This article exam the history of Cleveland's gay bars and clubs, and looks at the ways they've evolved and the role they ntue to play.
Contents:
- CLEVELAND'S GAY BARS EVOLVE AGE OF GREATER TOLERANCE
- TWIST ON CLEVELAND'S WT SI REOPENS WH A MAKEOVER; RESTS THE GAY BAR AS AN CLIVE SOCIAL CLUB
- GAY BARS IN CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND'S GAY BARS EVOLVE AGE OF GREATER TOLERANCE
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TWIST ON CLEVELAND'S WT SI REOPENS WH A MAKEOVER; RESTS THE GAY BAR AS AN CLIVE SOCIAL CLUB
Six months after the passg of s owner John Katsaros, Twist has reopened wh a new look and approach that rests the longstandg gay bar as an clive social club. * twist gay bar cleveland *
In a nutshell: Twist Social Club is a trendy, fun, remoled gay-iendly venue one of Cleveland's gayborhoods. As Cleveland's premier gay bar, Twist Social Club provis entertament that the LGBTQ muny isn't able to get elsewhere.
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GAY BARS IN CLEVELAND
GAY BARS IN CLEVEAND have been existence sce at least the 1940s and have served as important s for the cy’s LGBTQ muny to socialize, anize, and distribute rmatn and rourc. In the 1940s, there were several bars for gay men bs. GRAUER, a bar lled Ltle Ted’s, which was suated unr a rtrant of the same name near the CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, as well as a bar lled Mac & Jerry’s, which was not exclively gay but was a popular spot for the cy’s dtrial workers.
Some gay bars the 1940s were also part of the early drag scene. In the 1950s and 1960s, Cleveland’s gay bar scene grew nsirably, as did the number of bars that were not exclively gay, but gay-iendly.
Ale’s Bar at East 115th Street and Euclid Avenue was one such spot, where stunts om the nearby CASE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY and WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY would gather alongsi members of Cleveland’s gay muny. Gay bars also opened the suburbs surroundg Cleveland.