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SAN LUIS OBISPO GAY NIGHTLIFE GUI

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Although the Central California Coast cy of San Luis Obispo hasn't had a specific gay bar for some time, this attractive cy of about 45, 000 (wh about 270, 000 the entire unty) that's home to Cal Poly State Universy, a btlg downtown, and a burgeong we untry do have a good-size LGBT populatn.

This is pecially the se durg the week San Luis Obispo Gay Pri, which is held July.

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As a teen, Rory Uribe fantasized about gog to a gay bar or club and fally beg able to be unabashedly gay public. Uribe,... * gay slo *

If you're lookg for particularly gay-welg plac that are popular for dancg, or that have notable settgs or food and drk, you'll fd a handful of excellent optns right the heart of downtown SLO. Also earng lots of kudos among ale aficnados are Central Coast Brewg (which has been a sponsor of SLO Gay Pri over the years) and Liberte Brewg downtown San Luis Obispo, and BarrelHoe Brewg and Beer Garn, also Paso Robl.

THE CENTRAL COAST HAS A THRIVG LGBTQ MUNY, SO WHERE ARE ALL THE GAY BARS? 

Gay and Lbian Alliance of the Central Coast. GALA wel all dividuals regardls of ethnicy, abily, genr inty, sexual orientatn and age. * gay slo *

The team behd gay-popular Novo Rtrant (see below) also operate the terrific nearby rtrant Luna Red (1023 Chorro St.

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) is arguably the clost tablishment to a gay bar the unty. Novo also has been a huge supporter of San Luis Obispo Gay Pri for years as well. As a teen, Rory Uribe fantasized about gog to a gay bar or club and fally beg able to be unabashedly gay public.

CENTRAL COAST QUEER ARCHIVE PROJECT TO HOST RNN AT HISTORIC FORMER GAY BAR SLO

The Central Coast Queer Archive Project is -hostg an event on May 12 ahead of Pri Month June. They scribe as a “re-queerg” of a San Luis Obispo bs which ed to be one of the few gay bars the cy’s history. * gay slo *

Click to enlarge Photo Courty Of Matthew Lalanne GAY CLUB ALCHEMISTS Daniel Gomez (left) and Frank Domguez (right) are known for turng typil bars to hugely succsful, LGBTQ-clive parti. So Uribe always thought the gay bars Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo unti would provi that much-need and missg support system and work.

"I've dreamed of gog to a gay bar sce I was like, 16, " Uribe told New Tim.

The lack of LGBTQ-specific nightlife on the Central Coast is an issue much of the lol gay and trans muny is forced to work around.

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Santa Barbara's once thrivg gay club scene dwdled, and eventually pletely disappeared, as varyg sexual orientatns and genr inti beme more wily accepted and datg apps beme more readily available. But 's left the Central Coast whout a gay bar reach—the neart (acrdg to mor and Google) are Ventura, Frno, and San Jose—and many lols say the safety gay bars and clubs provi is still very much need, pecially the more nservative portns of the state. Uribe, who is now a stunt at Allan Hanck College, fally ma their gay bar dream e te this sprg while visg a iend San Francis.

Like so many other LGBTQ rints the area and across the natn, Uribe helped start an anizatn dited to givg gay, trans, and queer dividuals a safe space to meet up and build support systems.

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