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- THE BT GAY CLUBS AMERI
- THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
- DO YOU WANNA FUNK WH ME?: A BEGNER’S GUI TO GAY NIGHTCLUBS
- GAY LA: BT GAY CLUB NIGHTS LOS ANGEL
- LONG BEACH GAY CLUB CLOSG AFTER 47 YEARS
- WHY THE GAYS ARE STILL SCREAMG FOR “SCREAM” 25 YEARS LATER"IF 'SCREAM' WERE A GAY CLUB, GALE’S THE DRAG QUEEN ON THE ONT L WHO WE IDOLIZE."{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;}MOVIBY IAN CARLOS CRAWFORDDECEMBER 20, 2021/10:17 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1705PX;WIDTH:3120PX;}PHOTO BY BROWNIE HARRISNEVE CAMPBELL (“SIDNEY PRTT”), LEFT, AND COURTENEY COX (“GALE WEATHERS”) STAR PARAMOUNT PICTUR AND SPYGLASS MEDIA GROUP'S "SCREAM."BY IAN CARLOS CRAWFORDDECEMBER 20, 2021 / 10:17 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY THE GAYS ARE STILL SCREAMG FOR “SCREAM” 25 YEARS LATER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2021-12-20T15:17:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2021-12-20T15:17:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"IAN CARLOS CRAWFORD","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{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;}TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, DREW BARRYMORE’S CASEY BECKER GOT A PHONE LL ASKG WHAT HER FAVORE SRY MOVIE WAS — AND THE RT IS (GAY) HORROR {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 LAST YEAR OR SO, GAY HORROR FANS HAVE BEEN WELL FED. FROM NETFLIX'S FEAR STREET TRILOGY TO CHRIS LANDON'S FREAKY AND AMAZON’S I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER SERI, GAY CHARACTERS ARE FALLY GETTG A SRY MOVIE SPOTLIGHT. THEY’VE BEEN ALLOWED TO BE SURVIVORS, VICTIMS, AND EVEN MURRERS. THIS YEAR WE EVEN SAW TY HORROR IN CHUCKY LIVER THE ABSURDLY FANTASTIC LE OF, “I’M NOT A MONSTER” WHEN ASKED IF HE WAS OKAY WH HIS QUEER CHILD.PHOTO BY BROWNIE HARRISNEVE CAMPBELL (“SIDNEY PRTT”), LEFT, AND COURTENEY COX (“GALE WEATHERS”) STAR PARAMOUNT PICTUR AND SPYGLASS MEDIA GROUP'S "SCREAM."{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;}BUT BEFORE THIS GAY HORROR RENAISSANCE, ALL WE HAD WAS SUBTEXT AND FAL GIRLS. WELL, WE HAD ALL THAT, BUT WE ALSO HAD SCREAM OM OUT SCREENWRER KEV WILLIAMSON AND DIRECTED BY LATE HORROR MASTER W CRAVEN. THE MOVIE LIVERED PCH-PERFECT VERSNS OF '90S TEENS AND ONE VERY AMB AND FASHNABLE NEWS REPORTER. IT'S META, MPY, AND GROUND REALY ALL AT THE SAME TIME. COURTENEY COX’S GALE WEATHERS AND NEVE CAMPBELL’S SIDNEY PRTT WERE FIERCE SLASHER SURVIVORS BACK THEN AND STILL ARE NOW — AND THANK GOD, BEE A FIFTH STALLMENT OF THE BELOVED FILM ANCHISE HS THEATERS JANUARY {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;}SIDNEY IS NOT ONLY A SURVIVOR; SHE’S A SURVIVOR WE ARE ROOTG FOR AND N RELATE TO. “SHE’S SMART BUT DON’T HAVE TO BE THE NERDISH BOOKWORM,” SAYS MY BLOODY JUDY PODST -HOST ZACHARY PATTON-GARCIA. “SHE’S RELATABLE, SHE HAS ANXIETI, SHE’S SPERATELY TRYG TO MOVE ON OM THE TRMA OF HER MOTHER’S MURR. SHE FEELS FAIAR.”