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• 'I WANTED PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN.' AFTER 27 YEARS, LOUISVILLE SAYS FAREWELL TO INIC GAY BAR
• THE BEST LOUISVILLE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LOUISVILLE
• LONG-NNG LOU. GAY CLUB'S ROOTS N TO 70S
• LOOKG FOR GAY BARS LOUISVILLE DURG PRI MONTH? TRY ONE OF THE LGBTQ PLAC
• THE CONNECTNSEE ALL THGS TO DO{"@TYPE":"LOLBS","NAME":"THE CONNECTN","URL":"\","ADDRS":{"@TYPE":"POSTALADDRS","STREETADDRS":"120 S FLOYD ST ","ADDRSLOLY":"LOUISVILLE","ADDRSREGN":"KENTUCKY","ADDRSCOUNTRY":"UNED STAT","POSTALCO":"40202-1206"},"AGGREGATERATG":{"@TYPE":"AGGREGATERATG","RATGVALUE":"3.5","REVIEWCOUNT":18},"OPENGHOURS":["TU-WE 21:00-01:00","TH-SU 21:00-04:00"],"IMAGE":"HTTPS:\U002F\\U002FMEDIA\U002FPHOTO-O\U002F06\U002FFC\U002FF3\U002F12\","@NTEXT":"HTTP:\U002F\"}SEE ALL THGS TO DOTHE CONNECTN3.518 REVIEWS#22 OF 61 NIGHTLIFE LOUISVILLEGAY BARSREAD MORECLOSED NOW9:00 PM - 4:00 AMTUDAY9:00 PM - 1:00 AMWEDNDAY9:00 PM - 1:00 AMTHURSDAY9:00 PM - 4:00 AMFRIDAY9:00 PM - 4:00 AMSATURDAY9:00 PM - 4:00 AMSUNDAY9:00 PM - 4:00 AMVIS WEBSEEMAILWRE A REVIEWWHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYGBY HEATHER M“GHOST TOWN ON SUNDAY”NOV 2015THIS BAR IS BETIFUL AND WE HAD FUN, BUT THERE WERE ONLY 5 PEOPLE CLUDG THE TWO OF THERE. IT WAS REALLY STRANGE BEE THIS IS A HUGE BAR BUT WAS ALSO KD OF NICE. SHOW WAS GREAT, BUT AGA STRANGE WH BEG SERTED. I'M SURE THIS PLACE IS EXCG ON A FRIDAY/SATURDAY BUT I WAS SURPRISED THAT WAS SO AD! AWOME DANCE FLOOR, BARTENRS WERE IENDLY. I WILL FELY BE BACK BUT MAYBE ON ANOTHER NIGHT.BY ALEXANDRA H“BT CLUB TOWN!”AUG 2015MY IENDS AND I ED TO GO HERE ALL THE TIME. THE MIC IS PUMPG AND MAK YOU FEEL GOOD. THE DRAG SHOW IS A MT SEE, THE BT IVE BEEN TO!SUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGFULL VIEWALL PHOTOS (2)TOP WAYS TO EXPERIENCE NEARBY ATTRACTNSOLD LOUISVILLE GHOST TOUR AS REMEND BY THE NEW YORK TIM @ 4TH AND ORMSBY202REMEND91% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $27.50 PER ADULTOLD LOUISVILLE WALKG TOUR REMEND BY THE NEW YORK TIM! @ 4TH AND ORMSBY180REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $25.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*LOUISVILLE FOOD AND HISTORY WALKG TOUR OF NULU70REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $110.88 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT* THE GLTER BALL CY WALKG TOUR 4HISTORIL TOURSOM $90.00 PER ADULTBOURBON DISTILLERY & HORSE FARM TOURS117REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $825.00 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)BOURBON TOUR (03) : BUFFALO TRACE, WOODFORD, FOUR ROS, WILD TURKEY, OTHER124AUD GUISOM $249.99 PER ADULTPROHIBN GHOSTS COCKTAILS AND B WALKG TOUR LOUISVILLE32REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $155.68 PER ADULTHISTORIC OLD LOUISVILLE WALKG TOUR69REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $20.00 PER ADULTOLD LOUISVILLE WALKG TOUR REMEND