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Contents:

• THE 7 BT GAY BARS PHILALPHIA
• TOP GAY BARS PHILALPHIA
• 5 GREAT HAPPY HOUR PLAC THE PHILLY GAYBORHOOD THAT AREN’T GAY BARS
• 1920S AND 30S: GAY BARS SURFACE
• GUI TO PHILALPHIA'S GAYBORHOOD
• PHILALPHIA GAY CISE CLUBS
• GET YOUR HISTORY STRAIGHT AND YOUR NIGHTLIFE GAY®
• MIDTOWN VILLAGE & THE GAYBORHOOD
• MOVG TO LGBT PHILALPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• GAYT PLAC IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR 2020

THE 7 BT GAY BARS PHILALPHIA

The Cy of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affectn hosted the untry’s first major monstratn for gay rights, the Annual Remrs, 1965.

And today, Philly visors n easily explore s where LGBTQ+ history was ma and where queer life ntu to thrive, pecially the cy’s Gayborhood and durg annual events like Philly Pri 365. The center of Philalphia’s gay rintial life and culture sce World War II, the blocks between 11th and Broad streets and Pe and Chtnut streets earned their nickname — the “Gayborhood”— durg an October Outft event 1995. You have your choice of fabulo entertament and diversns as the bars and nightclubs of the Gayborhood e alive each night.

Sce 2015, the brilliant rabow crosswalks at the tersectn of 13th and Loct Streets have served as an sential Gayborhood landmark. The group’s LGBTQ and Trans History tours reunt the stori of Gay Liberatn Front – Philalphia founr Kiyoshi Kuromiya, explore morn history and current social issu the neighborhood, and stop at important muny s like the Attic Youth Center, which supports LGBTQ+ youth experiencg homelsns.

TOP GAY BARS PHILALPHIA

The Gayborhood got a h new mural at the start of Pri Month 2021 when muralist Ash Ryan fished this three-story-tall tribute to pop star Lil Nas X. In 1965, the Universy of Pennsylvania expelled Fryer om his psychiatric rincy program on the basis of his homosexualy, which was then classified as a mental illns by the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn (APA).

5 GREAT HAPPY HOUR PLAC THE PHILLY GAYBORHOOD THAT AREN’T GAY BARS

In 1972, Fryer, a faculty member at the Temple Universy School of Medice, offered an electrifyg anonymo ttimony that rulted the APA’s 1973 classifitn of homosexualy as a mental illns. Philalphia Gay News Marker: This marker stands ont of the first office of the Philalphia Gay News, one of the natn’s most award-wng weekly newspapers. A pneer the LGBTQ+ rights movement, Gtgs, a Philalphia rint om age 18 and a lifetime activist, eded The Ladr, the natn’s first lbian magaze; -anized the Annual Remrs at Inpennce Hall (see above) and led charg both to promote posive LGBTQ+ lerature public librari and to change the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn’s classifitn of homosexualy as a mental illns.

It’s where radil gay llective Gazoo found Philalphia’s Gay Liberatn Front and where bisexual blu sger Bsie Smh performed at the Royal Theatre, an early 20th-century Black-owned cultural center. Today, the street’s known for s Magic Garns, cheteak shops and hangouts, cludg dive bar extraordaire Bob & Barbara’s Lounge, home of one of Philly’s bt-loved drag shows; the punk art LGBTQ+ haven Tattooed Mom; and the eclectic, gay-owned boutique shop Workshop Unrground.

Before we prent you wh our list of bt gay bars Philalphia, a few tertg facts about the lol LGBTQ scene: almost every LGBTQ-centric statn the cy is found Gayborhood, an enclave Center Cy Philalphia that has quickly bee one of the most regnize neighborhoods town.

1920S AND 30S: GAY BARS SURFACE

Owned by JonCarl Lachman, the chef behd the East Passyunk favore (and sadly soon-to-be-closed) Noord, Wkel is a statn bnch spot the Gayborhood. The Beagle Tavern NorristownBeagle Tavern1003 East Ma Street, Norristown610-272-3133, s unassumg, beagle-lovg gay bar ( was named after the owner’s pooch Timmy) has great drk specials for happy hour and, on Wednday nights, drag queens Thunr Showers and Summer Clearance stop by to give out blh-worthy priz at their Kky Quizzo event. Bt for: Cheap drks (go for the Cywi Special), live jazz, and rnchy PHL | Photo by Patrick HagertyBoxers PHL1330 Walnut Street215-735-2977, Gayborhood’s newt addn to the gay-bar scene, this New York Cy cha stands apart by havg s bartenrs slgg drks nothg but red mh shorts (Insi tip: ’s mored that most of them don’t wear undi.

ICandy254 South 12th Street(267) 324-3500, multi-level nightclub is whout a doubt the gayt of the gay bars around here. Bt for: Bar food and drk specials, 12 taps of rotatg seasonal beer, Bike Stop206 South Quce Street215-627-1662, gay neighborhood’s got s leather bar, and ours is The Bike Stop. Venture Inn225 South Camac Street215-545-8731, of the olst gay bars the cy matas s old-fashned vibe wh snazzy cktails, fabuloly gay shows, and karaoke.