{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;}SIDNEY AND GALE DIFFER MANY ASPECTS, BUT MOST NOTABLY IS THAT SIDNEY WANTS EVERYONE TO JT LEAVE HER ALONE. SHE HAS NO TERT CHASG DOWN A {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;}“WHERE JAMIE LEE [CURTIS] AND HEATHER LAGENKAMP HAD GREAT TURNS AS INIC FAL GIRLS, THEY'RE JT NOT THEIR [RPECTIVE] SERI AS MUCH... SIDNEY'S TRMA HAS ED HER TO BEE MORE VULNERABLE AND PASSNATE AS THE MOVI GO ON,” EXPLAS SURRENR YOUR SONS THOR ADAM SASS. “HER SR HAVE LED HER TO TELL HER STORY THROUGH BOOKS, THROUGH HELPG AT A WOMEN'S CRISIS LE, AND THROUGH PERSONALLY REACHG OUT TO CURRENT VICTIMS. CONTRAST THAT TO THE CURRENT ERATN OF LRIE STRO, WHO HAS BASILLY GONE MOB JTICE GUN NUT, AND 'S REALLY ADMIRABLE.” FAL GIRLS ARE OFTEN RAISED UP TO IN STAT BY HORROR FANS BUT, AS SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER JARETT WIELMAN TELLS VIA EMAIL, “SIDNEY REF TO BE A VICTIM AND THAT POWER IS TOXITG. SHE’S ALSO SMART, DAMAGED, AND FIGURG OUT AS SHE GO — SOMETHG I THK MANY QUEER PEOPLE N INTIFY WH.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}GALE WEATHERS, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS NEARLY THE OPPOSE OF SIDNEY. THE MOVIE STARTS WH SIDNEY HATG GALE WHILE GALE JT THKS OF SIDNEY AS A STORY. “GAY MEN LOVE GALE BEE GALE IS A RAGG BCH, PLAYED TO PERFECTN BY COURTENEY COX,” SAYS ALEX ABAD-SANTOS, SENR RRPONNT AT VOX. “I FEEL LIKE SHE REALLY HS THE GROUND RAGG THE FIRST MOVIE WHEN WE SEE HER BULLYG SIDNEY AND TRYG SO HARD TO GET FAMO. BUT AS THE SERI HAS GONE ON, I THK 'S BEEN FUN TO SEE COX ROUND OUT THE CHARACTER AND LET HER GROW.” GALE BASILLY CREATED THE TROPE OF MEAN GIRLS TO ROOT FOR — THERE’S ALMOST A DIRECT LE OM HER TO CORLIA ON BUFFY, MARGO ON THE MAGICIANS, AND P ON THE CHILLG ADVENTUR 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;}“SHE BROKE THE MOLD ON THAT WONRFUL NICHE TROPE OF 'MEAN GIRL WHO IS ACTUALLY RIGHT AND HAS A BETTER HEART THAN A LOT OF OTHER GOOD CHARACTERS,'” SASS ADDS. “SHE'S THE ONLY PERSON STILL FIGHTG FOR COTTON WEARY'S NOCENCE A YEAR LATER. TECHNILLY, SHE'S THE ONLY PERSON (EVEN MORE THAN SIDNEY) WHO IS EVEN TERTED GETTG TO THE BOTTOM OF WHO ACTUALLY KILLED MREEN. MAKE HER A SENATOR.”{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 A DIFFERENT HORROR MOVIE, GALE WOULD’VE BEEN A CHARACTER TO GET BTALLY MURRED — BUT THE END, NOT ONLY IS SHE RIGHT ABOUT WHO MURRED SIDNEY’S MOTHER, SHE ALSO SAV SIDNEY’S LIFE BY SHOOTG BILLY LOOMIS (SKEET ULRICH) AS HE’S CHOKG HER TO ATH. “HER NFINCE IS NEVER PORTRAYED AS A TRIMENT. IN FACT, ’S ONE OF THE THGS THAT HELPS HER SURVIVE. IF SCREAM WERE A GAY CLUB, GALE’S THE DRAG QUEEN ON THE ONT L WHO WE IDOLIZE,” MICHAEL VARRATI, HOST OF THE MIDNIGHT MASS PODST, SAYS OF THE INIC {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 ORIGAL FILM ALSO HAS ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE HORROR-MOVIE OPENGS EVER, WH BARRYMORE RRYG THE ENTIRE MOVIE ON HER BACK FOR A FULL 10 MUT, AND WHOUT A SGLE DULL MOMENT. SHE PROJECTS CASEY AS BOTH LIKABLE AND RELATABLE, YOUR EVERYDAY TEEN GIRL WHO JT HAPPENS TO BE PLAYED BY DREW BARRYMORE. “IT'S 99% JT DREW ACTG TO THE AIR," SAYS SASS. "NO EFFECTS, JT A PERFORMANCE, AND 