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• MASSACHETTS’ GAYT BREWERY MAK DAMN GOOD BEER
• THE BT GAY BARS BOSTON
• \NQUEER-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS\NJAMAI PLA \NTHERE ARE PEOPLE OF MANY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO RI HERE. THERE ARE ALSO ANIZATNS JP THAT ADVOTE FOR, EMPOWER, AND ENHANCE THE WELLBEG OF QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF LOR. ALSO CENTRE STREET IS A RATHER POPULAR AREA JP WH A LOT OF QUEER-IENDLY RTRANTS AND SHOPS. \NSOUTH END\NI’D SAY THAT AFFORDABLE HOG THIS AREA IS HARR TO FD NOWADAYS SO THE QUEER MUNY IS TYPILLY ELR RINTS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY GAY BARS, F, AND RTRANTS THIS AREA AS WELL. \NDORCHTER\NSOME PEOPLE MAY OVERLOOK DORCHTER, BUT THIS PART OF BOSTON IS WELG TO THE QUEER MUNY. THERE ARE ANIZATNS FOR LGBTQ+ AS WELL AS F, BARS, AND NIGHTLIFE THAT ARE DITED TO CLIVY FOR QUEER FOLX.\N \NQUEER IENDLY HOTELS:
• LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS DORCHTER, MA
• GAY-OWNED DORCHTER BREWG COMPANY KEEPS BS GOG WH GRAB-AND-GO BREWS AND B
• KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• BOSTON GAY DANCE CLUBS
• GAY-OWNED DORCHTER BREWG COMPANY KEEPS BS GOG WH GRAB-AND-GO BREWS AND B
• LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS SUMMERVILLE, SC

MASSACHETTS’ GAYT BREWERY MAK DAMN GOOD BEER

Grove Hall Gay-Straight Alliance (Project RIGHT, Inc.

Boston Alliance of Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, and Transgenr Youth (BAGLY) - a youth-led, adult supported social support anizatn mted to social jtice, and creatg, stag and advotg for programs, polici, and servic for the GLBT youth muny. Fay Equaly Council - changg attus and polici to ensure all fai are rpected, loved, and celebrated - pecially fai wh parents who are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr. Hispanic Black Gay Coaln - one of few non-prof anizatns Boston dited to the unique and plex needs of the Black, Hispanic and Lat@ LGBTQ muny.

Boston GLASS Communy Center - drop- center for gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng young people between the ag of 13 and 25. The Gay, Lbian & Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN) - a natnal anizatn makg schools safer for ALL stunts, regardls of sexual orientatn or genr inty/exprsn. Dorchter Gay & Lbian Associatn (GALA) - "Wh over 300 members, the GALA's missn is to provi a way for folks to meet and get together beyond the chat rooms and clubs.

THE BT GAY BARS BOSTON

Queer Asian Pacific-Islanr Alliance (QAPA) - provis a supportive social, polil, and tnal environment for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng people of Asian and Pacific Islanr herage the Boston and New England area”. Massachetts Area South Asian Lambda Associatn (MASALA) - “Safe and supportive social environment for New England based Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Qutng South Asians (people om Afghanistan, Banglash, Bhutan, Burma, India, Iran, Maldiv, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet; and om the global South Asian Diaspora).

\NQUEER-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS\NJAMAI PLA \NTHERE ARE PEOPLE OF MANY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO RI HERE. THERE ARE ALSO ANIZATNS JP THAT ADVOTE FOR, EMPOWER, AND ENHANCE THE WELLBEG OF QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF LOR. ALSO CENTRE STREET IS A RATHER POPULAR AREA JP WH A LOT OF QUEER-IENDLY RTRANTS AND SHOPS. \NSOUTH END\NI’D SAY THAT AFFORDABLE HOG THIS AREA IS HARR TO FD NOWADAYS SO THE QUEER MUNY IS TYPILLY ELR RINTS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY GAY BARS, F, AND RTRANTS THIS AREA AS WELL. \NDORCHTER\NSOME PEOPLE MAY OVERLOOK DORCHTER, BUT THIS PART OF BOSTON IS WELG TO THE QUEER MUNY. THERE ARE ANIZATNS FOR LGBTQ+ AS WELL AS F, BARS, AND NIGHTLIFE THAT ARE DITED TO CLIVY FOR QUEER FOLX.\N \NQUEER IENDLY HOTELS:

The Network/La Red - a survivor-led, social jtice anizatn that works to end partner abe lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, BDSM, polyamoro, and queer muni.

SpeakOUT works to create a world ee of homo-bi-trans-phobia and other forms of prejudice by tellg the tths of people’s liv. The History Project - a volunteer-driven anizatn foced on several important iativ cludg nductg rearch on lbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgenr people Massachetts; prervg the documentary rerd of that muny's social and historil ntributn, and providg a fom for tg the general public. Khet - a natnal grassroots anizatn that works for the full equaly and cln of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) Jews Jewish life.

