30 Bt Gay Bars In NYC for a Hot Night Out on the Town

Contents:

• THE BEST QUEENS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS QUEENS
• GAY BARS QUEENS: WHERE TO PARTY JACKSON HEIGHTS
• THE BT GAY HOOK-UP SPOTS NYC
• THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC
• THE OLST GAY BAR QUEENS SECUR ITS FUTURE JACKSON HEIGHTS

THE BEST QUEENS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS QUEENS

Gay bars Queens tend to be outsi the gipster strongholds of Astoria and Long Island Cy (those gays are close enough to Manhattan that they're willg to mute for nightlife). Queens' gay bars are ncentrated slightly further out, the racially and culturally diverse neighborhood of Jackson Heights.

The fact that Manhattan is kd-of a schlep om here has led not jt to longevy for a uple bars, but to a fully thrivg scene centered on Roosevelt sptg distance of one another you’ll fd Te Colors, Club Evolutn, Bum Bum Bar and Queens’ olst gay bar Friends’ Tavern. Event Details6pm - 11pm / $25MON, July 31stTranSexualX - Trans Men/ Women, CDs, Gay / Bi(FREE b4 8pm for Tgirls/ CDs wigs, makp, heels, fem undi)MON, July 31stTranSexualX - Trans Men/ Women, CDs, Gay / Bi.

The olst gay bar Queens, Friend’s Tavern, will rema Jackson Heights at 78-11 Roosevelt Avenue, near 79th Street.

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Though was not immediately clear whether Friend’s was imment danger of closg whout purchasg the se, many gay bars have feared they wouldn’t be able to survive the panmic. A number of gay bars Jackson Heights have a big followg Queens, but Friend’s Tavern is one of the most popular. The longt-nng gay bar the cy, this Wt Village stutn proudly displays s history.

Juli is one of the olst gay bars NYC. 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. The spac, whether always gay iendly or only durg certa tim of the day or week, gave LGBT people the eedom to be themselv a way they ually uld not be their personal or profsnal liv.

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Mon, Jul 31 · 10:30 PM UTCA Mixer for LGBTQ Women, Femm, & Thems (IN PERSON)Group name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYOnle EventFri, Aug 4 · 10:00 PM UTCFor Us By Us- A LGBT BIPOC Meet-UpGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYOnle EventWed, Aug 2 · 10:00 PM UTCLGBTQ Women, Femm, & Thems Virtual SocialGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYOnle EventWed, Aug 16 · 10:00 PM UTCLGBTQ Women, Femm, & Thems Virtual SocialGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYOnle EventWed, Aug 9 · 10:00 PM UTCLGBTQ Women, Femm, & Thems Virtual SocialGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYTue, Aug 1 · 10:30 PM UTCYou've Got Gayme: Virtual Game NightGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYSat, Aug 12 · 7:00 PM UTCFlame Con: World's Largt LGBTQ Comic Conventn (NYC)Group name:Queer Social: Curated Events For LGBTQ People - Wt Coast • San Francis, CAGroup name:Queer Social: Curated Events For LGBTQ People - Wt CoastSan Francis, CASat, Aug 12 · 5:00 PM UTCFlame Con: World's Largt LGBTQ Comic Conventn (NYC)Group name:Queer Social: Curated Events for LGBTQ People - Northern • Chigo, ILGroup name:Queer Social: Curated Events for LGBTQ People - NorthernChigo, ILSat, Aug 12 · 4:00 PM UTCFlame Con: World's Largt LGBTQ Comic ConventnGroup name:Queer Social: Curated Events For LGBTQ People • New York, NYGroup name:Queer Social: Curated Events For LGBTQ PeopleNew York, NYThu, Aug 17 · 11:00 PM UTCMil Theater Night Out: Straight ForwardGroup name:Queer Social: Curated Events For LGBTQ People • New York, NYGroup name:Queer Social: Curated Events For LGBTQ PeopleNew York, NYSun, Aug 20 · 10:00 PM UTCDner & Movie Social: Blue BeetleGroup name:Queer Social: Curated Events For LGBTQ People • New York, NYGroup name:Queer Social: Curated Events For LGBTQ PeopleNew York, NYSun, Aug 13 · 6:00 PM UTCLGBTQ+ Book Swap! Before the Stonewall rts  the summer of 1969, Greenwich Village had already long been the origal “Gayborhood. ” The uprisg, largely led by transgenr women, put the Village, and New York Cy, on the map as a gay mec, and spurred the creatn of LGBT rights groups natnwi.

The list shows that gayborhoods have evolved om plac anchored by servic, bars, and large queer muni — like the Village and Chelsea — to smaller, more diffe enclav throughout the boroughs. Although the servic and bars are ls ncentrated, the existence of newer gayborhoods monstrate the ntued need for LGBTQ safe havens, s for anizg and ristg the stat quo, and plac to socialize and love eely are still need. “Transient parti or monthly celebratns often replace signated gay bars, which are a clg form of nightlife throughout the natn.

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In many neighborhoods, New York Cy’s openly gay and lbian elected officials not only reprent their muni, but have been a drivg force makg their muni more welg to LGBTQ dividuals. (There are currently five members of Cy Council’s LGBT Cc, four openly gay or lbian state legislators, and gubernatorial ndidate Cynthia Nixon is openly bisexual.

The Natnal Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce data also shows that the largt clter of LGBT-owned bs the cy are there.

Chelsea is home to proment natnal LGBTQ anizatns, like the media watchdog, GLAAD; the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN); and a Servic & Advocy for GLBT Elrs (SAGE) office. Further north, Hell’s Kchen offers a plethora of nightlife, particularly gay bars cltered along Nth Avenue.

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“It is still one of the largt centers of LGBTQ bars, anizatns, historic s and monuments, like the Stonewall Natnal Monument and the Gay Liberatn sculpture, and remas the disputably appropriate lotn for the NYC Pri March to culmate, ” Kancilia said. The Potters Hoe Church of the Livg God is a gay-iendly hoe of worship, welg those who may not feel wele some lol church.

The ftival was anized by the Third Avenue Bs Improvement District, which held a fundraiser for — lled the “Big Gay Bronx Bnch” — at Charlie’s Bar & Kchen Mott Haven’s hip, historic clock tower buildg. Earlier this year Dtatn Tomorrow announced plans to build an LGBT center Melrose to further provi safe spac for the Bronx LGBT muny and work to end homophobia and transphobia. Cy Councilman Rchie Torr, the borough’s first openly gay elected official, led the ph for the project.

Beyond this clter of nightlife optns, the neighborhood is home to the Queens Pri Hoe, the Queens Center for Gay Senrs and the Dari Project, a grassroots group aimed at creasg acceptance of LGBTQ people of Korean scent Korean Amerin muni. Daniel Dromm, the area’s openly gay Cy Councilman, -found the para nearly 30 years ago — ially held at a neighborhood gay bar. It was spurred by the 1990 ath of Jul Rivera, a gay Lato man btally attacked a school yard.