BY THE NEW YORK TIM! @ 4TH AND ORMSBY33REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $25.00 PER ADULTEXPERIENCE REBEC RUTH CHOLATE TOUR & MM: GROUP LIM 1562FOOD & DRKOM $8.00 PER ADULT2 HOUR PEDAL BAR TOUR THROUGH DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE9FOOD & DRKOM $45.58 PER ADULTPRIVATE KENTUCKY SGLE BARREL TOUR-THE BLANTON'S GUARANTEE6FOOD & DRKOM $359.00 PER ADULTOLD LOUISVILLE GHOST TOUR AS REMEND BY THE NEW YORK TIM @ 4TH AND ORMSBY27REMEND92% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $27.50 PER ADULTLOUISVILLE HIGHLANDS FOOD AND HISTORY WALKG TOUR27REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BEER & BREWERY TOURSOM $118.88 PER ADULTPRIVATE KENTUCKY BOURBON TRAIL - THE OUTLAWS AND INLAWS TOUR1B TOURSOM $2,100.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 8)THE AREA ADDRS120 S FLOYD ST, LOUISVILLE, KY 40202-1206NEIGHBORHOOD: CENTRAL BS DISTRICTREAD MOREFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS537 WH 3 WILD EGGS813104 FT$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • CAFE • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYMERLE'S WHISKEY KCHEN4370.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBAGAST THE GRA BREWERY & SMOKEHOE5810.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • BARBECUESIBAR AT WHISKEY ROW3570.3 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBDOWN ONE BOURBON BAR & RTRANT4390.4 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • STREET FOODREPEAL OAK FIRED STEAKHOE1140.2 MI$$$$ • AMERIN • STEAKHOE • BARDOC CROW'S2,0670.3 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • BARBECUEPORCH KCHEN & BAR5810.4 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • VEGAN OPTNSTROLL PUB UNR THE BRIDGE9410.3 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBLOS AZTES MEXIN RTRANT2870.2 MI$$ - $$$ • MEXIN • SOUTHWTERN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYSEE ALLATTRACTNS186 WH 6 LOUISVILLE WATERONT PARK5160.2 MIPARKSLOUISVILLE SLUGGER FIELD7110.2 MIARENAS & STADIUMSOLD FORTER DISTILLG2740.2 MIDISTILLERIANGEL'S ENVY DISTILLERY9440.3 MIDISTILLERIROOTS 101 AIN AMERIN MM60.2 MIHISTORY MMSBOURBON HALL10.2 MITHEATERSEVAN WILLIAMS BOURBON EXPERIENCE1,2700.6 MIDISTILLERIMUHAMMAD ALI CENTER1,3110.7 MISPECIALY MMSRABB HOLE DISTILLERY1120.5 MIDISTILLERIKENTUCKY DERBY FTIVAL GREAT BALLOON GLIMMER20.3 MICULTURAL EVENTSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.3.518 REVIEWSEXCELLENT9VERY GOOD3AVERAGE1POOR2TERRIBLE3HEATHER MBOWLG GREEN, UNED STAT15 NTRIBUTNS0GHOST TOWN ON SUNDAYNOV 2015THIS BAR IS BETIFUL AND WE HAD FUN, BUT THERE WERE ONLY 5 PEOPLE CLUDG THE TWO OF THERE. IT WAS REALLY STRANGE BEE THIS IS A HUGE BAR BUT WAS ALSO KD OF NICE. SHOW WAS GREAT, BUT AGA STRANGE WH BEG SERTED. I'M SURE THIS PLACE IS EXCG ON A FRIDAY/SATURDAY BUT I WAS SURPRISED THAT WAS SO AD! AWOME DANCE FLOOR, BARTENRS WERE IENDLY. I WILL FELY BE BACK BUT MAYBE ON ANOTHER NIGHT.READ MOREWRTEN DECEMBER 14, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ALEXANDRA