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Town, the massive gay dance club Shaw, announced last week that will close next summer after mors to the ntrary. The owner sold to a veloper who plans to build an apartment buildg s place. What do Town closg mean for the cy’s gay muny? Contributors agree that the “gayborhood” isn’t gog anywhere, but won’t look the same the future.

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TOWN, DC’S LARGT GAY BAR, IS CLOSG. WHAT DO  MEAN?

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RIP Gay BarsCi around the untry and globe have seen many of their most beloved gay and lbian waterg hol close down — often after the area's queer populatn dispers or the owner simply gets priced out.

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It took nearly three years of learng how to dance at the club off South Capol Street for the baby-faced Short to ga the self-assurance to tell his fay he's gay. He was already meetg gays elsewhere the cy and said he no longer need to be at the nightclub to feel special. But the past month, he and others have started g back to mark the fal days of a place that for most of the past 15 years was a hub for many the area's gay muny.

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The natn's pal is home to a lively LGBTQ nightlife scene wh plenty of gay and lbian bars jt wag for you to drk, dance and play. Disver DC's bt spots. * lost and found gay bar dc *

And never before had so many gays and straights, women and men, blacks and wh, met unr one roof to dance.

LICHT CAFé, D.C.’S NEWT GAY BAR, IS A COZY, ART-FILLED U STREET HIAWAY

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The club's rise and mise reflect the expansn of social life for gay men and lbians the cy.

Gay magaze that foc on arts and entertament. Only a handful of gay dance clubs existed the District, and a few bars set a small space asi for dancg.