'S THE SCENE THAT'S LNCHED A THOAND SHIPS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}“EVEN WH THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE GONE, THE SCENE IS STILL THE FILM’S HIGHLIGHT BEE IS DREW ISOLATED OM ANY OF THE OTHER CHARACTERS. WE REMEMBER HER, ALONE THAT HOE, BEG TERRORIZED. SHE SELLS ON EVERY WATCH,” ADDS PATTON-GARCIA. IT ALSO SET THE TONE FOR SLASHERS STG INIC ACTRS. “IF I SEE A BIG NAME MOVIE STAR STARRG A HORROR MOVIE, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHG THE BACK OF MY HEAD THAT WONRS IF THEY'LL BE BARRYMORE'D,” SAYS {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 SCREAM SERI WOULD LATER GO ON TO ST STARS SUCH AS JADA PKETT SMH, SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, PARKER POSEY, AND EVEN CARRIE FISHER SMALLER ROL, WH ALL BUT FISHER MEETG A GOME END. IT NOT ONLY HELPS THE MOVI BY STG SUCH GREAT ACTRS WHO N SELL THE ROL, HELPS THE ANCHISE MATA A GAY FOLLOWG WHEN EVERY NEW MOVIE IS FULL OF HOT GUYS AND INIC {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;}LIKE MOST OTHER POPULAR HORROR MOVI, SCREAM SPAWNED MANY A SEQUEL, BUT STANDS APART OM THE RT FOR MANY REASONS — ’S A CULMATN OF EVERYTHG THAT ME BEFORE WHILE STILL FEELG H AND RELEVANT. IT’S REFERENCG OTHER FAMO HORROR MOVI AT EVERY TURN BUT WAS ALSO AN TRODUCTN TO HORROR FOR MANY A YOUNG FAN, NOT UNLIKE THE WRER OF THIS PIECE. “IT'S A MOVIE ABOUT MOVI," SASS EXPLAS. "IT'S SO MUCH EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO PLUG THEMSELV TO THE SUATNS. THERE ISN'T ANYTHG SUPERNATURAL HAPPENG, SO HAS AN ADD ELEMENT OF DANGER AND STAK THAT WAY. AND GAYS LOVE , I THK, BEE THE SCRIPTS ARE ALWAYS FUN AND TTY, AND 'S ANCHORED BY THE SAME TWO WOMEN ACROSS THE S.”{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;}NO MATTER WHICH MOVIE THE SERI IS YOUR FAVORE, ’S HARD TO SAY ANY OF THEM (EVEN THE RTOON-ISH THIRD ONE) EVER REACH THE LOWT LOWS OF SOME ANCHIS THAT NEVER DIE. IT’S WHY 25 YEARS LATER, GAY MEN ARE STILL EXCED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF A NEW SCREAM {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;}“IF YOU ACCEPT THE PREMISE THAT GAY MEN LOVE HORROR MOVI, THEN SCREAM — WHICH IS THE ULTIMATE LOVE LETTER TO HORROR MOVI — IS LIKE OUR HOLY GRAIL,” ADDS WIELMAN. “TO IMPROPERLY QUOTE LADY GAGA, WAS UNAAID TO REFERENCE OR NOT REFERENCE, PUT A BLENR, SH ON , VOM ON , EAT , [AND] GIVE BIRTH TO . SCREAM WAS BOTH PLETELY FLUENCED BY EVERY HORROR MOVIE THAT ME BEFORE AND ALSO LIKE NOTHG WE HAD SEEN BEFORE, MAKG FEEL BOTH HERENTLY FAIAR YET ALSO TOTALLY H.”{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;}SCREAM HS THEATERS ON JANUARY {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
- HOW TO BEE POPULAR AT A GAY BAR
THE BT GAY CLUBS AMERI
There is no cy the South that match Atlanta when to gay nightlife, and is even known as beg pecially hardre parison to that of other gay-iendly big ci, like New York or L.A. The tablishments may not stay open very la * later gay club *
The word “gay” lls to md our special knack for fdg the light the darkns, for buildg the dance floor off to the si of the cel world.