HLOUISVILLE, KY124 NTRIBUTNS0BT CLUB TOWN!AUG 2015 • COUPLMY IENDS AND I ED TO GO HERE ALL THE TIME. THE MIC IS PUMPG AND MAK YOU FEEL GOOD. THE DRAG SHOW IS A MT SEE, THE BT IVE BEEN TO!READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 13, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RACHEL HSILVER SPRG, MD17 NTRIBUTNS2SO MUCH FUN FOR A BACHELORETTE PARTYAUG 2015 • FRIENDSTHIS WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE AT A DRAG SHOW, AND MY SISTER HAD THE BEST TIME. IT IS A GREAT SHOW, GREAT EXPERIENCE, AND ONLY $5 AT THE DOOR ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHLY REMEND! READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 10, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.KLZ3 NTRIBUTNS0WORST EXPERIENCEJUL 2015 • FRIENDSI PLANNED MY SISTER'S BACHELORETTE PARTY OM OUT OF TOWN AND THIS WAS THE MA EVENT. AJ, THE VIP BOOKG ORDATOR, BOOKED ME A VIP TABLE AND THEN WAS "EMBARRASSED" TO TELL ME HE ULD NO LONGER RERVE A TABLE FOR ME BEE A NATNAL PAGEANT WOULD BE TOWN. I'M NOT SURE HOW HE DID NOT KNOW THIS WOULD BE HAPPENG SCE HIS ONLY JOB IS TO BE THE VIP ORDATOR. ANYWAY, AK ADVISED ME TO STILL BRG MY PARTY TO THE VENUE AND WE WOULD STILL HAVE A GOOD TIME. IN WRG AN EMAIL, AJ ASSURED ME THAT IF I GOT TO THE VENUE AT 9:30 WH MY GROUP, WE WOULD HAVE "PLENTY OF SEATG" TO CHOOSE OM. WE ARRIVED AT 9:30 WH THE $10 GENERAL ADMISSN TICKETS I BOUGHT ADVANCE. THE SHOW HAD ALREADY STARTED AND HOURS BEFORE (EVEN THOUGH THE TICKETS SAID THE SHOW STARTED AT 10:30) AND THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR TO EVEN STAND. I ULD NOT HAVE AN ENTIRE BACHELORETTE PARTY STANDG THE BACK OF A CROWD ROOM FOR A FUN NIGHT OUT. I REQUTED A MANAGER AND WAED 45 MUT. THE MANAGER SPOKE WH THE OWNER SEVERAL TIM AND TOLD ME I ULD NOT HAVE MY MONEY BACK. I REQUTED TO SPEAK WH THE OWNER AFTER AN HOUR OF WAG AND EXPLAG MY STORY AND SHOWG MY EMAILS OVER AND OVER. THE OWNER WAS LD AND UNSYMPATHETIC AND HAD NOTHG TO OFFER ME BUT THE LD SHOULR. I NNOT BELIEVE THE WAY I WAS TREATED. I SPENT SO MUCH TIME MUNITG WH AJ AND TABLISHG A TIMELE FOR MY LARGE GROUP AND NO ONE WAS ABLE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. I LOST $150 AND HAD TO E UP WH NEW PLANS BEE EVERYONE'S FEET HURT OM STANDG HIGH HEELS AND NO ONE ULD SEE THE SHOW. THE MANAGER ACTUALLY CRIED BEE HE FELT SO BAD FOR . LONG STORY SHORT: DO NOT PREPAY FOR ANY EVENT HERE, DO NOT UNT ON THE TERRIBLE MUNITN OM AJ THE BOOKG AGENT, AND HAVE A BACK UP PLAN IF THEIR STTERED ANIZATN OF THEIR OWN VENUE S YOUR PLANS. READ MOREWRTEN JULY 26, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.GABBYORLANDO, FL17 NTRIBUTNS2RU BARTENRTHE DRAG SHOW WAS AMAZG BUT THE MA BARTENR THE ONT IS AND OFFENSIVE. TALKS DOWN TO YOU! I WAS A FIRST TIME CTOMER AND IF WASN'T FOR THE FACT THE DRAG SHOW WAS SO AMAZG, I WOULD HAVE LEFT JT BASED ON HIS ATTU ALONE.READ MOREWRTEN MAY 17, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.JGABRIAELTAMPA, FL1 