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THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $49.00 PER ADULTTAST OF GEETOWN: FOOD & HISTORY TOUR64FOOD & DRKOM $129.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*DUPONT CIRCLE AND EMBASSY ROW ARCHECTURE TOUR66REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.ARCHECTURE TOURSOM $48.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*WASHGTON DC SIGNATURE SCENIC LUNCH CISE93FOOD & DRKOM $73.38 PER ADULTU STREET: FOOD, HISTORY, AND STREET ART TOUR132REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.ART TOURSOM $112.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*GASTRONOMIC GEETOWN FOOD TOUR93FOOD & DRKOM $80.00 PER ADULTBEST SELLERWASHGTON DC MOONL TOUR OF THE NATNAL MALL & STOPS AT 10 S1,271B TOURSOM $68.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*WASHGTON DC HOP-ON HOP-OFF TROLLEY TOUR WH 15 STOPS352HISTORIL TOURSOM $49.95 PER ADULTBEST SELLERDC MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS NIGHT TOUR 1,813REMEND92% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $58.00 PER ADULTS BY SEGWAY TOUR IN WASHGTON DC200REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $66.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*PERFECT PRIVATE MT. VERNON/ARLGTON CEMETERY TOUR WH LUNCH6B TOURSOM $725.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 4)WATER TAXI OM WHARF OR OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA33REMEND90% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BOAT TOURSOM $19.80 PER ADULTOLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA FOOD TOUR35REMEND91% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $78.00 PER ADULTWASHGTON: POTOMAC RIVER CISE & GUID GEETOWN WALKG TOUR6BOAT TOURSOM $79.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*WASHGTON DC MONUMENTS BY MOONLIGHT TOUR BY TROLLEY490HISTORIL TOURSOM $59.95 PER ADULTTHE AREA NEIGHBORHOOD: UPPER NORTHWTREAD MOREREACH OUT DIRECTLYVIS WEBSECALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.POPULAR MENTNSGAY BAR4.016 REVIEWSEXCELLENT7VERY GOOD5AVERAGE0POOR3TERRIBLE1L D JMEMPHIS, TN492 NTRIBUTNS2COVID-TN RELIEF TRIPAPR 2022A GREAT AND SURPRISGLY GREAT GAY BAR. IT WAS A LTLE WEIRD AT FIRST BEE THE BAR IS LOTED BEHD AN APARTMENT BUILDG DOWN AN ALLEY. THE NIGHT WE VISED WAS KARAOKE NIGHT AND WE HAD A BLAST! I N'T WA TO VIS AGA UPON RETURNG TO DC.READ MOREWRTEN MAY 27, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.MICHAEL BSAT LOUIS, MO18 NTRIBUTNS0BEWARE OF THE PRICG.JUL 2021WE ME HERE AFTER TALKG TO SOME LOLS. WE DID NOT HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE. WE GOT TO THE BAR AND THERE WAS A SPECIAL FUNCTN AND THERE WAS A 10 DOLLAR VER WHICH WAS NO BIG AL. WE WENT TO THE BAR AND ORRED TWO TO'S AND CRANBERRY AND WAS CHARGED 19 DOLLARS. WE SAT AND DRANK OUR CKTAILS AND WENT TO THE UPSTAIRS BAR. WE ORRED TWO MORE OF THE SAME DRK AND WAS CHARGED 12 DOLLARS. WE STOOD UPSTAIRS FOR A B AND FALLY WENT BACK TO THE BAR DOWNSTAIRS AND ORRED ANOTHER 2 TO'S AND CRANBERRY AND WAS CHARGED 16 DOLLARS. 3 DIFFERENT BARTENRS AT TWO DIFFERENT BARS AND WERE CHARGED 3 DIFFERENT PRIC.READ MOREWRTEN JULY 18, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.KURT WNEW YORK CY, NY214 NTRIBUTNS2FIRST VIS, BUT NOT OUR LASTJUL 2019 • COUPLWE WERE PLEASED TO DISVER THAT THE GREEN LANTERN WAS JT A 5-MUTE WALK OM THE WASHGTON PLAZA HOTEL WHERE WE WERE STAYG. WE HAD SPED OUT THE LOTN ON A PREV VIS, BUT HADN'T GONE . WE WERE THERE TOO EARLY FOR THERE TO BE A CROWD OR ANY ACTIVI, BUT THE DRKS WERE GOOD AND REASONABLY PRICED, SO WE PLAN TO RETURN WHEN NEXT WE'RE DC.READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 1, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.EVENTSBYTHIRTEENNEW YORK CY, NY415 NTRIBUTNS3THE GREEN LANTERN NEEDS NEW MANAGEMENT!!!!JUN 2018 • FRIENDSI HAVE GONE TO THE GREEN LANTERN FOR OVER 20 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, THGS HAVE REALLY TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORST! I ORRED MY UAL G&T, AND, THE BARTENR WAS BI HIMSELF!! FLAILG AROUND THAT VERY MON AND ANNOYG, QUEENIE, MO MON AMONG GAY MEN. "YOU HAVE TO PAY WH A CRED RD, I NNOT ACCEPT SH OM YOU!?"SCE WHEN? MYRON OR MARV IS HIS NAME, AND HE IS THE MANAGER! HE JT WAS YELLG AND HAVG A TEMPER TANTM, AS I HAVE SEEN HIM DO MANY TIM! IT IS JT ENOUGH!THIS PLACE ED TO BE FUN!!!!READ MOREWRTEN MAY 29, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.KENGI K39 NTRIBUTNS2JT BADAPR 2019 • BSWE WERE DC FOR A NFERENCE. WE ARRIVED TWO DAYS PRR TO THE START OF THE NFERENCE SO WE ULD TAKE SOME TIME EXPLORG THE DISTRICT. AS ACTIVISTS, ARTISTS AND PHOTOJOURNALISTS, THIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO . PL MY LLEAGUE HAD NEVER BEEN TO THE DISTRICT. OUR FIRST NIGHT