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• THE BT GAY BARS SEATTLE, WASHGTON RABOW & LOVE SIGN | PHOTO BY ALEXANR GREY ON UNSPLASH JACKLYN GRAMBH 23 MAY 2023 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT AS ONE OF THE MOST GAY-IENDLY CI THE U.S., PARG DOWN SEATTLE’S GAY BARS TO THE BT ON IS NOT AN EASY TASK. FROM LOUNG TO CLUBS TO MORE TRADNAL BARS, THERE IS A LOT TO CHOOSE OM, PECIALLY ON CAPOL HILL. WHETHER YOU’RE GAY, LBIAN, QUEER, TRANS, OR SIMPLY AN ALLY, HERE ARE SOME PLAC WORTH YOUR TIME. VIEW ALL TRIPS DID YOU KNOW – CULTURE TRIP NOW DO BOOKABLE, SMALL-GROUP TRIPS? PICK OM THENTIC, IMMERSIVE EPIC TRIPS, PACT AND ACTN-PACKED MI TRIPS AND SPARKLG, EXPANSIVE SAILG TRIPS. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP GREECE BALI THAILAND CROATIA MOROC SOUTH AI ICELAND EGYPT JAPAN ECUADOR INDIA MEXI SPA TURKEY PONY AT A BAR | PHOTO BY ELENA MOZHVILO ON UNSPLASH FROM THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDG AS A 1930S GAS STATN TO THE LIVELY PATRONS, PONY IS FULL OF CHARACTER(S). WH WEEKLY KARAOKE ON TUDAYS AND HAPPY HOUR “ALL NE” ON WEDNDAYS, THIS GAY DIVE BAR OFFERS A SMALL DANCE FLOOR AND AN OUTDOOR PAT OPEN YEAR-ROUND THANKS TO A RETRACTABLE ROOF AND A FIRE P. CHECK OUT FOR GUARANTEED TRASHY, CLASSLS FUN. DIEL AS THE NAME IMPLI, THIS GAY BAR HAS A TCK THEME, WHICH EXTENDS TO THE MENU WH OPTNS SUCH AS “MACK” & CHEE, MOZZARELLA STICK-SHIFT, AND TCKER CLUCKER & I. ADVERTISED AS THE PLACE FOR “BEARS, BIKERS, BUDDI, BUBBAS, BLUE LLARS, AND BAD ASS,” HEAD TO DIEL FOR “ICE LD BEER, WARM HEARTS,” AND A GAME OF POOL. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP NEIGHBOURS NIGHTCLUB WH TWO FLOORS, EPIC SHOWS, AND FOOD TO BOOT, “SEATTLE’S LONGT-NNG AND LARGT LGBTQ NIGHTCLUB” IS ARGUABLY WHERE ALL BEGAN. SCE 1983, NEIGHBOURS HAS BEEN VTG SEATTLE’S DRAG SCENE AS WELL AS THE MUNY PHILANTHROPY. IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE FEW DANCE VENU SEATTLE OPEN TO UNRAGE PATRONS: 18+ ARE ADMTED WEDNDAYS OM 9 PM TO 2 AM AS WELL AS FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS OM 2 AM (AFTER THE BARS CLOSE) TO 4 AM. THE CUFF COMPLEX THE CUFF IS A NIGHTCLUB FOR GAY MEN AND TERS TO EVERYONE OM FAI (SPECIFILLY THE 