Let’s take a look at some of the bt gay bars Ameri, om the open-air, vil-may-re spac Wt Hollywood to the neighborhood pub downtown St. The entrance is through an unmarked shed behd a Chipotle, and featur a blend but unexpected gay/not crowd which same-sex grdg is rigur. —Alfonso Fernanz NavasCourtyAt: Cheer Up CharliBack when I was a young gay, I saw the olt, most betiful woman the world at Cheer Up Charli.
—Abigail CovgtonCourtyBrooklyn: The ExleyFull of ntradictns, The Exley is a ltle different than other gay bars.
THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
Dance your pants off at the bt gay club nights Los Angel. * later gay club *
When the bar fally reopened Sprg 2022, an entire borough’s worth of gays celebrated by floodg the new back pat all summer and Gger’s has been crowd wh queers ever sce. 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.
It gave the boys a place to gather the ‘80s, the first outpost that helped tablish the South End as the Boston gayborhood. While other gay bars of the time were basements or board up, Club Cafe faced by Columb Avenue wh floor to ceilg wdows.
Big Chicks serv a diverse crowd— ’s young, ’s old, ’s one of the only plac you’ll see gay men and lbians together!
DO YOU WANNA FUNK WH ME?: A BEGNER’S GUI TO GAY NIGHTCLUBS
"If 'Scream' were a gay club, Gale’s the drag queen on the ont l who we idolize." * later gay club *
The legendary hoeband, Diamondback, has a 25, 000-song repertoire and a boot llectn that uld make a gay wboy cry. While you won’t fd any Pri flags at Farraguts, you will undoubtedly hear Cele Dn and Melissa Etheri blarg om the bar’s dty, old jebox and, hontly, isn’t that jt as gay? CourtyDallas: Round-Up SaloonEqual parts wboy boots and dis ball, Round Up Saloon opened 42 years ago Dallas as a gay untry wtern dance hall.
Thanks to Perez-Gallardo and their team, gay people who love the outdoors (most lbians) now have a iendly place to unwd after a hike. Billed as Wt Virgia's olst gay bar, the venue regularly brgs some of the biggt queer performg artists the game right now.
GAY LA: BT GAY CLUB NIGHTS LOS ANGEL
The Stonewall Rts, also lled the Stonewall Uprisg, took place on June 28, 1969, New York Cy, after police raid the Stonewall Inn, a lol gay club. The raid sparked a rt among bar patrons and neighborhood rints as police hled employe and patrons out of the bar, leadg to six days of protts and vlent clash. The Stonewall Rts served as a talyst for the gay rights movement. * later gay club *
Live out your Brokeback Mounta fantasi at this verno club, where wboy stum are not nsired drag, and le dancg is not an explic exprsn of homophobia.
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.
LONG BEACH GAY CLUB CLOSG AFTER 47 YEARS
Where to hang out Los Angel when you want to meet queer folks but don't want to roll up to the ual gay bars and clubs. * later gay club *
) The glorly lively bar and rtrant scene is enhanced by a black box theater downstairs, where farcil plays, lbian standup, and gay dance troup reign.
Honey’s is sentially a sexy, gay speakeasy wh a DJ booth where queers of all strip n dance their hearts out until 2 am. Jt a uple of blocks om the beach, Twist brgs the whole breadth of the Miami gay world together to dance and flirt and keep movg.
