The fight to save the only gay bar Pasana

Contents:

• THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE ONLY GAY BAR PASANA
• PASANA’S ONLY GAY BAR LNCH CROWDFUNDG CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $50,000
•  CALIFORNIA LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS
• PASANA'S ONLY GAY BAR IS BACK WH NO VER, KARAOKE AND DRAG
• PASANA’S ONLY GAY BAR IS BACK WH NO VER, KARAOKE AND DRAG
• THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE ONLY GAY BAR PASANA

THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE ONLY GAY BAR PASANA

“We ed to sneak the back door, ” he said, “bee those days you looked around to see who was watchg you go to a gay bar.

“I wanted to work the gay muny, ” said Terradot, who moved to Los Angel om Hacienda Heights the late 1970s. “Beg able to work wh gay people and have a gay fay, meant everythg. Over the years the Boulevard beme a safe haven for the gay muny the area and an alternative to the Wt Hollywood bar scene.

PASANA’S ONLY GAY BAR LNCH CROWDFUNDG CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $50,000

Ctomers Mark Chou, left, and his partner Mark Lanza, right, flank owner Steve Terradot si the Boulevard gay bar Pasana. Steve Terradot plac rabow flags their holrs above the ont entrance to his Pasana gay bar, the Boulevard.

“Thgs have changed for gay bars, and maybe some younger people don’t feel that need for them like my generatn did, but for a lot of people this is their safe place to e and not be judged, ” he said. Wh dive bars jt allowed to e back onle after nearly a year of not beg allowed to operate a meangful way, gay bars are tryg to garner support and stay afloat light of the panmic and s related shutdowns.

Late last year, supporters raised over $150, 000 to help save inic gay bar Akbar Silver Lake. This week, Pasana’s only gay bar Boulevard lnched a GoFundMe to raise $50, 000 to help the nearly 40-year-old bs to stay open. Fans wept when Roosterfish, the Wtsi’s olst gay bar, closed 2016.

 CALIFORNIA LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS

Micky’s WeHo has long been a staple on Wt Hollywood’s strip of gay nightclubs and bars on Santa Moni Boulevard, known for s open-walled two-story buildg where passersby n see the party ragg om the street. The venue is the only Latx gay bar LA that explicly ters to a gay and Mexin dience every night, not jt as a theme once a week.

PASANA'S ONLY GAY BAR IS BACK WH NO VER, KARAOKE AND DRAG

But ’s the perfect space to grab a workday bnch wh a lleague or for -workg ssns -hosted on Tudays wh Gay Asstrology. The origal Downtown gay bar, Jalis is a dive bar that ters to the Latx and Mexin LGBTQ muny.

Though Sweetwater isn’t officially known as a lbian bar, the humble tablishment has long been the go-to spot for queer women the lol gayborhood, which featur nearly half a dozen gay bars that le Broadway Long Beach.

One of Long Beach’s few, if not only, three-level gay bars, Executive Sue boasts a karaoke bar, vio gam, pool tabl for rent, and regular drag shows.

PASANA’S ONLY GAY BAR IS BACK WH NO VER, KARAOKE AND DRAG

Dubbed by KCET as Montebello’s bt Lato gay bar, Chi is the sister to Club Cobra, servg as a groundg se for the queer Latx muny the suburbs of East LA. It’s the perfect place for gay men to meet on the Eastsi.

The Boulevard is a gay bar that is sure to fill your night wh lively entertament and a welg safe space for LGBTQIA members. Drag queen Ni Cervant, stage name "Bia Bloom, " is back onstage at the Boulevard, Pasana's only gay bar.

THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE ONLY GAY BAR PASANA

(Mel Meln / Los Angel Tim)After 15 months of beg closed bee of the ronavis outbreak and g close to gog out of bs, the Boulevard, the only gay bar Pasana, is open once aga, wh no social distancg and wh live entertament. There’s also those people that are celebratg jt beg back their gay bar. The two Marks refer to the Boulevard as the gay “Cheers” (referrg to the long-nng televisn seri) bee there are so many regular ctomers who know your name.

It’s a gay bar, ’s a straight bar, ’s a trans bar, ’s a drag bar, ’s a karaoke bar, ’s a bar you n go to no matter who you are and feel fortable.