of the gay muny, ” Backlot owner Mark Campbell told Global News.

“There’s been a hollowg out of gay muni across Canada, for example Toronto and Vanuver on Davie Street, ” Khan said.

THE GOLN AGE OF GAY BARS  YYC

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We’re not jt your average gay bar, we like to stay diverse! The future of a Calgary gay bar that’s been a staple of the LGBTQ2S+ muny over the past 47 years is now jeopardy as ownership was hand a lease termatn notice for a proposed ndo velopment. “There has been a hollowg out of gay muni Toronto on Church Street and Davie Street Vanuver, and we've never had much of that here Calgary so we're sperate to have jt at least the three bars that we have, ” he said.

” The Backlot bar Calgary 'IT’S THE ‘CHEERS’ OF THE GAY COMMUNITY': BACKLOT OWNER Backlot Bar owner Mark Campbell said he will ntue to participate the velopment procs and that he’s very appreciative of the overwhelmg muny support. “The muny needs , this bar has raised hundreds of thoands of dollars donatns for different chari, the sports teams have helped throughout the years as well supportg the bs, ” said Campbell “Jt the average the average LGBTQ2S+ person will look at the bar and ’s sort of like the ‘Cheers’ of the gay muny. This is not jt a gay space, ’s a space for anybody that is an ally to the gay muny or has a son or dghter or whoever that they go wh and feel fortable and feel like they have people around them that the right to f .