NTRIBUTN2DRAG SHOW WAS AMAZG! EXCEPT.....THE BARTENR WHEN YOU FIRST ENTER, I THK HIS NAME WAS MYKEL OR SOMETHG.. HE WAS AND VERY OFFENSIVE. I AM OM NEW YORK AND I ME HERE TO VIS SO THIS WAS MY VERY FIRST TIME AT NNECTNS AND AS SOON AS I SAT DOWN HE BEGAN PASSG OUT SULTS NOT ONLY TO ME BUT THE GROUP OF WOMEN BI ME.. AFTER I WALKED RT OF THE NIGHT WAS AMAZG AND THE QUEENS PUT ON ONE HELL OF A SHOW.. GLAD I DIDNT LET THAT JERK MAKE ME LEAVE. READ MOREWRTEN MAY 17, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.JAM HPEORIA, AZ515 NTRIBUTNS2ALWAYS A GREAT TIMEJAN 2015 • FRIENDSI DON'T GO OUT TO CLUBS OFTEN, BUT I DO ENJOY VISG THE CONNECTN OM TIME TO TIME. THE BARTENRS ARE IENDLY AND THEY WILL MIX YOU A KILLER DRK IF YOU'RE WILLG TO TRY SOMETHG NEW. THE CLUB SELF IS ACTUALLY 4 CLUBS ONE. THE DOC IS A LOL NEIGHBORHOOD BAR THAT IS OPEN EVERY NIGHT WH NO VER. THE PRIVAT SHOWER BAR IS OPEN ON WEEKENDS UNTIL 3PM AND THERE IS UALLY A $5 VER TO GET BACK THERE. .. THAT $5 GETS YOU TO THE DANCE FLOOR AND THE DRAG SHOW AS WELL. IT'S NOT A BAD PRICE.OF URSE, I LOVE THE LIGHT SHOW AND THE LED DANCE FLOOR AT THE CONNECTN... BUT MY FAVORE THG ABOUT THE CLUB IS THE IENDLY PEOPLE THERE AND THE HOST OF IENDS I'VE MA HANGG OUT THERE.THERE ARE NEWER BARS, Y... BUT THE CONNECTN HAS SEEN NEW BARS E AND GO FOR YEARS. IT'S APPEAL IS S NAME - MAKG MEANGFUL NNECTNS. YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT!READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 10, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.STACIEXSTARRLOUISVILLE, KY51 NTRIBUTNS2AN UNEXPECTED EXPERIENCEJUL 2014 • FRIENDSI WENT WH A FEW IENDS FOR A IENDS BIRTHDAY AND WAS SO MUCH MORE THAN WE EXPECTED. WE THOUGHT WOULD JT BE A CLUB WH A BAR, BUT WAS SO MUCH BETTER. WE WALKED AND SEEMED AD. WE WALKED THROUGH SOME DOORS AND REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A DRAG SHOW AND WAS PACKED. THE SHOW WAS MUCH MORE SOPHISTITED THEN WE THOUGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN AND THEY PUT ON AN AMAZG SHOW. WE MA OUR WAY TO THE BARTENR WHO WAS MORE THAN WILLG TO ASSIST ME WH WHAT DRKS WERE GOOD (I'M NOT MUCH OF A DRKER) AND REASONABLY PRICED. AFTER THE SHOW WE WENT TO THE DANCE FLOORS WHERE THE STRIPPERS WERE DANCG AS THE CROWD FOUND S WAY TO THE DANCE FLOOR. ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T DANCE MUCH WE WERE HAPPY WH OUR DRKS AND WATCHG OTHERS HAVE FUN. THERE WAS EVEN A UPLE OF DANCE OFFS. NEEDLS TO SAY S WORTH GOG BACK.READ MOREWRTEN DECEMBER 1, 2014THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RICKYNASHVILLE1 NTRIBUTN0OUTSTANDG CLUB, BUT NO CTOMERS!!!AUG 2014ME AND MY IENDS WENT TO CONNECTN AFTER HEARG GREAT THGS. WE'RE NOT OM LOUISVILLE (WE'RE OM NASHVILLE), AND WE HAD HEARD THAT WAS AN EXCG GAY CLUB. THE TTH IS THAT THE CLUB SELF IS PRETTY OUTSTANDG. THE DANCE FLOOR, THE MANY BARS, AND THE DRAG STAGE WERE ALL PRETTY EXTRAVAGANT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ONE THE CLUB! THIS WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT AT ABOUT 11:30 AND WAS A GHOST TOWN. WE ASKED THE EMPLOYE WHY WAS SO SERTED, AND THEY SAID WAS THE WEATHER ( WAS A LTLE RAY THAT NIGHT). WE WENT TO PLAY STEAD AND WAS PACKED. I SAY THAT THE CLUB WAS SERTED, BUT FACT, THERE WERE ACTUALLY SEVERAL STRAIGHT FEMAL (BACHELORETTE PARTI, OF URSE). I KNOW THAT STRAIGHT GIRLS ENJOY SEEG DRAG SHOWS, BUT THIS PLACE SEEMED TO BE TERG SPECIFILLY TO THAT CROWD. THEY HAD A UPLE A STRAIGHT MALE DANCERS E OUT AND ENTERTA THE LADI. IT FELT MORE LIKE A LADI CLUB THAN A GAY CLUB. EVERYONE SEEMED VERY IENDLY. BUT WE WERE LOOKG FOR MORE EXCEMENT AND ENERGY.READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 24, 2014THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.PEEEHOTON, TX88 NTRIBUTNS1GREAT DRAG SHOW, CUTE STRIPPERS.JUL 2014 • COUPLWHEN WE WALKED TO THE CONNECTN AT MIDNIGHT, WE WERE SHOCKED TO FD A BAR ALMOST PLETELY EMPTY, ROOM AFTER ROOM. IT WASN'T UNTIL WE FOUND THE THEATER THAT WE UNRSTOOD WHERE EVERYBODY WAS! THERE WAS A DRAG PAGEANT GOG ON AND THE HUNTYS WERE FIERCE! FRIENDLY BARTENRS, A MIXED CROWD. LOTS OF SHRIEKG BACHELORETTE PARTI GAWKG AT THE DRAG QUEENS AND GAY PATRONS AS IF WE WERE ZOO ANIMALS WAS THE ONLY UNPLEASANT PART ABOUT BEG THERE. STRIPPERS SEEMED TO ENJOY THE ATTENTN OM THE LADI MORE THAN THEY DID THE ATTENTN THEY RECEIVED OM THEIR GAY BRETHREN.READ MOREWRTEN JULY 6, 2014THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.12SHOWG RULTS 1-10 OF 18NO QUTNS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCEASK A QUTNALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALL2023THE THIRSTY PEDALER235BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • BIKE TOURSCENTRAL BS DISTRICT2023MICHTER'S FORT NELSON DISTILLERY134SPECIALY & GIFT SHOPS • DISTILLERICENTRAL BS DISTRICTSTEVIE RAY'S BLUE'S BAR74BARS & CLUBSCENTRAL BS DISTRICTHOWL AT THE MOON LOUISVILLE148BARS & CLUBS • DANCE CLUBS & DISSCENTRAL BS DISTRICTBOURBON CY CISERS37CY TOURS • BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURSCENTRAL BS DISTRICTNORAEBAR11BARS & CLUBS • KARAOKE BARSPHOENIX HILLMAKER'S MARK BOURBON HOE & LOUNGE40BARS & CLUBSMERLE'S WHISKEY KCHEN28BARS & CLUBSCENTRAL BS DISTRICTAPOLYPSE BREW WORKS25BARS & CLUBS • BREWERICLIFTONNOUVELLE BAR & BOTTLE15WE BARSPHOENIX HILLIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGTHE CONNECTN (LOUISVILLE) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
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'I WANTED PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN.' AFTER 27 YEARS, LOUISVILLE SAYS FAREWELL TO INIC GAY BAR

Was home to The Downtowner, a popular gay bar, which was moved to the lotn after the origal mol of the bar on 320 Chtnut burned down unr myster circumstanc 1974. Also was amend to reflect s history as the Bex Arts Cocktail Lounge, believed to be Louisville's first gay Comer, public rmatn officer wh the Kentucky Herage Council, nfirmed both of the amendments had been accepted to the natnal register.

