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Contents:
- SHAKG UP D.C.’S GAY NIGHTLIFE
- D.C.’S NEWT QUEER BAR IS A LTLE GAY PUB. LERALLY.
- NEW GAY BAR G TO FORMER FORMER COMMODORE (VERANDA) SPACE LOGAN TO BE LLED THE LTLE GAY PUB
- THE LTLE GAY PUB - 03-08-2023 - ORR
- AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE
- LICHT CAFé, D.C.’S NEWT GAY BAR, IS A COZY, ART-FILLED U STREET HIAWAY
- THE BT GAY BARS SEATTLE, WASHGTON
SHAKG UP D.C.’S GAY NIGHTLIFE
Bunker and The Ltle Gay Pub are slated to bee the latt addns to D.C.'s nightlife offergs for the LGBTQ muny. * the little gay pub washington *
“We’ve been throwg events now for que a few years, and the District, after the closure of really every gay nightclub — both before COVID and then durg COVID — has really been lackg a te dance floor, ” says Zach Renovát, one of the Bunker -owners.
The Ltle Gay Pub – Photo: Do Sevilla. The other new addn, The Ltle Gay Pub, is the brachild of three longtime rtrant and bar dtry fixtur — Do Sevilla, Dty Martez, and Ben Ganr. The -owners, who have a bed experience of 37 years the bar and rtrant dtry, have a shared visn of The Ltle Gay Pub as a “gift” to the muny, providg an LGBTQ space for people the Logan Circle/Shaw neighborhood where one currently do not exist, and where there’s a arth of drkg or eatg tablishments that n rival those near the Walter E.
D.C.’S NEWT QUEER BAR IS A LTLE GAY PUB. LERALLY.
The Ltle Gay Pub will be more of a muny gatherg spot, a place for rdials and rdial nversatn. * the little gay pub washington *
“It looks like an old hotel vibe, a very W Anrson-y take on quirk, where pomp and circumstance have been shelved and taken over by three quirky gays who cid to overrate to s next eratn. The Ltle Gay Pub has a kchen that the owners plan to utilize, begng wh about a dozen food ems that one uld classify as “elevated pub food, ” meang more than your typil ied pub fare. While the liquor license and fal settlement agreements are still beg procsed, the tr behd The Ltle Gay Pub note that their spotls rerds, as far as ABRA vlatns, and their longstandg reputatns appear to have aid them openg whout much phback om the cy, scribg the procs of applyg for var licens and perms as “drama-ee.
The Ltle Gay Pub is aimg for a soft openg around March 1, pendg on how quickly a liquor license n be obtaed. READ NEXTFirst Transgenr Male Judge Uned Stat Sworn to OfficeNorth Carola Republins Overri Veto of Anti-Trans BillsMan Who Vandalized Bakery for Hostg Drag Show Sentenced to PrisonYouTube Chef Confs to Murr of Gay Lover. The Ltle Gay Pub founrs.
NEW GAY BAR G TO FORMER FORMER COMMODORE (VERANDA) SPACE LOGAN TO BE LLED THE LTLE GAY PUB
1100 P Street, NW The liquor license plard for The Ltle Gay Pub says: "A class "C" Tavern wh 85 seats and a Total Occupancy Load of 160. Siwalk Café Endorsement wh 75 seats. Summer Garn Endorsement wh 20 seats. Entertament Endorsement to clu Dancg and Cover Charge si the premis and outsi on the * the little gay pub washington *
“We’re like, ‘It’s jt a cute Ltle Gay Pub! That’s how Ganr and -owners Do Sevilla and Dty Martez me up wh the name for The Ltle Gay Pub — on track to open this March Logan Circle.
THE LTLE GAY PUB - 03-08-2023 - ORR
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’s gay scene. Addnally, The Ltle Gay Pub will be ls foced on clubbg and more as a muny gatherg spot, even late at night.
And signs pot to the excement for The Ltle Gay Pub’s openg.
AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE
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Sevilla says they chose to work together on openg The Ltle Gay Pub together bee they “would have hired each other. When asked about how he feels about The Ltle Gay Pub nearg the fish le, Sevilla says they’re “very grateful” for all the support. The Ltle Gay Pub: 1100 P St.
NW, DC; // @theltlegaypub. ’s newt LGBTQ+ venue March, the tr sought to create a space clive of the diverse people who make up the, about two months after The Ltle Gay Pub opened s doors, the tablishment has quickly bee a popular statn for lols and the great lotn, iendly staff, great atmosphere, and fortg ambiance, many who e to LGP go straight to the bathroom for a selfie. It’s bee so much of a thg that the acunt Royal_Fih_LGP on Instagram is dited to pturg and documentg the gogs on the pub’s ltle gay bathrooms.
And as a child beg a gay boy, I was like, ‘This is fabulo. Runng low on money, the team ially nsired overhead lightg, Sevilla explas, but me to md that “oh no girl, the gays need lights their face, ” so the flatterg illumatn beme one more vtment to the pub’s atmosphere. At the time, the queer bars I pass are stg silent and shuttered: Pony, whose signage announced 2014 to a changg neighborhood, “This is a very gay bar.
LICHT CAFé, D.C.’S NEWT GAY BAR, IS A COZY, ART-FILLED U STREET HIAWAY
As one of the most gay-iendly ci the U.S. parg down Seattl gay bars to the bt on is not an easy task. From loung to... * the little gay pub washington *
I cut through Cal Anrson Park, named after Washgton state’s first openly gay legislator. As spac close or relote search of cheaper rent, there is an opportuny to rethk both the nature of queer space and the boundari of Seattle’s gayborhood.
My two gay bt iends and I were dner regulars at the Broadway Grill; hnted mortuary-turned-gay-bar Chapel; and danced our hearts out at club and drag performance venue R Place, where I always felt wele, both before and after I me out as queer and genr-expansive.
Its five female founrs chose the space for s large wdows, a revolutnary move durg a time when “gay bars were more like speakeasi, ” as Manng told the Seattle Channel, hoed dark, hidn spac. But vlence isn’t the only threat to the gayborhood.
THE BT GAY BARS SEATTLE, WASHGTON
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. * the little gay pub washington *
“When Capol Hill first started gentrifyg, I’d be [workg the] door, and people would ask, ‘Why are there so many gay bars here?
The gayborhood of my youth was punk-rock and unashamedly queer, a rehg ntrast to the homogenized culture and merce that domated downtown and the suburbs. Dpe the “myth of gay affluence, ” LGBTQ people face higher rat of poverty than their cisgenred, heterosexual peers, along wh barriers to social servic and health re.