WHY THE GAYS ARE STILL SCREAMG FOR “SCREAM” 25 YEARS LATER"IF 'SCREAM' WERE A GAY CLUB, GALE’S THE DRAG QUEEN ON THE ONT L WHO WE IDOLIZE."{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;}MOVIBY IAN CARLOS CRAWFORDDECEMBER 20, 2021/10:17 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1705PX;WIDTH:3120PX;}PHOTO BY BROWNIE HARRISNEVE CAMPBELL (“SIDNEY PRTT”), LEFT, AND COURTENEY COX (“GALE WEATHERS”) STAR PARAMOUNT PICTUR AND SPYGLASS MEDIA GROUP'S "SCREAM."BY IAN CARLOS CRAWFORDDECEMBER 20, 2021 / 10:17 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY THE GAYS ARE STILL SCREAMG FOR “SCREAM” 25 YEARS LATER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2021-12-20T15:17:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2021-12-20T15:17:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"IAN CARLOS CRAWFORD","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{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;}TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, DREW BARRYMORE’S CASEY BECKER GOT A PHONE LL ASKG WHAT HER FAVORE SRY MOVIE WAS — AND THE RT IS (GAY) HORROR {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 LAST YEAR OR SO, GAY HORROR FANS HAVE BEEN WELL FED. FROM NETFLIX'S FEAR STREET TRILOGY TO CHRIS LANDON'S FREAKY AND AMAZON’S I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER SERI, GAY CHARACTERS ARE FALLY GETTG A SRY MOVIE SPOTLIGHT. THEY’VE BEEN ALLOWED TO BE SURVIVORS, VICTIMS, AND EVEN MURRERS. THIS YEAR WE EVEN SAW TY HORROR IN CHUCKY LIVER THE ABSURDLY FANTASTIC LE OF, “I’M NOT A MONSTER” WHEN ASKED IF HE WAS OKAY WH HIS QUEER CHILD.PHOTO BY BROWNIE HARRISNEVE CAMPBELL (“SIDNEY PRTT”), LEFT, AND COURTENEY COX (“GALE WEATHERS”) STAR PARAMOUNT PICTUR AND SPYGLASS MEDIA GROUP'S "SCREAM."{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;}BUT BEFORE THIS GAY HORROR RENAISSANCE, ALL WE HAD WAS SUBTEXT AND FAL GIRLS. WELL, WE HAD ALL THAT, BUT WE ALSO HAD SCREAM OM OUT SCREENWRER KEV WILLIAMSON AND DIRECTED BY LATE HORROR MASTER W CRAVEN. THE MOVIE LIVERED PCH-PERFECT VERSNS OF '90S TEENS AND ONE VERY AMB AND FASHNABLE NEWS REPORTER. IT'S META, MPY, AND GROUND REALY ALL AT THE SAME TIME. COURTENEY COX’S GALE WEATHERS AND NEVE CAMPBELL’S SIDNEY PRTT WERE FIERCE SLASHER SURVIVORS BACK THEN AND STILL ARE NOW — AND THANK GOD, BEE A FIFTH STALLMENT OF THE BELOVED FILM ANCHISE HS THEATERS JANUARY {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;}SIDNEY IS NOT ONLY A SURVIVOR; SHE’S A SURVIVOR WE ARE ROOTG FOR AND N RELATE TO. “SHE’S SMART BUT DON’T HAVE TO BE THE NERDISH BOOKWORM,” SAYS MY BLOODY JUDY PODST -HOST ZACHARY PATTON-GARCIA. “SHE’S RELATABLE, SHE HAS ANXIETI, SHE’S SPERATELY TRYG TO MOVE ON OM THE TRMA OF HER MOTHER’S MURR. SHE FEELS FAIAR.”{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;}SIDNEY AND GALE DIFFER MANY ASPECTS, BUT MOST NOTABLY IS THAT SIDNEY WANTS EVERYONE TO JT LEAVE HER ALONE. SHE HAS NO TERT CHASG DOWN A {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;}“WHERE JAMIE LEE [CURTIS] AND HEATHER LAGENKAMP HAD GREAT TURNS AS INIC FAL GIRLS, THEY'RE JT NOT THEIR [RPECTIVE] SERI AS MUCH... SIDNEY'S TRMA HAS ED HER TO BEE MORE VULNERABLE AND PASSNATE AS THE MOVI GO ON,” EXPLAS SURRENR YOUR SONS THOR ADAM SASS. “HER SR HAVE LED HER TO TELL HER STORY THROUGH BOOKS, THROUGH