Officials tell Ogunqu gay bar to ver up

Contents:

• GAY OGUNQU
• THE BEST OGUNQU GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS OGUNQU
• ARE THERE GAY BARS MAE?
• OGUNQU GAY CY GUI: THE BETIFUL PLACE BY THE SEA
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS OGUNQU
• HOW SAD TO SEE A GAY BAR GO - THE FRONT PORCH PIANO BAR & RTRANT
•  MAE LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS
• OGUNQU GAY DANCE CLUBS
• THE FRONT PORCH PIANO BAR AND RTRANTOGUNQUMENUHOTELSBARSDANCE CLUBSGAY MAPTHE FRONT PORCH PIANO BAR AND RTRANT
• MAE STREETHOTELSBARSDANCE CLUBSGAY MAPSHOW MOREMAE STREET
• OFFICIALS TELL OGUNQU GAY BAR TO VER UP
• THE BEST OGUNQU GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS OGUNQU

GAY OGUNQU

Ogunqu differs om the other rort towns Mae that many of our rtrants, galleri, hotels and night clubs, are gay-owned and operated. Like Ptown, Ogunqu is a well-known New England gay rort town. Perks Cove ntas many temptg shops and rtrants to explore, but you likely will want to stay the Village, where you’ll fd the more gay-iendly bed-and-breakfasts and ns.

THE BEST OGUNQU GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS OGUNQU

And that’s also where the gays go out at night.

Alhol, the alternative energy choice of gays worldwi, cuts off at 1:00 a. You’ll fd that everyone is iendly and helpful, homos or otherwise. To get to the gay part, head north about 200 yards om the entrance (past the volleyball s).

Photos urty of Gay Ogunqu and by flickr ers istolethetv and Ken Rowland ed unr the Creative Commons Attributn license. Edor's note: This article was wrten by a Townsquare Media Northern New England ntributor and may nta the dividual's views, opns or personal of…We ed to have Styxx Portland but that closed down years ago and we really don’t have much to replace ’re no Portland, Oregon but if you walk down our streets you’d thk there would be a lot more gay-iendly plac given our those of you who are unaware, Ogunqu is actually where our ma gay-bar scene is.

ARE THERE GAY BARS MAE?

MaeStreetThis spot Ogunqu is actually one of the biggt gay bars and clubs New England and they regularly host drag ’s open seven days a week and hosts themed events to keep on our to and entertaed. Not a bad setup if you ask Front Porch Piano BarThe blog Travel Gay lists The Front Porch Piano Bar as a gay-popular bar Ogunqu.

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BlackstonNow, this is a Portland jot that pris self beg a gay bar. Eddie Gayhart, one of the bar's owners, said the tablishment closed s doors after the weekend of Indigeno Peopl' Day this year for the first time s 20-year existence.

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Even though MaeStreet's cks may have looked by to passersby this past summer and fall, the bar was seatg ls than one-sixth of s ual pacy, Gayhart said.

HOW SAD TO SEE A GAY BAR GO - THE FRONT PORCH PIANO BAR & RTRANT

"Gayhart said he and the bar's other owners, Anthony Palado and Marty Lsard, received news this month that the bar wasn't selected to receive a grant for which they had applied. Gayhart said they will be applyg for another grant the g of the performers who ed to make equent appearanc at MaeStreet held a virtual benef show Oct. It raised about $2, 500 to support MaeStreet, Gayhart onle fundraiser lled the "Matreet Ogunqu Relief Fund" had nearly reached s $30, 000 goal, as of late last week.

But that goal was set when the owners believed they might be selected to receive a grant, Gayhart said.

Whout the grant funds, Gayhart said he thks will take more like $50, 000 to keep MaeStreet om closg permanently.

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The origal owner opened MaeStreet to give members of the gay muny another fun and safe bar optn town, Gayhart said. "We are one of the last LGBTQ+ plac around, " Gayhart said.