WE PICKED GREEN LANTERN AS THE SPOT WE'D H UP. THE REVIEWS WERE NICE AND WAS CLOSE TO OUR HOTEL.IT'S NOT EASY TO FD. IT'S BACK THE CUT. GETTG WAS PRETTY CREEPY, THE GUY EYED OUR ID'S FOREVER. THEN MA SOME SMUG MENT. WALKG THE PLACE SEEMED OL. AFTER STANDG AT THE BAR WH NO ONE ONT OF , WE FALLY GET OUR ORR TAKEN. WE BOTH ORRED THE SAME DRK, BUT RIGHT AWAY I NOTICED MY HAD MORE CHASER THAN ANYTHG ELSE. CHECKG TO MAKE CERTA WASN'T JT ME, I ASKED MY IEND TO TASTE . HE LGHED SAYG "DAMN DID HE PUT ANYTHG YOURS" HE OFFERED ME TO TASTE HIS AND IMMEDIATELY I WAS LIKE "WTF" IT WAS LIKE THE GUY PUT ALL THE ALHOL MY IENDS DRK. I TRIED TO EXPLA THIS TO THE GUY WHO MA OUR DRKS, BUT HE WASN'T HAVG . I END UP BUYG A SHOT AND DUMPED THAT MY DRK. THEY BOTH ACTED LIKE I WASN'T BEG TTHFUL WH THEM. WE FISHED OUR DRKS AND LEFT. ON THE WAY OUT THE CREEPY GUY AT THE BAR SAYS "YOU BOYS E BACK SOON" WHE MEN LLG BLACK MEN, "BOYS" IS SO PLETELY DISGTG.READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 29, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.AARON SUTTON26 NTRIBUTNS0GREAT BAR!DEC 2017 • SOLOI STOPPED ON MY LAST NIGHT DC AND HAD A GREAT TIME. THE STAFF AND PATRONS WERE CREDIBLY IENDLY, AND THE PRIC WERE MORE THAN FAIR!ON THE NIGHT I WENT, THERE WAS OPEN MIC KARAOKE AND EVERYONE WAS HAVG A FANTASTIC TIME! I WOULD FELY VIS AGA NEXT TIME I VISREAD MOREWRTEN NOVEMBER 1, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.MARTMM8NEWTON LE WILLOWS, UK56 NTRIBUTNS0WHAT A NIGHT! MAY 2017 • FRIENDSHAD AN ABSOLUTE BLAST AT THIS GREAT VENUE VISED ON THURSDAY NIGHT GREAT IENDLY CROWD AND STAFF AND EE DRKS FOR THOSE OF BRAVE ENOUGH TO GO SHIRTLS AND THEN LATER ON STRIP DOWN TO UNRWEAR GOOD MIC REALLY ENJOYED AND WOULD FELY GO BACK! A LOT OF FUN!!!READ MOREWRTEN MAY 27, 2017THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.MART DOSLO, NORWAY3 NTRIBUTNS1BAD ID POLICYAPR 2017 • COUPLHAD BEEN TO THIS EVERYBODY'S-WELE PLACE FOR THREE NIGHTS HAVG A DRK AND ENJOYG A QUIET EVENG ATMOSPHERE. ON THE FRIDAY VIS, THOUGH, A YOUNG MAN AT THE GREEN LANTERN ENTRANCE ASKED FOR PHOTO ID. AS WH EVERY OTHER PLACE WE'D BEEN TO NEW YORK CY AND WASHGTON, DC, WE THOUGHT OUR NATNAL DRIVER'S LICENC WOULD BE OK, ISSUED ACRDG TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS.NOT SO MUCH. HE ASKED FOR US ISSUED IDS (FOR FOREIGN VISORS!) OR PASSPORTS, OR WE WOULD NOT BE LET . WE TRIED TO SAY WE'D BEEN VISG THE DAY BEFORE AND THAT ALL OTHER VENU HAD ACCEPTED OUR IDS. WE WERE SHOWN AWAY.SAD THAT WHAT SEEMED TO BE A IENDLY GAY E-AS-YOU-ARE PLACE HAS SUCH A DISAPPOTG WAY OF GREETG RETURNG CTOMERS...BRG YOUR PASSPORT (!) OR GO TO ONE OF ALL THE OTHER FUN AND WELG DC PLAC. THE LATTER OPTN SEEMS BT.READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 15, 2017THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.EMJAYBVNEWARK, NJ490 NTRIBUTNS1FEELS LIKE HOMEDEC 2016 • FRIENDSTHIS IS FELY MY BAR OF CHOICE D.C. PLEASANT, OLD-SCHOOL BAR R THAT IS WARM AND WELG. THE BARMAN WAS SUPER IENDLY AND A LOT OF THE PATRONS WERE VERY CHATTY TOO. I LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNG.READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 16, 2017THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.MARK CCHRISTIANSBURG, VA137 NTRIBUTNS2A FUN BAR FOR BEAR WATCHG !!!!JUL 2016 • COUPLWE RECENTLY TRIED THIS BAR ON A TRIP TO A REALLY OL, OLD SCHOOL GAY OF OLR BEAR TYPE GUYS DRKS AND FAIR PRIC, A NICE PLACE TO HANG OUT FOR A YOU LIKE MY REVIEW PLEASE VOTE FOR ME :)READ MOREWRTEN JULY 27, 2016THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.12SHOWG RULTS 1-10 OF 15NO QUTNS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCEASK A QUTNALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALLTHE MAGIC DUEL195THEATERS • COMEDY CLUBSDUPONT CIRCLETICKETS OM $50.00BLUE FERN TRAVEL583BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • CULTURAL TOURSNIGHTLY SPIRS290BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • GHOST & VAMPIRE TOURS2023KICK AXE THROWG DC213BARS & CLUBS • GAME & ENTERTAMENT CENTERSOPEN NOWD.C. CRAWLG55BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • HISTORIL & HERAGE TOURSBLU ALLEY212JAZZ BARSOPEN NOW • GEETOWNCMBS & WHISKERS46COFFEEHO • GAME & ENTERTAMENT CENTERSGEETOWNTHE DUBLER247BARS & CLUBSOPEN NOW • UPPER NORTHWT9:30 CLUB111CONCERTS • BARS & CLUBSOPEN NOWTHUNR BURGER & BAR56BARS & CLUBSOPEN NOW • GEETOWNIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGGREEN LANTERN (WASHGTON DC) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

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And the Inter ma possible to chat wh other gays round-the-clock and around the world. "The world has changed so gay people n go and experience more, " Bailey said.

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