" A November 1952 ad the Courier-Journal enuraged rears to "relax and be gay wh Renee' at the an" and an ad two years later announced the Billy Rudolph Tr would be playg at the lounge. More:'Barbarella' dance club slated for prime Whiskey Row spotBex Arts also found self alongsi the Plantatn Room the Kentucky Hotel and Gordon's as part of a tr of bars, which ma up a "circu for gay men makg the rounds, " acrdg to the historic narrative.

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Fosl intifi the program as "one of the most gay/lbian iendly workplac Louisville. The DowntownerOutlivg Bex Arts by years, The Downtowner me to tablish self as a well-known and highly popular gatherg spot for gays and lbians Louisville. In an terview wh Fosl, Reva Deverex, a cross-drsg performer who appeared regularly  the late 1970s at The Downtowner, said gay bars provid a sort of "home and fay" unable to be found non-gay spac.

LGBT lears the early 1980s formed GLUE, Gays and Lbians Uned for Equaly, the basement of The Downtowner. This was the first aln of gay men and women Louisville.

GLUE served as "an umbrella anizatn for all Louisville-area nonprof groups that were supportive of gay rights, " John Kleber wrote the Encyclopedia of Louisville. Fosl said the trend of gay and lbian bars poppg up major U.

LONG-NNG LOU. GAY CLUB'S ROOTS N TO 70S

Edor's Note: This story has been updated to provi addnal attributn and ntext around the history of the days leadg up to Christmas, Mike Flatt and his staff would wrap hundreds of prents for the ctomers at bar owner knew many of them didn’t have a home they were wele to for the many ways, the recently shuttered Louisville gay bar beme their meant at Christmastime, everyone walked out of the bar wh armfuls of gifts, and on Thanksgivg, people packed to the bar for a full turkey dner. When the bar opened the early 90s, fewer fai embraced gay men and their partners. That means that while there are more clive and safe spac around the cy for the LGBTQ muny  creat a sort of loss for plac like Tryangl that tradnally ter to a specifilly gay crowd.

Flatt saw the downtick ctomers over the years as his Thanksgivg table thned out and his clientele grew more fortable mastream gay men have so many other plac they n go, Flatt told me when I met him on a Southern Indiana porch late June, about a month after Tryangl shut s doors for good at 209 S. When the bar closed May, was the longt nsistently operatg gay bar Louisville and an stutn for the LGBTQ muny.

“It’s a gay bar isn’t ?

LOOKG FOR GAY BARS LOUISVILLE DURG PRI MONTH? TRY ONE OF THE LGBTQ PLAC

Here are 7+ thgs to do around Louisville to support the LGBTQ munyRobson, who was one of the first publicly HIV-posive people Louisville, remembers havg young gay men e up to him at the bar, pull him asi and nfi their own stat to him.

After servg up drks, drag and dance sce 1988, the gay nightclub the Connectn will soon be reborn Smoketown as part of the $15 ln entertament plex C2, or Connectn as the new venue tak shape, the nightclub’s precsor has bee a parkg lot for Whiskey 1975 by Connectn owner Gee Stson, the Downtowner occupied a narrow five-story stcture that uld hold roughly 700. Though all that remas now is s brown brick fa, the club was a landmark of Louisville’s gay muny durg s 14 years at 105 W.