21+ MEMBERS) TO FETISH GROUPS. PROVIDG “A SAFE SPACE THAT TERS TO A MASCULE ENERGY,” THE PLEX HAS THREE BARS: THE MA BAR NEAR BILLIARDS AND DARTS, THE DANCE BAR NEAR THE DANCE FLOOR, AND THE PAT BAR OUTSI. FOR A PLACE TO RELAX AND CHAT WH OTHERS, CHECK OUT “THE DOG-N.” BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. CRCENT LOUNGE THIS STRAIGHTFORWARD LGBT BAR IS A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD BAR WHERE “GAY” N ALSO BE TERPRETED TO MEAN “HAPPY”—BEE THEIR CTOMERS ARE ALWAYS JT THAT. WH KARAOKE SEVEN NIGHTS A WEEK, THE ALL-CLIVE VENUE OFFERS CHEAP DRKS THAT GET MORE AFFORDABLE SIX HOURS A DAY DURG HAPPY HOUR, STARTG WH $4 WELLS. MADISON PUB ONE OF THE MOST RELAXED GAY BARS TOWN, MADISON PUB OFFERS A FULL BAR TO GO WH YOUR GAME OF POOL OR DARTS WHILE YOU ROCK OUT TO SOME JEBOX JAMS. FOR THOSE WHO PREFER TO WATCH GAM RATHER THAN PLAY THEM, THE PUB IS A RELIABLE SPOT WHICH TO TCH THE MARERS, SEAHAWKS, AND SOUNRS GAM. WILDROSE WILDROSE IS SEATTLE’S ONLY LBIAN-DITED BAR AS WELL AS ONE OF THE OLST LBIAN BARS THE NATN. OWNED AND OPERATED BY WOMEN SCE 1984, CLUS A BAR AREA, DANCE FLOOR, AND PAT. WH OPTNS FOR EVERYONE, THEIR EVENTS RANGE OM DANCE PARTI TO POETRY READGS TO POOL TOURNAMENTS. ’S ALHOL COCKTAIL BLEND DRK | © BAI / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO KEEPG SIMPLE, ’S IS A GAY BAR THAT OFFERS PUB GB, A PAT, AND CHEAP DRKS. SOME OF THEIR BETTER KNOWN REGULAR EVENTS CLU THE OPEN-MIC NIGHT AND THE MONTHLY FETISH NIGHT. THEY ALSO TAKE RE OF THEIR OWN ON DTRY NIGHT, WH ALS FOR THOSE WHO WORK THE SERVICE DTRY. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• THE 5 BEST SEATTLE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SEATTLE
• SEATTLE’S BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS
• THE STRANGER'S GUI TO THE BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS SEATTLE
• SEATTLE GAY DISTRICT: CAPOL HILL
• AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE
• THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
• GAY NIGHTLIFE SEATTLE
• SEATTLE GAY MAP
• THE BT GAY BARS SEATTLE, WASHGTON
• THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
• AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE

