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Contents:

• THE BT GAY HOOK-UP SPOTS NYC
• THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC
• THE ULTIMATE LGBTIQ+ TRAVEL GUI TO NEW YORK CY: OM QUEER HISTORY TO THE BT GAY BARS
• MOVG TO LGBT NEW YORK CY, NEW YORK? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• LLIE+LOHMAN MM OF GAY & LBIAN ART
• THE 10 BEST NEW YORK CY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NEW YORK CY
• STILL HERE AND STILL QUEER: THE GAY RTRANT ENDUR
• CANNED CKTAIL ‘GAY WATER’ AIMS TO SH ON BUD LIGHT’S DYLAN MULVANEY DISASTER
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

THE BT GAY HOOK-UP SPOTS NYC

Hell’s Kchen and Chelsea offer the most “tradnal” gay bars and clubs, where visors n check out venu wh hunky shirtls bartenrs, a mostly-gay-male clientele, and thumpg hs gog late to the night. It’s a fun and totally ridiculo experience that’s like a gay Coyote Ugly llid wh a down-home honky-tonk, but the fact that Flamg Saddl don’t take self serly is exactly why ’s such a fun bar to go to, offerg an unpretent experience that’s pecially good for anyone visg a gay bar for the first time.

One of my favore thgs about Duplex is that don't feel the need to nform to any prenceived notn of what a gay bar is.

THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC

Other mils wh queer them clu Come From Away, which clus the te story of Kev Tuerff and his partner, both of whom bee strand Newfoundland wh hundreds of others durg the 9/11 attacks, and The Book of Mormon, which often mocks relig bigotry agast gay people. Wh storeonts that are cked out rabow flags and a sassy, ice-cream-lickg unirn, Big Gay Ice Cream knows how to create a scene. One of the most important facilators of muny for LGBTIQ+ New Yorkers is The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr Communy Center, referred to by lols simply as “The Center”.

“Cisg” Central Park is also very real, and if you're g om somewhere that don't have much of a gay muny, thgs like this might e as a b of a culture shock. While you’ll disver a lightful melange of gay thgs to do NYC at all hours of the day, there’s no nyg that gay New York alive after dark.

The Stonewall InnAny list of the bt LGBTQ bars New York Cy would be remiss not to clu the landmark waterg hole largely rponsible for lnchg the morn gay rights movement: The Stonewall Inn. Unleash your ner wboy and toss back a ld one at what is easily one of the most rtoly fun gay clubs Manhattan.

THE ULTIMATE LGBTIQ+ TRAVEL GUI TO NEW YORK CY: OM QUEER HISTORY TO THE BT GAY BARS

If late-night hunger hs, the Tex-Mex menu is surprisgly good; opt for Flamg Saddl’ signature Fro Pie—’s Fro rn chips smothered homema Texas red chilli, and ’s absolutely Maria BadasianAn East Village stutn for two s, the Phoenix Bar is one of the bt gay bars NYC for a reason4. It’s perhaps a bizarre mix, yet somehow works brilliantly, cementg Club Cummg’s place amongst the bt gay clubs NYC. JuliWhile the Stonewall Inn is rightfully famed wh startg the gay liberatn movement, the acla for the olst operatg gay bar NYC go to Juli.

MOVG TO LGBT NEW YORK CY, NEW YORK? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

” Inspired by civil rights s-s and anized by the Mattache Society, the “Sip-In” was a public challenge to the state’s discrimatory policy of revokg licens of bars servg gay clientele—a precursor to Stonewall and an sential step towards legimizg the velopment of gay bars. Today, Juli is a buzzg gay bar and rtrant servg up juicy, expensive burgers a snug space overflowg wh fascatg historil piec.

CubbyholeAs acceptance and tolerance ntue to bee the way of the world, once exclive gay clubs NYC are now welg everyone and anyone—so long as you’re equally open-md. Such is the se at Cubbyhole, a longtime lbian and gay lole that’s ls ncerned about labels and more foced on fosterg a welg, eclectic ambience.

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LipsFor a sctillatg drag queen show paired wh an exquise culary experience, head straight to Lips—NYC’s go-to drag spot for over two s and a mt-clu on any gay travel gui to New York Cy. Marie's CrisisIn this laid-back, gay-popular venue Greenwich Village, mil theatre stunts, fun-lovg ctomers, and even the ocsnal celebry stop by to belt their favoure Broadway show tun to the acpaniment of a live pianist. Although certaly has petn om ci such as San Francis and Los Angel, one nnot ny that ’s one of the most welg and flourishg gay pals of the Uned Stat (and the world).