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SHOW WAS GREAT, BUT AGA STRANGE WH BEG SERTED. I'M SURE THIS PLACE IS EXCG ON A FRIDAY/SATURDAY BUT I WAS SURPRISED THAT WAS SO AD! AWOME DANCE FLOOR, BARTENRS WERE IENDLY. I WILL FELY BE BACK BUT MAYBE ON ANOTHER NIGHT.BY ALEXANDRA H“BT CLUB TOWN!”AUG 2015MY IENDS AND I ED TO GO HERE ALL THE TIME. THE MIC IS PUMPG AND MAK YOU FEEL GOOD. THE DRAG SHOW IS A MT SEE, THE BT IVE BEEN TO!SUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGFULL VIEWALL PHOTOS (2)TOP WAYS TO EXPERIENCE NEARBY ATTRACTNSOLD LOUISVILLE GHOST TOUR AS REMEND BY THE NEW YORK TIM @ 4TH AND ORMSBY202REMEND91% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $27.50 PER ADULTOLD LOUISVILLE WALKG TOUR REMEND BY THE NEW YORK TIM! @ 4TH AND ORMSBY180REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $25.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*LOUISVILLE FOOD AND HISTORY WALKG TOUR OF NULU70REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $110.88 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT* THE GLTER BALL CY WALKG TOUR 4HISTORIL TOURSOM $90.00 PER ADULTBOURBON DISTILLERY & HORSE FARM TOURS117REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $825.00 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)BOURBON TOUR (03) : BUFFALO TRACE, WOODFORD, FOUR ROS, WILD TURKEY, OTHER124AUD GUISOM $249.99 PER ADULTPROHIBN GHOSTS COCKTAILS AND B WALKG TOUR LOUISVILLE32REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $155.68 PER ADULTHISTORIC OLD LOUISVILLE WALKG TOUR69REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $20.00 PER ADULTOLD LOUISVILLE WALKG TOUR REMEND BY THE NEW YORK TIM! @ 4TH AND ORMSBY33REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $25.00 PER ADULTEXPERIENCE REBEC RUTH CHOLATE TOUR & MM: GROUP LIM 1562FOOD & DRKOM $8.00 PER ADULT2 HOUR PEDAL BAR TOUR THROUGH DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE9FOOD & DRKOM $45.58 PER ADULTPRIVATE KENTUCKY SGLE BARREL TOUR-THE BLANTON'S GUARANTEE6FOOD & DRKOM $359.00 PER ADULTOLD LOUISVILLE GHOST TOUR AS REMEND BY THE NEW YORK TIM @ 4TH AND ORMSBY27REMEND92% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $27.50 PER ADULTLOUISVILLE HIGHLANDS FOOD AND HISTORY WALKG TOUR27REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BEER & BREWERY TOURSOM $118.88 PER ADULTPRIVATE KENTUCKY BOURBON TRAIL - THE OUTLAWS AND INLAWS TOUR1B TOURSOM $2,100.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 8)THE AREA ADDRS120 S FLOYD ST, LOUISVILLE, KY 40202-1206NEIGHBORHOOD: CENTRAL BS DISTRICTREAD MOREFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS537 WH 3 WILD EGGS813104 FT$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • CAFE • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYMERLE'S WHISKEY KCHEN4370.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBAGAST THE GRA BREWERY & SMOKEHOE5810.