THE BT GAY BARS SEATTLE, WASHGTON RABOW & LOVE SIGN | PHOTO BY ALEXANR GREY ON UNSPLASH JACKLYN GRAMBH 23 MAY 2023 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT AS ONE OF THE MOST GAY-IENDLY CI THE U.S., PARG DOWN SEATTLE’S GAY BARS TO THE BT ON IS NOT AN EASY TASK. FROM LOUNG TO CLUBS TO MORE TRADNAL BARS, THERE IS A LOT TO CHOOSE OM, PECIALLY ON CAPOL HILL. WHETHER YOU’RE GAY, LBIAN, QUEER, TRANS, OR SIMPLY AN ALLY, HERE ARE SOME PLAC WORTH YOUR TIME. VIEW ALL TRIPS DID YOU KNOW – CULTURE TRIP NOW DO BOOKABLE, SMALL-GROUP TRIPS? PICK OM THENTIC, IMMERSIVE EPIC TRIPS, PACT AND ACTN-PACKED MI TRIPS AND SPARKLG, EXPANSIVE SAILG TRIPS. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP GREECE BALI THAILAND CROATIA MOROC SOUTH AI ICELAND EGYPT JAPAN ECUADOR INDIA MEXI SPA TURKEY PONY AT A BAR | PHOTO BY ELENA MOZHVILO ON UNSPLASH FROM THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDG AS A 1930S GAS STATN TO THE LIVELY PATRONS, PONY IS FULL OF CHARACTER(S). WH WEEKLY KARAOKE ON TUDAYS AND HAPPY HOUR “ALL NE” ON WEDNDAYS, THIS GAY DIVE BAR OFFERS A SMALL DANCE FLOOR AND AN OUTDOOR PAT OPEN YEAR-ROUND THANKS TO A RETRACTABLE ROOF AND A FIRE P. CHECK OUT FOR GUARANTEED TRASHY, CLASSLS FUN. DIEL AS THE NAME IMPLI, THIS GAY BAR HAS A TCK THEME, WHICH EXTENDS TO THE MENU WH OPTNS SUCH AS “MACK” & CHEE, MOZZARELLA STICK-SHIFT, AND TCKER CLUCKER & I. ADVERTISED AS THE PLACE FOR “BEARS, BIKERS, BUDDI, BUBBAS, BLUE LLARS, AND BAD ASS,” HEAD TO DIEL FOR “ICE LD BEER, WARM HEARTS,” AND A GAME OF POOL. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP NEIGHBOURS NIGHTCLUB WH TWO FLOORS, EPIC SHOWS, AND FOOD TO BOOT, “SEATTLE’S LONGT-NNG AND LARGT LGBTQ NIGHTCLUB” IS ARGUABLY WHERE ALL BEGAN. SCE 1983, NEIGHBOURS HAS BEEN VTG SEATTLE’S DRAG SCENE AS WELL AS THE MUNY PHILANTHROPY. IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE FEW DANCE VENU SEATTLE OPEN TO UNRAGE PATRONS: 18+ ARE ADMTED WEDNDAYS OM 9 PM TO 2 AM AS WELL AS FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS OM 2 AM (AFTER THE BARS CLOSE) TO 4 AM. THE CUFF COMPLEX THE CUFF IS A NIGHTCLUB FOR GAY MEN AND TERS TO EVERYONE OM FAI (SPECIFILLY THE 21+ MEMBERS) TO FETISH GROUPS. PROVIDG “A SAFE SPACE THAT TERS TO A MASCULE ENERGY,” THE PLEX HAS THREE BARS: THE MA BAR NEAR BILLIARDS AND DARTS, THE DANCE BAR NEAR THE DANCE FLOOR, AND THE PAT BAR OUTSI. FOR A PLACE TO RELAX AND CHAT WH OTHERS, CHECK OUT “THE DOG-N.” BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. CRCENT LOUNGE THIS STRAIGHTFORWARD LGBT BAR IS A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD BAR WHERE “GAY” N ALSO BE TERPRETED TO MEAN “HAPPY”—BEE THEIR CTOMERS ARE ALWAYS JT THAT. WH KARAOKE SEVEN NIGHTS A WEEK, THE ALL-CLIVE VENUE OFFERS CHEAP DRKS THAT GET MORE AFFORDABLE SIX HOURS A DAY DURG HAPPY HOUR, STARTG WH $4 WELLS. MADISON PUB ONE OF THE MOST RELAXED GAY BARS TOWN, MADISON PUB OFFERS A FULL BAR TO GO WH YOUR GAME OF POOL OR DARTS WHILE YOU ROCK OUT TO SOME JEBOX JAMS. FOR THOSE WHO PREFER TO WATCH GAM RATHER THAN PLAY THEM, THE PUB IS A RELIABLE SPOT WHICH TO TCH THE MARERS, SEAHAWKS, AND SOUNRS GAM. WILDROSE WILDROSE IS SEATTLE’S ONLY LBIAN-DITED BAR AS WELL AS ONE OF THE OLST LBIAN BARS THE NATN. OWNED AND OPERATED BY WOMEN SCE 1984, CLUS A BAR AREA, DANCE FLOOR, AND PAT. WH OPTNS FOR EVERYONE, THEIR EVENTS RANGE OM DANCE PARTI TO POETRY READGS TO POOL TOURNAMENTS. ’S ALHOL COCKTAIL BLEND DRK | © BAI / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO KEEPG SIMPLE, ’S IS A GAY BAR THAT OFFERS PUB GB, A PAT, AND CHEAP DRKS. SOME OF THEIR BETTER KNOWN REGULAR EVENTS CLU THE OPEN-MIC NIGHT AND THE MONTHLY FETISH NIGHT. THEY ALSO TAKE RE OF THEIR OWN ON DTRY NIGHT, WH ALS FOR THOSE WHO WORK THE SERVICE DTRY. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

