“The origal ‘gay neighborhood,' if you would, [ Milwkee] was the 400 block of North Plankton," says Michail Takach, thor of LGBT Milwkee. This neighborhood was home to the cy's first known gay bars.
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- THE SE OF A FORMER MILWKEE GAY BAR ULD BE MOLISHED. HERE'S WHY SOME WANT TO BE SAVED.
- A FRIDAY ON THE “F LOOP”: A STRAIGHT MAN’S GAY BAR CRAWL
- INDIANAPOLIS GAY BARS: 7 SPAC MA FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY
THE SE OF A FORMER MILWKEE GAY BAR ULD BE MOLISHED. HERE'S WHY SOME WANT TO BE SAVED.
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In fact, 2016, Milwkee was ranked as one of the top 10 “Unr the Gaydar” ci the untry, for s wi variety of gay nightlife optns, hospaly, and for holdg one of the natn’s largt and longt-nng pri events each year. Gay bars abound on 1st and 2nd Streets, which are part of the neighborhood.
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That’s alarmed some who want to see the buildg saved bee of s rich history and importance to the gay muny. The bar is known for events that brought visibily to Milwkee’s gay muny the 1970s and '80s, cludg a softball vatnal and street fairs.
A FRIDAY ON THE “F LOOP”: A STRAIGHT MAN’S GAY BAR CRAWL
The current owners of the property that once hoed Wreck Room Saloon want to molish the buildg to make way for new velopment. That’s alarmed some who want to see the buildg saved bee of s rich history and importance to the gay muny. * third ward gay bars *
"To the gay muny, 's a landmark bee was the first real Levi leather bar ( the cy), and was a long-nng bar, very good to s ctomers and a good muny activist" Schwamb said.
INDIANAPOLIS GAY BARS: 7 SPAC MA FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY
"The fact that Wayne Bernhagen held outdoor anniversary celebratns and tablished an vatnal softball tournament ma the gay muny more proment the muny, " a cy report said. By all acunts, ’s a great time to be gay Ameri.
Gay bars are s the U. S., and for more than 45 years Milwkee, gay bars have existed as a (relative) safe haven om a largely tolerant society.
The waterg hol existed as one of the few public plac an otherwise harsh world where gay and straight people alike uld, simply stated, be themselv. Now, as the world’s llective acceptance and unrstandg grows, the number of and need for gay bars are startg to shrk. As recently as 15 years ago, Milwkee boasted close to 20 gay bars, which is an pecially imprsive sum for a cy of s size.