HELPG AT A WOMEN'S CRISIS LE, AND THROUGH PERSONALLY REACHG OUT TO CURRENT VICTIMS. CONTRAST THAT TO THE CURRENT ERATN OF LRIE STRO, WHO HAS BASILLY GONE MOB JTICE GUN NUT, AND 'S REALLY ADMIRABLE.” FAL GIRLS ARE OFTEN RAISED UP TO IN STAT BY HORROR FANS BUT, AS SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER JARETT WIELMAN TELLS VIA EMAIL, “SIDNEY REF TO BE A VICTIM AND THAT POWER IS TOXITG. SHE’S ALSO SMART, DAMAGED, AND FIGURG OUT AS SHE GO — SOMETHG I THK MANY QUEER PEOPLE N INTIFY WH.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}GALE WEATHERS, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS NEARLY THE OPPOSE OF SIDNEY. THE MOVIE STARTS WH SIDNEY HATG GALE WHILE GALE JT THKS OF SIDNEY AS A STORY. “GAY MEN LOVE GALE BEE GALE IS A RAGG BCH, PLAYED TO PERFECTN BY COURTENEY COX,” SAYS ALEX ABAD-SANTOS, SENR RRPONNT AT VOX. “I FEEL LIKE SHE REALLY HS THE GROUND RAGG THE FIRST MOVIE WHEN WE SEE HER BULLYG SIDNEY AND TRYG SO HARD TO GET FAMO. BUT AS THE SERI HAS GONE ON, I THK 'S BEEN FUN TO SEE COX ROUND OUT THE CHARACTER AND LET HER GROW.” GALE BASILLY CREATED THE TROPE OF MEAN GIRLS TO ROOT FOR — THERE’S ALMOST A DIRECT LE OM HER TO CORLIA ON BUFFY, MARGO ON THE MAGICIANS, AND P ON THE CHILLG ADVENTUR 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;}“SHE BROKE THE MOLD ON THAT WONRFUL NICHE TROPE OF 'MEAN GIRL WHO IS ACTUALLY RIGHT AND HAS A BETTER HEART THAN A LOT OF OTHER GOOD CHARACTERS,'” SASS ADDS. “SHE'S THE ONLY PERSON STILL FIGHTG FOR COTTON WEARY'S NOCENCE A YEAR LATER. TECHNILLY, SHE'S THE ONLY PERSON (EVEN MORE THAN SIDNEY) WHO IS EVEN TERTED GETTG TO THE BOTTOM OF WHO ACTUALLY KILLED MREEN. MAKE HER A SENATOR.”{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 A DIFFERENT HORROR MOVIE, GALE WOULD’VE BEEN A CHARACTER TO GET BTALLY MURRED — BUT THE END, NOT ONLY IS SHE RIGHT ABOUT WHO MURRED SIDNEY’S MOTHER, SHE ALSO SAV SIDNEY’S LIFE BY SHOOTG BILLY LOOMIS (SKEET ULRICH) AS HE’S CHOKG HER TO ATH. “HER NFINCE IS NEVER PORTRAYED AS A TRIMENT. IN FACT, ’S ONE OF THE THGS THAT HELPS HER SURVIVE. IF SCREAM WERE A GAY CLUB, GALE’S THE DRAG QUEEN ON THE ONT L WHO WE IDOLIZE,” MICHAEL VARRATI, HOST OF THE MIDNIGHT MASS PODST, SAYS OF THE INIC {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 ORIGAL FILM ALSO HAS ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE HORROR-MOVIE OPENGS EVER, WH BARRYMORE RRYG THE ENTIRE MOVIE ON HER BACK FOR A FULL 10 MUT, AND WHOUT A SGLE DULL MOMENT. SHE PROJECTS CASEY AS BOTH LIKABLE AND RELATABLE, YOUR EVERYDAY TEEN GIRL WHO JT HAPPENS TO BE PLAYED BY DREW BARRYMORE. “IT'S 99% JT DREW ACTG TO THE AIR," SAYS SASS. "NO EFFECTS, JT A PERFORMANCE, AND 'S THE SCENE THAT'S LNCHED A THOAND SHIPS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}“EVEN WH THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE GONE, THE SCENE IS STILL THE FILM’S HIGHLIGHT BEE IS DREW ISOLATED OM ANY OF THE OTHER CHARACTERS. WE REMEMBER HER, ALONE THAT HOE, BEG TERRORIZED. SHE SELLS ON EVERY WATCH,” ADDS PATTON-GARCIA. IT ALSO SET THE TONE FOR SLASHERS STG INIC ACTRS. “IF I SEE A BIG NAME MOVIE STAR STARRG A HORROR MOVIE, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHG THE BACK OF MY HEAD THAT WONRS IF THEY'LL BE BARRYMORE'D,” SAYS {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 SCREAM SERI