GUI TO PHILALPHIA'S GAYBORHOOD

Bt for: Ftive, unpretent vibe, basic bar food, karaoke, and drag ’s | Photo by Kelly BurkhardtVoyr1221 Sat Jam Street215-735-5772, Gayborhood’s only after-hours club bumps wh late-night dancg and sane light shows after 2 a.

Bt for: Late-night drks, parti hosted by Stimul, drag shows by Mimi Imfurst, turng your nose up at the hot ’s202 South 13th Street215-545-1893, s is a staple the Gayborhood. Bt for: Dancg, hot men who are sgle and ready to Philalphia LGBT Guis:Top LGBT Civil Rights OrganizatnsTop Gay Bars the Philalphia RegnTop LGBT Health and Wellns Rourc PhilalphiaTop LGBT Youth Rourc Philalphia.

PHILALPHIA GAY CISE CLUBS

“Here, you uld be gay, bisexual, lbian, and be wh your culture, ” said Jose Figueroa, manager and bartenr at Sammy’s Place. They ed to h up the gay bars Center Cy — but they have multiple sclerosis, which mak challengg to travel far om home.

LGBTQ revelers of every stripe meet their nightlife match among the buzz-worthy bars, rtrants and nightclubs and beyond Philalphia’s Gayborhood. The Bike Stop – Open sce 1982, Philalphia’s lone gay leather bar ss on a quiet si street, jt far enough away om the htle and btle of the Gayborhood. Bob & Barbara’s – One of Philly’s most legendary dive bars is not gay, per say (nor is the Gayborhood), but Bob & Barbara’s is home to the cy’s longt-nng drag show, which tak place every Thursday night.

GET YOUR HISTORY STRAIGHT AND YOUR NIGHTLIFE GAY®

Boxers PHL – Shirtls mixologists man the well-stocked bar at this Gayborhood spot known for s craft beer and ample spirs. Guts the adjog dg room are treated to piano tun and a menu of new Amerin fare, and, durg warmer months, patrons populate tabl outsi for weekend bnch and some of the bt people watchg the Gayborhood. Tavern on Camac – Tucked along zy Camac Street is the Gayborhood’s three--one special, featurg a handsome first-floor piano bar, a haven for songbirds who gather nightly for show-tune sg-alongs; the upstairs Ascend lounge for weekend dancg, karaoke and ocsnal drag shows; and a basement-level rtrant featurg upsle Amerin fare available until 1 a.

Woody’s – Seems anyone who’s club-hopped Philly has been to Woody’s, the cy’s bt-known gay bar wh one of the bit weekend scen: Gents squeeze on Friday and Saturday nights to dance and mgle a sea of mcle shirts; the upstairs dance floor wh dis balls, strobe lights and Top 40 tun blarg om the DJ booth; downstairs, patrons revolve around the central bar for beer, cktails and heavy flirtg.

Tiki – Mai Tais, daiquiris and zombi wh ltle umbrellas—along wh shrimp dumplgs and pork bao—are the specialti of the neighborhood’s go-to for all thgs tropil, brgg Polynian vib to the Gayborhood until 11 p. Nightly, the Gayborhood’s go-to for oenophil is a stic French bistro pourg more than 60 w by the glass and flight optns that allow guts to sample multiple varietals. Pizzeria Cappelli – Conveniently loted across the street om Woody’s and around the rner om after-hours club Voyr, this spot is popularly regnized as the late-night p stop that serv “Gay Pizza.

MIDTOWN VILLAGE & THE GAYBORHOOD

One of the olt thgs about the Philly Gayborhood is the fact that is fed wh so many other “straight” bs, so to speak.

Sure, we have a ton of gay bars, but there are also great eateri that ter to anyone who wants a fantastic cktail and a lic be to eat. We round up our picks of five great plac the Gayborhood to grab happy hour that aren’t gay bars, but given their proximy the ‘hood, you’ll be joed by plenty of great pany as you wash down some tasty nibbl wh a cktail or two.

Sure, Valanni isn't "gay" so to speak, but seems to attract jt about everyone the hood for their happy hour specials: half-off specialy drks and w by the glass, $5 you ll , and $3 Yuenglgs, pl an assortment of tasty tapas. Was a Prohibn-era speakeasy and “gentleman’s club” lled Maxe’s, where lol gay men, soldiers, and sailors would nverge. A lot of socializg among the cy’s queer rints durg the ’40s and ’50s happened at hoe parti anized by Quaker-affiliated groups, acrdg to thor Marc Ste, who vered the era his book “Cy of Sisterly and Brotherly Lov: Lbian and Gay Philalphia.

MOVG TO LGBT PHILALPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

In 1962, the Jan Society was found Philalphia, makg one of the first rerd and publicly known “homophile” anizatns the cy. Dewey’s Rtenhoe lotn, on the other hand, would ny service, discrimatg agast “homosexuals, ” “mascule women, ” “feme men” and “persons wearg non-nformist clothg. In 1968, then-Police Commissner Frank Rizzo orred raids on gay bars (and on anybody he emed “unsirable”), leadg many to be verbally and physilly abed by officers.

GAYT PLAC IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR 2020

The neighborhood that would eventually be monikered “the Gayborhood” by Cy Paper’s David Warner flourished immensely.