Harlem’s Black, Gay Bars Are Thrivg the Middle of a Panmic | Them

Contents:

• THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC
• HARLEM’S BLACK, GAY BARS ARE THRIVG THE MIDDLE OF A PANMIC
• GAY NEW YORK CY
• NYC: MARRIED COUPLE OPENS 'LAMBDA LOUNGE,' SEND GAY BAR IN HARLEM CREATED FOR BLACK LGBTQ PATRONS
• A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS
• THE 10 BEST NEW YORK CY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NEW YORK CY
• GAY NEW YORK

THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC

“What I love about Black people, there’s a rilience , and if you’re Black and gay, ’s even stronger, ” he explaed. At plac like Alibi, they n feel at down the street om Alibi — a quick, five-mute walk so close that hoppg a r would feel like a waste of gas — is Lambda Lounge, the neighborhood’s only other Black-owned gay bar. “I really wanted the Black muny to have good optns, to not only have to go to Chelsea for a gay bar.

We have a lol gay bar!

HARLEM’S BLACK, GAY BARS ARE THRIVG THE MIDDLE OF A PANMIC

”Though the gradual shift om summer’s warmth to wter’s chill has put an end to that specific sense of outdoor mararie, Alibi and Lambda still offer a wele change of pace om the gay bars of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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Not only are Mko, Hugh, and Solomon an spiratn for lnchg succsful bs as out and proud Black gay men, but what they’ve created — a safe space for queer people a neighborhood not typilly known for embracg s LGBTQ+ populatn — has life-changg agre. I jt knew that if Alibi had closed down, was gog to be the same script, the same story: Oh, another gay, Black bs nnot survive. "While we’ll never know whether Lambda would have opened if Alibi had shut down, we do know that havg two gay, Black-owned bs is always better than one.

“I feel honored to be a part of our queer history, ” Hugh said when asked about this new gayborhood.

New York Cy has a huge gay scene, and ’s arguably the most culturally signifint the world.

NYC: MARRIED COUPLE OPENS 'LAMBDA LOUNGE,' SEND GAY BAR IN HARLEM CREATED FOR BLACK LGBTQ PATRONS

After all, was at NYC’s Stonewall Inn where an outbreak of ristance agast opprsive police accelerated the gay rights movement to a cril pot. The days, most of the gay bars and clubs are centered around Hell's Kchen but you'll also fd gay scen Chelsea, Greenwich Village, and Brooklyn. (Imag via Instagram) In an era where gay bars appear to be a relic of the past, and Black owned gay bars are all but extct most major ci, the Black LGBTQ muny New York Cy will now have two nightlife optns created specifilly wh our muny md.

Alibi, a Black gay bar loted Harlem, was saved om closure last month by crowdfundg. Unfortunately, we never had the opportuny to ga any 've been bearg the st of gettg the place, then gettg the place renovated and drsg up the way we wanted to drs up — and you know we're gay, so we tend to be a ltle extravagant.

So we created three sectns outsi of the lotns wh lounge uch, all the tabl are LED and we provi gam like Jenga to keep an entertament are now the send existg Black-owned gay nightlife space New York Cy; had you all worked wh Alexi Mko of Alibi?

A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS

Alibi Lounge is one of New York Cy’s last remag Black-owned gay bars, and over the last year, s owner has fought to keep the bs afloat. 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. S., if not the world, for gay — and more clively, queer — nightlife. Whether you're celebratg NYC Pri late June, planng a future trip to the Big Apple, or a lol lookg for a new bar to check out, here is a prehensive list of nearly every gay and queer bar NYC.

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

The Bt Gay and Queer Bars Manhattan:. Alibi Lounge, Harlem: One of the cy's only gay, Black-owned LGBTQIA+ bars, this morn bar serv up a variety of specialty cktails, we, beer, and bar snacks.

The Cock, East Village: This gay-men-only bar is the most cise-y of all the gay bars the cy.

The Eagle NYC, Chelsea: Perhaps the send-most cise-y of New York's gay bars, the multi-level Eagle ters almost exclively to gay men, and gets more bchero on each floor.

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Gym Sportsbar, Chelsea: As the name impli, this is a gay sports bar, popular for post-game team drks. The Hangar Bar, Wt Village: A diverse crowd of mascule gay men equent this Wt Village dive. Juli', Wt Village: Another Wt Village stutn, 1966, a "sip " was held by activists at the bar to challenge the New York State Liquor Authory's regulatn that barred the servg of homosexuals.

REBAR, Chelsea: This dtrial-feelg gay bar is a Chelsea standard, featurg energetic drag shows and DJs throughout the week. Rz Bar & Lounge, Hell's Kchen: Smack dab the thick of the Theater District, multi-level Rz Bar & Lounge plays host to many good old-fashned dance parti, attractg a mostly younger gay crowd.

Thanks to Print Obama, The Stonewall Inn is regnized as a Natnal Historic Landmark — the first dited to gay history. Sue, Upper Wt Si: This lol gay pub has a laid-back neighborhood feel and attracts stunts om nearby Columbia Universy.