It’s home to the largt LGBTQ populatn the Uned Stat, and ’s unlikely that you’d enunter any issu if you’re openly gay while visg. If you do fd yourself any suatns that need assistance om LGBTQ legal, health, or advocy groups, The Gay Centre and the New York Anti-Vlence Project n offer substantial help. However, s historil roots Chelsea and Greenwich Village are still gog strong, and you’ll fd some of New York’s most inic gay bars the areas.

Although historilly the bar’s owners were not always receptive to the ia, Greenwich Village’s Juli’ is generally nsired the olst gay bar New York Cy. The Mattache Society, one of the earlit gay rights anizatns the Uned Stat, held a “sip-” prott, which ultimately helped overturn the bans. Named “New York’s Bt Gay Bar” by magaz such as GetOut and The Village Voice, Indtry is bt experienced on Saturday nights when attracts the biggt crowds and on Thursdays when featur Queen, one of the bar’s longt-nng and most popular weekly drag shows.

THE 10 BEST NEW YORK CY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NEW YORK CY

The venue ed to be a gay dive bar and, although ’s not que as gay-foced anymore, you’ll still fd a sizable queer crowd here.

It’s a popular hangout spot for gay sports leagu/teams and hosts equent events and themed parti, cludg “80s Night” and “Jock Night. Whether they’re owned by gay people, loted gay areas, or jt popular wh gay clientele, the eateri are the perfect plac to refuel as you move om sightseeg to clubs.

Owned by gay entreprenrs, Big Gay Ice Cream is an ice cream tck that has won numero awards, cludg Bt Gay Ice Cream Parlour and Bt Food Tck the Country. RALLY is ually the startg event and the spirual succsor to the “Gay Power” monstratn that occurred Washgton Square Park a few weeks after the ial Stonewall Rts. It’s prented by All Out Arts and aims to be an extensn of their slogan “fightg prejudice and homophobia through the arts.

STILL HERE AND STILL QUEER: THE GAY RTRANT ENDUR

There are no exclively gay hotels New York, but generally, you won’t experience any problem stayg at most hotels, hostels, or rentals throughout the cy.

Many gay travelers choose to stay Chelsea, Greenwich Village, and Hell’s Kchen, as they are close to the LGBTQ-specific plac and events. Jt a few blocks om the cha rtrants dottg Tim Square, The Spot is one of Manhattan’s newt gay bars, recently opened by the owners of Hell’s Kchen mastay Rise Bar. Though Marie’s Crisis don’t explicly intify as a gay bar, the beloved Wt Village hnt has been a queer haven sce the late 1800s.

Together, the memoratn of the event that kickstarted gay rights and the celebratn of the queer muny around the world will only emphasize this cy’s rabow-striped bona fis. Kriste Euy/Courty Llie-Lohman MmLlie-Lohman Mm of Gay and Lbian ArtArrowArt llectg uple Charl Frz and Llie Lohman first bed their homoerotic holdgs the 1960s, and held ad hoc opengs their Soho loft soon after. GettyMarie’s Crisis CaféArrow$Ls a straight-up gay bar than a refuge for anyone botted wh Broadway tun, Marie's Crisis featur an ivory-tkler bashg out show tun for bar-wi sgalongs.

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GettyThe Stonewall InnArrow$The most famo gay bar the world, Stonewall gave s name to the rts June 1969, which took place jt outsi this nonscript drkg n after was raid by the police the early hours of the morng. There is a clter of gay bars around the triangular green space of Christopher Park here: after a drk at Stonewall, pub-crawl to the Duplex and the Monster, which are also neighborhood mastays. A number of gay bars Jackson Heights have a big followg Queens, but Friend’s Tavern is one of the most popular.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

Ground zero for the 1969 rts that helped lnch the gay rights movement, Stonewall is still a rog, though very touristy, Village statn to pay tribute to the movement. This popular and cheerful gay bar occupi a roomy, thoughtfully signed space wh a backyard South Williamsburg. Every June, Pri Month memorat the 1969 Stonewall Uprisg Manhattan — a “tippg pot for the Gay Liberatn Movement the Uned Stat, ” acrdg to the Library of Congrs.

Some wns acunts say Johnson was a lear of the Stonewall rebelln of 1969, when patrons of a Greenwich Village bar risted a police raid and sparked the morn gay rights movement.

Followg the raid, Johnson and others — cludg Sylvia Rivera, a Latx gay and transgenr rights activist who passed away 2002— led a number of protts agast the raid. Wilson beme the first openly gay actor playg an openly gay role on seri televisn for his role as Rickie Vasquez on the 90's classic "My So Called Life. Members of the LGBT muny, along wh lol and feral officials, gathered at New York Cy’s Stonewall Inn on Monday to dite the se as the first natnal monument to gay rights.