Boston LGBT Film Ftival - celebrat, displays and distribut work by and for LGBT media makers – work that entertas, enrich and enlightens all dienc the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and allied muni. McKenna's have been a supporter of anizatns such as DotOUT, QWOC Boston, the Dorchter Gay & Lbian Associatn, and OutRyrs. And gay-owned Dorchter Brewg Company, settled between several of the cy’s premiere LGBTQ+ neighborhoods, striv to reprent them all.

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS DORCHTER, MA

“It’s tly a muny for everyone, not jt black, whe, but straight, gay. Gay bars — and to a lser extent, gay neighborhoods — are slowly disappearg om plac where once they were rnerston, leavg LGBTQ people short supply of spac to ll their own.

GAY-OWNED DORCHTER BREWG COMPANY KEEPS BS GOG WH GRAB-AND-GO BREWS AND B

Bs like Dorchter Brewg serve the same gatherg functn as gay bars (a’la dbar, a New Amerin spot and the center of Boston’s Sav Hill neighborhood) while also fulfillg Malloy’s goal of drawg an clive crowd. Dorchter Brewg’s succs n be seen as an ditor of Boston’s creasg culture of acceptance and cln, which Malloy pays forward by hostg gay-oriented events (like Bears, Brews, & Boys) and by participatg cywi events (like the Boston Pri Para, which award DBCo Bt Float 2019).

KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND

The brewery also works wh Boston BAGLY, the Boston Alliance of Gay and Lbian Youth. ” However, he knows many people will thk “gay brewery, ” too, and that’s not necsarily a bad thg. But Malloy emphasiz that while DBCo celebrat s gay-leang inty, he don’t nsir a gay brewery.

“We’re a brewery where one of the owners happens to be gay, ” he says.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

“I didn’t choose to be gay. “When we have events here that are gay-oriented, I don’t want people’s feathers ffled, ” Malloy op.

However, there are many gay bars, f, and rtrants this area as well. One of the bt thgs about Dorchter is that ’s also one of the most affordable neighborhoods Thgs To DoThe Sav Hill and Melville Park areas of Dorchter are some of the gay-popular areas. Now, is known to be one of Boston's bt gay neighborhoods.

BOSTON GAY DANCE CLUBS

Sce the cy nsists of mastream clubs and viewg parti, the week-long pri celebratn hosts a few ncerts, cise parti, and flag-wavg ceremoni hosted by mayors of participatg Boston a Gay-Friendly Cy? Boston beme one of the ci to allow gay marriage Ameri.

The bt of Boston’s gay bar scene n be found around the South End, Dorchter, and beyond. The nversatns about Boston’s gay nightlife scene often center around the closgs of cherished tablishments and rapid gentrifitn of once-gay neighborhoods. Sectns of Dorchter, once the epicenter of Boston’s Irish Catholic workg-class, are now miature gayborhoods — plete wh Sunday tea danc.

GAY-OWNED DORCHTER BREWG COMPANY KEEPS BS GOG WH GRAB-AND-GO BREWS AND B

The Theater District is home to multiple clubs that regularly host big-name DJs and queens om RuPl’s Drag Race (season 15 wner Sasha Colby performed at Legacy this wter), and Back Bay remas filled wh gay-iendly neighborhood hnts. Wh a proud history of supportg gay rights and a large LGBTQ populatn, Boston is unsurprisgly one of the most clive metro areas the untry.

It is te that gay people n feel fortable galavantg anywhere, om Eastie’s wateront to Somerville’s Davis Square. Still, there is a need for gay-specific spac, and a new generatn of social are ensurg that Boston remas a statn for LGBTQ people. Wh Pri Month gettg started, here is a look at the cy’s gay bar scene and all has to offer.

Legacy, n by Royale Entertament Group, has taken the mantle om Paradise as one of Boston’s most hedonistic gay nightlife statns. Around for more than 30 years, Club Café is one of the olst gay bars Boston, but you wouldn’t be able to tell om the throngs of Gen Z-ers and lennials who wrap around Columb Avenue on Friday and Saturday nights to get si (pro tip: buy a yearly VIP pass to skip the le. Formerly an old-school vio bar — Trophy Room also ed to host weekly drag bnch — the space is still a gay favore.

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS SUMMERVILLE, SC

This upsle cktail lounge opened last fall on Tremont Street, where the Eagle, a gay dive bar staple nearly every major cy, ed to be loted. In this gay-iendly tablishment, the portns are big and the drks are stiff. Wh s spac bar and numero high-tops, Harp and Bard has bee a statn for Dorchter gays who want to enjoy a lorful selectn of cktails or chow down on fort food favor like turkey tips and meatloaf.

Brian Picci’s Dbar has been a gay favore for years (along wh s siblgs Boston Chops the South End and Dxave Back Bay). Dbar After Dark throws some of the most bacchanalian events on the Boston gay nightlife lendar, attractg hors of pleasure-seekers for s glow party and r Sunday outdoor tea dance. Blend has bee a go-to spot for Dorchter gays lookg to dance the night away, or tch up wh iends their roomy bar area or outdoor pat.