WOULD LATER GO ON TO ST STARS SUCH AS JADA PKETT SMH, SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, PARKER POSEY, AND EVEN CARRIE FISHER SMALLER ROL, WH ALL BUT FISHER MEETG A GOME END. IT NOT ONLY HELPS THE MOVI BY STG SUCH GREAT ACTRS WHO N SELL THE ROL, HELPS THE ANCHISE MATA A GAY FOLLOWG WHEN EVERY NEW MOVIE IS FULL OF HOT GUYS AND INIC {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;}LIKE MOST OTHER POPULAR HORROR MOVI, SCREAM SPAWNED MANY A SEQUEL, BUT STANDS APART OM THE RT FOR MANY REASONS — ’S A CULMATN OF EVERYTHG THAT ME BEFORE WHILE STILL FEELG H AND RELEVANT. IT’S REFERENCG OTHER FAMO HORROR MOVI AT EVERY TURN BUT WAS ALSO AN TRODUCTN TO HORROR FOR MANY A YOUNG FAN, NOT UNLIKE THE WRER OF THIS PIECE. “IT'S A MOVIE ABOUT MOVI," SASS EXPLAS. "IT'S SO MUCH EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO PLUG THEMSELV TO THE SUATNS. THERE ISN'T ANYTHG SUPERNATURAL HAPPENG, SO HAS AN ADD ELEMENT OF DANGER AND STAK THAT WAY. AND GAYS LOVE , I THK, BEE THE SCRIPTS ARE ALWAYS FUN AND TTY, AND 'S ANCHORED BY THE SAME TWO WOMEN ACROSS THE S.”{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;}NO MATTER WHICH MOVIE THE SERI IS YOUR FAVORE, ’S HARD TO SAY ANY OF THEM (EVEN THE RTOON-ISH THIRD ONE) EVER REACH THE LOWT LOWS OF SOME ANCHIS THAT NEVER DIE. IT’S WHY 25 YEARS LATER, GAY MEN ARE STILL EXCED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF A NEW SCREAM {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;}“IF YOU ACCEPT THE PREMISE THAT GAY MEN LOVE HORROR MOVI, THEN SCREAM — WHICH IS THE ULTIMATE LOVE LETTER TO HORROR MOVI — IS LIKE OUR HOLY GRAIL,” ADDS WIELMAN. “TO IMPROPERLY QUOTE LADY GAGA, WAS UNAAID TO REFERENCE OR NOT REFERENCE, PUT A BLENR, SH ON , VOM ON , EAT , [AND] GIVE BIRTH TO . SCREAM WAS BOTH PLETELY FLUENCED BY EVERY HORROR MOVIE THAT ME BEFORE AND ALSO LIKE NOTHG WE HAD SEEN BEFORE, MAKG FEEL BOTH HERENTLY FAIAR YET ALSO TOTALLY H.”{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;}SCREAM HS THEATERS ON JANUARY {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
CourtyIndianapolis: English IvyEnglish Ivy advertis self as an “LGBTQ+-enthed” “gay-therg place” and that is not an overstatement. 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.
But this is Nashville we’re talkg about so the gays who perform at Lipstick Lounge aren’t your average karaoke queens. They are stars the makg and their rendn of Cele Dn’s “It’s All Comg Back to Me Now” will shatter your pt glass and break your ltle, gay heart.
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. Juli’ is Greenwich Village’s olst bar and New York’s olst gay bar, havg attracted gay clientele sce the 1950s. 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.
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: The Stable Gay nightlife the Ocean State’s pal is cltered the joyoly (though creasgly) seedy downtown. In December, Dave’s hosted a queer holiday market wh “live gay bands” and “cute queer vendors” at nearby Bohemian Beer Garn. It’s not que French-themed, ’s not que Mardi Gras-spired, feels as close as we have experienced this untry to a gay neighborhood pub.
The origal was burned down an anti-gay hate-crime a few years back, but the revival has jt opened across the street and is bigger and better, wh a new performance space.