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THE 7 BT GAY BARS PHILALPHIA
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THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
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A GIRL’S GUI TO ATTENDG A GAY BAR
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“I uldn’t tell you the last time I saw that kd of te diversy a space: gay men and queer women, nonbary and trans folks, people who are Black, Brown, whe, younger, olr… Havg that power is super important and that’s what I’m hopg to see — more spac that are owned, occupied, and ma by . 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. But ’s the perfect space to grab a workday bnch wh a lleague or for -workg ssns -hosted on Tudays wh Gay Asstrology.
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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. 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.
Before we prent you wh our list of bt gay bars Philalphia, a few tertg facts about the lol LGBTQ scene: almost every LGBTQ-centric statn the cy is found Gayborhood, an enclave Center Cy Philalphia that has quickly bee one of the most regnize neighborhoods town. Wh Thursday night dance lsons, Happy Hour all night long on Wednday, Thursday, and Sunday, Wednday game nights, Thursday karaoke, and plethora of gut performers and events, ’s no wonr that Neon Boots is a favore of the gay girls – and boys – when to dancg and playg and otherwise g a ck! The Montrose area, Hoton’s own gayborhood, is also a great area to fd hangouts that are perfect for hangg wh the girls.
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The cy’s nizens talk about often: Nightlife tablishments, be they storied or new on the scen, have seen their rpective clientel grow to be clive of not jt gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr lols and visors recently.
“I thk Star Gaze is probably a greater loss the spe of LGBT history the cy and to olr gay women who found a safe place, ” says Trish Bendix, the Chigo edor of “But won’t necsarily impact the lbian muny as far as a lack of plac to go. ” Kaza ntends that “gay male bars receive signifintly higher traffic bee the men are ually there for the ma purpose of meetg and possibly hookg up, and gay women often need an addnal, or jt alternative, motivatn. ” Kaza c film screengs, mic ncerts, and roller rby as events that brg out gay women, and she echo a growg sentiment that Chigo’s morn lbians don’t feel the need to have a signated lbian bar.
“Wh society beg more open and acceptable to the GLBT muny, we have more optns than before, so beg a gay- or lbian-foced bar is no longer good enough, ” says Kelly Zeng, founr of Sapphic Adventur Meetup group and anizer of Guerilla Girl Bar (a bimonthly event which members of the lbian muny take over a straight bar for a night). The word “gay” lls to md our special knack for fdg the light the darkns, for buildg the dance floor off to the si of the cel world. Let’s take a look at some of the bt gay bars Ameri, om the open-air, vil-may-re spac Wt Hollywood to the neighborhood pub downtown St.