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• THE STRANGER'S GUI TO THE BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS SEATTLE
• 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?
• SEATTLE’S BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS
• THE 5 BEST SEATTLE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SEATTLE
• GAY NIGHTLIFE SEATTLE
• WHERE TO FD THE GHOSTS OF SEATTLE'S FIRST GAYBORHOOD
• AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE
• SEATTLE'S PREMIER MEN'S JACK-OFF CLUB ISN'T JT FOR GAY GUYS
• WHERE TO FD THE GHOSTS OF SEATTLE'S FIRST GAYBORHOOD
• LUMBER YARD BAR ANNOUNC NEW LOTN…SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO GET NEW GAY BAR
• GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS SEATTLE, WA (2023 UPDATED)
•  WASHGTON LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS
• THE SWALLOW, A NEW GAY BAR, OPENS WHE CENTER, AND A BIG-NAME CHEF TO INTERBAY

THE STRANGER'S GUI TO THE BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS SEATTLE

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. 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.

Once a stalwart ttament to endurg gayns, Neighbours the days wel more and more bachelorette parti.

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

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

SEATTLE’S BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS

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. 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.

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. 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 5 BEST SEATTLE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SEATTLE

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.

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.

GAY NIGHTLIFE SEATTLE

Jt east of downtown, the Capol Hill neighborhood has long been the cy’s gay epicenter, wh rabow-pated crosswalks and many ways to dive to the LGBTQ+ scene. Asi om Capol Hill, there are gay-iendly and gay-owned tablishments jt about everywhere town.

Jt east of downtown, Capol Hill has long been the Seattle’s gay epicenter and home to artists, hipsters, stunts and now-famo micians, not to mentn some of the bt rtrants, bars, ffee shops, live mic venu and public parks.

WHERE TO FD THE GHOSTS OF SEATTLE'S FIRST GAYBORHOOD

Seattle Gay Pri Ftivi.

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

Seattle’s LGBTQ+ culture is so big that we’ve not jt one Gay Pri Ftival, but TWO (or more! Attle’s – Laid-back, lol gay bar servg pub food & cktails wh open-mic night, pat & late hours. Madison Pub – Prifully boastg “no DJs, no ver, no problem, ” a gay bar for the sportg type.

Seattle has one of the largt percentage of gay, lbian or bisexual rints among large ci the U. Gay Cy Health Project. Multicultural gay men’s health anizatn and the leadg provir of HIV and STD ttg Kg County.

Non-prof social/charable anizatn whose purpose is to provi funds and servic to other non-profs wh the gay and lbian muny of Seattle and Kg County Washgton.

SEATTLE'S PREMIER MEN'S JACK-OFF CLUB ISN'T JT FOR GAY GUYS

NW Lbian and Gay History Mm Project.

Found 1994, NWLGHMP is an anizatn which rearch, terprets and munit the history of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) people the Pacific Northwt for the purpos of study, tn and enjoyment.

Seattle Gay News.

WHERE TO FD THE GHOSTS OF SEATTLE'S FIRST GAYBORHOOD

The third olst gay and lbian newspaper publitn the U. Seattle Gay Scene. Provis accs to films by, for, and about lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people and their fai.

LUMBER YARD BAR ANNOUNC NEW LOTN…SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO GET NEW GAY BAR

Producers of The Seattle Lbian & Gay Film Ftival.

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. 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.

GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS SEATTLE, WA (2023 UPDATED)

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. 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. 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.

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

SieNampa, ID70 ntributnsThis is the first gay bar I've ever been to where ppl were the vib almost seemed hostile. Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728).

— Travel Guis wh a Gay Perspective. Seattle offers a wi range of gay bars and clubs.

Christopher FrizzelleWh Pri season upon and bs utly re-openg, now might be a nice time to spend some time Seattle’s tradnal gayborhood: The mudflats below the Deadle. Long before Capol Hill beme the home of rabow crosswalks, and before Renton Hill was briefly Seattle’s gay statn the 1970s, Pneer Square (as the mudflats are now known) was where all the seedy, secret, same-sex actn happened.

THE SWALLOW, A NEW GAY BAR, OPENS WHE CENTER, AND A BIG-NAME CHEF TO INTERBAY

Seattle went through wav of moral eedom and moral panic, but for most of the cy’s post-lonizer history, gay life was centered around Send Avenue and S. Next door was the upstairs gay bar The Double Hear — which state liquor spectors, who had to approve all bar nam, were too nse to realize was a sexual phemism. Opened 1934, would bee the longt-operatg gay bar Seattle until closed 2015.

In general, highris and parkg lots have replaced all of Pneer Square’s gay hnts. One of the most famo of the neighborhood’s gay bars was Shelly’s Leg, though was only open for a few years the 1970s. Shelly Bman was a drifter stayg wh some gay iends when she attend a Bastille Day para Pneer Square; a flty non blew a solid wad of nfetti to the crowd, htg her and requirg the amputatn of her leg.

It was Seattle’s first real dis, and had a giant sign out ont readg “Shelly’s Leg is a GAY BAR provid for Seattle’s gay muny and their guts.