"At one pot, we were predomantly gay, but you e on a Saturday night now and you don't know what you've got.

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"In addn to beg a party hotspot, MaeStreet has hosted and participated a variety of fundraisers over the years for other , cludg Broadway Giv Back, The Spir of Givg Holiday Gift Drive, Harbor to the Bay and others throughout the year, Gayhart said. "I dont thk a lot of people out there know what MaeStreet do, " Gayhart said. "We aren't jt a place where half-naked guys dance around, [which] is what a lot of old timers believe that a gay club is.

Fecte, who is openly gay, said he has felt a personal nnectn to MaeStreet sce he first started workg town. "As far as havg a bar that intifi self as beg for gay people, MaeStreet is one of the last, " Fecte said. "MaeStreet played a key role raisg the LGBTQ pri flag Ogunqu's Veterans Park, Gayhart said.

Part of the bs munyGayhart said other bs owners town have exprsed ncerns about losg bs om those who are drawn to Ogunqu by MaeStreet. "We are the only gay place that people n go to feel safe, meet someone, talk to people they know [ Ogunqu] … There is The Front Porch, and gays still go there, but isn't gay-owned and operated anymore, " Gayhart Barber, owner of bed and breakfast Moon Over Mae Ogunqu, is a iend of Gayhart's and would ocsnally appear at MaeStreet as drag queen Merva Mae. Havg [MaeStreet] there and havg gay-centric events like the drag shows...

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"In addn to the patrons attracts, MaeStreet also provis employment opportuni, Gayhart said. Thursday12:00 AM - 1:00 AM6:00 PM - 1:00 AMAboutMatreet is northern New England’s largt gay nightclub featurg 2 dance rooms, 2 outdoor cks, and 3 bars… ’s the bt place Ogunqu to party, dance and tch the bt live drag shows is Travelers’ Choice? Read our transparency report to learn 2023Ogunqu was once a fun place for a low-key gay weekend, however now `s been taken over by straight dividuals and bachelorette parti.

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There were at least 3 bachelorette parti and the gays that were there, me and left quickly.

All the gay spac are beg taken over and s` sad to say, but Ogunqu will soon be one. The acmodatns are now as high as PTown, so gog forward, this is more than likely where I`ll be headg, I prefer to be around my gay fay. Even better, Ogunqu is a town long-known for celebratg diversy, and has a thrivg LGBTQ muny, and many of s rtrants, shops, and bars are gay owned and operated.

OFFICIALS TELL OGUNQU GAY BAR TO VER UP

It only mak sense then that unlike bigger ci, there is no one particular “gayborhood” – stead, the whole town is a gayborhood! While Perks Cove has many wonrful shops and rtrants to explore, The Village is the area of town where most of the gay nightlife and activy is centered.

MaeStreet is a staple of gay and lbian life Ogunqu. Contact an Ogunqu gay realtor for a ee, no-obligatn nsultatn today!

From private rooms and apartments to LGBTQ-iendly hotels, you have the optn to stay the heart of gay districts as well as other neighborhoods the plac you vis. A loft Soho, a shared room Barcelona or the Castro, a gay-iendly hotel Le Marais or Chelsea, experience misterb&b all gay travel statns! It is a staple the Ogunqu gay muny and is by no means your average small town bar.

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It seems om your review that durg that time you yourself alt wh discrimatn and hate, a time when you need The Front Porch, and had to exist as a place of all gay men bee there was a fear of beg bashed if you went jt anywhere and tried to be yourself… is luckily a different day. It sadns me the gay muny has had a long and hard fight for equaly, and I uldn’t be more proud to own an tablishment that has stood, and will ntue to stand at the foreont of progrs. For your rmatn; 60% of our staff is gay, 3 of my roommat are gay men, and many of my art iends are gay.

Black, whe, gay, straight, bisexual, male, female, transgenr, Christian, Jewish, or Mlim; you have a seat at my bar, and I’m honored to wele you to The Front Porch Fay.