Gay Nightlife Baltimore: Bt Bars, Clubs, & More

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• GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
• THE BEST BALTIMORE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BALTIMORE
• GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE
• 'WHERE DO WE GO?' BALTIMORE'S GAY NIGHTLIFE TAK A H WH GRAND CENTRAL'S IMPENDG CLOSURE
• GAYT PLAC IN MARYLAND FOR 2020
• BALTIMORE GAY DANCE CLUBS

GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

C., is a powerhoe of the gay nightlife scene on the East Coast, s unassumg and quirky next-door neighbor promis gay travelers an equally good time. It's the hometown of inic gay filmmaker John Waters and his drag queen me, Dive, and the Mount Vernon neighborhood is one of the longt-tablished gay districts the untry.

If you're on the lookout for somethg different om the stereotypil gay bars, then this cy will likely appeal to you. Some of Baltimore's gay bars have been around for s, and ntue to attract patrons both young and old.

Mount Vernon is the gay neighborhood Baltimore, and many of the bars are ncentrated around that central area. However, other LGBT spots are sttered throughout the cy and even if you don't go to an explicly gay place, the majory of bars Baltimore nsir themselv gay-iendly. The Drkery: One of Baltimore's olst gay bars, The Drkery has a laid-back pub feel wh daily drk specials and weekend drag shows.

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The Rowan Tree: A sual neighborhood bar South Baltimore, The Rowan Tree ters to a diverse crowd but leans toward gay ctomers on the weekends. Leon's of Baltimore: A leather bar that's been servg the gay muny Baltimore sce 1957. In the early years, ctomers were asked if they were a "iend of Dorothy" before enterg, a reference to Judy Garland's "The Wizard of Oz" character and mon lgo om the era to furtively ask if someone is gay.

Mastream gay dance clubs are glargly absent the Baltimore area, wh the largt one shut down early 2020. Factory 17: Prevly known—and still sometim referred to—as Club 1722, Factory 17 is the after-hours gay dance club Baltimore.

Club Orphs: This unrground dance spot is technilly a self-scribed "goth club, " but the alternative vibe attracts a nsistent gay crowd as well. We are proudlygay owned and operated and are mted to servg the muny we love wh fun, iendship, entertament and a great cktail! Saturday • 6:00 PM1414 N Wolfe StBlack Velvet (Adult Sex Edutn) Networkg MixerFri, Aug 11 • 8:00 PM 610 Lafayette AveBlack Velvet (Adult Sex Edutn) Networkg MixerFri, Aug 11 • 8:00 PM 610 Lafayette AveGAY Love JonFri, Aug 25 • 7:00 PM + 1 moreThearc TheaterGAY Love JonFri, Aug 25 • 7:00 PM + 1 moreThearc TheaterImpulse UnrgroundTomorrow • 9:30 PMSachi NightclubImpulse UnrgroundTomorrow • 9:30 PMSachi NightclubLGBTQ+ Speed Friendg @ Puro GtoFri, Aug 18 • 7:00 PM Puro Gto CafeLGBTQ+ Speed Friendg @ Puro GtoFri, Aug 18 • 7:00 PM Puro Gto CafeGay Men Speed Datg Washgton DC | Sgl Event | Fancy a Go?

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Tue, Sep 5 • 7:00 PM District kchenWashgton DC Gay Men Speed Datg | Sgl Event | Let's Get Cheeky! Central markets self as an LGBTQ+ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer and others)-affirmg dance and night club that wel everyone. Baltimore has a long history of beg a gay-iendly town and offers great optns to stay on your vatn.

Recent shows clu The Folks at Home, a lighthearted portra of an terracial gay uple livg South Baltimore, and Thoughts of a Colored Man, an hont exploratn of what means to be Black and male the 21st century. The olst ntuoly operatg gay bar the cy is Leon’s Of Baltimore, which has been open sce 1957. Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728).

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GAYT PLAC IN MARYLAND FOR 2020

Baltimore has an amazg gay nightlife cludg some tly laid back gay bars and hoppg gay clubs. Thursday nights are typilly packed at Grand Central, perhaps the largt remag gay nightclub Baltimore.

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Natnally, gay nightlife has taken a h.

And jt Tuday, another mastay club, Colbalt, closed Baltimore, Grand Central’s closure follows several others recent Hippo, another large gay nightclub loted across the street, closed 2015. The Baltimore Eagle, a gay leather bar Old Goucher, unexpectedly shuttered July 2018 followg an ownership dispute.

) And Club Bunns near Lexgton Market, which attracted a gay black clientele, closed Febary after 30 years cle of gay nightclubs is beg attributed to the populary of gay datg webs and the fact that straight tablishments that have bee more welg — and th safer — for LGBTQ Demissew, executive director of The Pri Center of Maryland (formerly the GLCCB), thks that the strg of recent closgs means that the muny needs to crease support of the remag spac geared toward the LGBTQ muny. 4 ln large part bee of his clg health — he’s battlg stage-four throat ncer — said that the bs mol for gay nightclubs is not what once was. “When the ter happened, that cut to gay clubs.