As one of the most gay-iendly ci the U. S., parg down Seattle’s gay bars to the bt on is not an easy task.

Whether you’re gay, lbian, queer, trans, or simply an ally, here are some plac worth your time. Wh weekly karaoke on Tudays and happy hour “All Ne” on Wedndays, this gay dive bar offers a small dance floor and an outdoor pat open year-round thanks to a retractable roof and a fire p.

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Diel As the name impli, this gay bar has a tck theme, which extends to the menu wh optns such as “MACK” & chee, Mozzarella stick-shift, and Tcker Clucker & i. The Cuff Complex The Cuff is a nightclub for gay men and ters to everyone om fai (specifilly the 21+ members) to fetish groups. ” Crcent Lounge This straightforward LGBT bar is a great neighborhood bar where “gay” n also be terpreted to mean “happy”—bee their ctomers are always jt that.

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Madison Pub One of the most relaxed gay bars town, Madison Pub offers a full bar to go wh your game of pool or darts while you rock out to some jebox jams. ’s is a gay bar that offers pub gb, a pat, and cheap drks. 6 plac sorted by traveler favorGay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissGay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissWhat travelers are saygIt's not the bt bar on the is often a ver is very bar, many bars, even a dance floor.

SieNampa, ID70 ntributnsThis is the first gay bar I've ever been to where ppl were the vib almost seemed hostile. Though there are gay people and gay bs throughout Seattle, Capol Hill is tradnally the gay neighborhood, and ’s where you’ll fd most of the gay bars, the cy’s only lbian bar, and a few zany crosswalks pated the lors of the rabow. Pony has an outdoor fire p, fantastic bartenrs, clever DJs, and vtage gay porn (i.

This bar is tryg to do somethg unique by beg a bar for the entire queer muny cludg trans folks, nonbary people, lbians, and good-old-fashned gay men.

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Seattle Men Leather meet at the Cuff, and lots of gay sports teams have their social functns there.

Once a stalwart ttament to endurg gayns, Neighbours the days wel more and more bachelorette parti. This gay bar and cktail lounge featur outdoor seatg and a menu of appetizers, flatbread pizzas, panis, burgers, salads, and sandwich, along wh spirs, w, and beer on tap. This is North Seattle’s gay bar and the clost gay bar to the Universy of Washgton.

This Whe Center gay bar is lumber-jack-themed. Vibrators on display, class on everythg om rope bondage to strap-ons to erotic massage, and a iendly staff, Babeland is perfectly sued to women who date women—but gay guys, straight upl, and folks across the spectm are also wele.

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The only gay bar Seattle wh an outdoor fire p also has fantastic bartenrs, clever DJs, and vtage gay porn (i. This bar is tryg to do somethg unique by beg a bar for the entire queer muny—cludg trans folks, nonbary people, lbians, and good-old fashned gay men.

Three floors of gay bar wh dancg up top, R Place also hosts live drag shows, RuPl's Drag Race viewg parti, and karaoke (on Sundays, Mondays, and Tudays at 9 p. The bt night to vis this gay bar is the first Saturday of the month—kk night. This is the only gay bar s vicy, over near the Montlake cut.

AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE

This is North Seattle’s gay bar—the clost gay bar to the Universy of Washgton, the Ballard Locks, or Northgate.

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Wt Seattle is where gay folks go to retire, and this laid-back bar epomiz the neighborhood's laid-back spir.

This Whe Center gay bar is lumberjack-themed.

Pony is gay famo. This isn’t a subtle place: Gay porn is plastered on the walls, papier-mâchéd dicks hang om the ceilgs, vtage smut plays off VHS tap, and there’s a glory hole the bathroom. They’re the same owners of Thumper’s (RIP), a former “piano bar for gay daddi tweed ats, ” and that vibe has spirually rried over to Unn.

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This chill and flirty bar featur a full kchen wh burgers, tas, and even baked brie, which is not somethg I ually expect to see at a gay bar. For years, Capol HIll’s most famo gay bar was R Place, a three-story gay club that tered to everyone om sports fans to RuPl’s Drag Race queens.

There’s a wi range of ag here, and leans predomately gay. Unr s prev ownership, The Cuff tered to a mostly gay male crowd, but recent chang have seen all typ of LGBTQ+ people hangg out at the venue. The gay bar was followed by other gay-foced bars, like Swallow (which has sce closed) and Unirn 2 (which has yet to open), and Whe Center’s Pri celebratn (which jt celebrated s fourth year).

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It leans toward gay men and specifilly bears, but you n really fd everyone here. (Except for homophob and arsonists. As a reporter, he's vered everythg om gay luchador to chemil weapons to Isabella Rosselli's favore pets.

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This bar is tryg to do somethg unique by beg a bar for the entire queer muny—cludg trans folks, nonbary people, lbians, and good-old-fashned gay men.

The bt night to vis this gay bar is a theme night—fetish night, leather night, unrwear night. CC's also hosts the Seattle GAYmers on Wednday and whiskey nights on Thursdays.

This gay bar and cktail lounge om gay-bar-scene-dream-team Steve Nyman and Nathan Benedict (former owners of Insi Passage and Thumper’s) and Mark Engelmann (former manager of C. Boastg the send largt LGBTQ populatn the Uned Stat after San Francis, as no surprise that there is a very dynamic and lively gay area Seattle.

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Most of the Seattle gay... Most of the Seattle gay scene n be found around Capol Hill, which is a quat, hilltop neighborhood that overlooks the cy’s downtown. While the area is nsirably large, you n fd the majory of gay life on Pe and Pike Streets, which are spillg wh plenty of gay bars, rtrants, and clubs.

AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE

Gay bars Seattle. In terms of some of the bt gay bars Seattle, Pony is an all-round wner.

Alternatively, if you are lookg for the die gay scene Seattle, we suggt stoppg by Re-Bar. Gay clubs Seattle.