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • BARBECUESIBAR AT WHISKEY ROW3570.3 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBDOWN ONE BOURBON BAR & RTRANT4390.4 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • STREET FOODREPEAL OAK FIRED STEAKHOE1140.2 MI$$$$ • AMERIN • STEAKHOE • BARDOC CROW'S2,0670.3 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • BARBECUEPORCH KCHEN & BAR5810.4 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • VEGAN OPTNSTROLL PUB UNR THE BRIDGE9410.3 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBLOS AZTES MEXIN RTRANT2870.2 MI$$ - $$$ • MEXIN • SOUTHWTERN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYSEE ALLATTRACTNS186 WH 6 LOUISVILLE WATERONT PARK5160.2 MIPARKSLOUISVILLE SLUGGER FIELD7110.2 MIARENAS & STADIUMSOLD FORTER DISTILLG2740.2 MIDISTILLERIANGEL'S ENVY DISTILLERY9440.3 MIDISTILLERIROOTS 101 AIN AMERIN MM60.2 MIHISTORY MMSBOURBON HALL10.2 MITHEATERSEVAN WILLIAMS BOURBON EXPERIENCE1,2700.6 MIDISTILLERIMUHAMMAD ALI CENTER1,3110.7 MISPECIALY MMSRABB HOLE DISTILLERY1120.5 MIDISTILLERIKENTUCKY DERBY FTIVAL GREAT BALLOON GLIMMER20.3 MICULTURAL EVENTSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.3.518 REVIEWSEXCELLENT9VERY GOOD3AVERAGE1POOR2TERRIBLE3HEATHER MBOWLG GREEN, UNED STAT15 NTRIBUTNS0GHOST TOWN ON SUNDAYNOV 2015THIS BAR IS BETIFUL AND WE HAD FUN, BUT THERE WERE ONLY 5 PEOPLE CLUDG THE TWO OF THERE. IT WAS REALLY STRANGE BEE THIS IS A HUGE BAR BUT WAS ALSO KD OF NICE. SHOW WAS GREAT, BUT AGA STRANGE WH BEG SERTED. I'M SURE THIS PLACE IS EXCG ON A FRIDAY/SATURDAY BUT I WAS SURPRISED THAT WAS SO AD! AWOME DANCE FLOOR, BARTENRS WERE IENDLY. I WILL FELY BE BACK BUT MAYBE ON ANOTHER NIGHT.READ MOREWRTEN DECEMBER 14, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ALEXANDRA HLOUISVILLE, KY124 NTRIBUTNS0BT CLUB TOWN!AUG 2015 • COUPLMY IENDS AND I ED TO GO HERE ALL THE TIME. THE MIC IS PUMPG AND MAK YOU FEEL GOOD. THE DRAG SHOW IS A MT SEE, THE BT IVE BEEN TO!READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 13, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RACHEL HSILVER SPRG, MD17 NTRIBUTNS2SO MUCH FUN FOR A BACHELORETTE PARTYAUG 2015 • FRIENDSTHIS WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE AT A DRAG SHOW, AND MY SISTER HAD THE BEST TIME. IT IS A GREAT SHOW, GREAT EXPERIENCE, AND ONLY $5 AT THE DOOR ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHLY REMEND! READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 10, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.KLZ3 NTRIBUTNS0WORST EXPERIENCEJUL 2015 • FRIENDSI PLANNED MY SISTER'S BACHELORETTE PARTY OM OUT OF TOWN AND THIS WAS THE MA EVENT. AJ, THE VIP BOOKG ORDATOR, BOOKED ME A VIP TABLE AND THEN WAS "EMBARRASSED" TO TELL ME HE ULD NO LONGER RERVE A TABLE FOR ME BEE A NATNAL PAGEANT WOULD BE TOWN. I'M NOT SURE HOW HE DID NOT KNOW THIS WOULD BE HAPPENG SCE HIS ONLY JOB IS TO BE THE VIP ORDATOR. ANYWAY, AK ADVISED ME TO STILL BRG MY PARTY TO THE VENUE AND WE WOULD STILL HAVE A GOOD TIME. IN WRG AN EMAIL, AJ ASSURED ME THAT IF I GOT TO THE VENUE AT 9:30 WH MY GROUP, WE WOULD HAVE "PLENTY OF SEATG" TO CHOOSE OM. WE ARRIVED AT 9:30 WH THE $10 GENERAL ADMISSN TICKETS I BOUGHT ADVANCE. THE SHOW HAD ALREADY STARTED AND HOURS BEFORE (EVEN THOUGH THE TICKETS SAID THE SHOW STARTED AT 10:30) AND THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR TO EVEN STAND. I ULD NOT HAVE AN ENTIRE BACHELORETTE PARTY STANDG THE BACK OF A CROWD ROOM FOR A FUN NIGHT OUT. I REQUTED A MANAGER AND WAED 45 MUT. THE MANAGER SPOKE WH THE OWNER SEVERAL TIM AND TOLD ME I ULD NOT HAVE MY MONEY BACK. I REQUTED TO SPEAK WH THE OWNER AFTER AN HOUR OF WAG AND EXPLAG MY STORY AND SHOWG MY EMAILS OVER AND OVER. THE OWNER WAS LD AND UNSYMPATHETIC AND HAD NOTHG TO OFFER ME BUT THE LD SHOULR. I NNOT BELIEVE THE WAY I WAS TREATED. I SPENT SO MUCH TIME MUNITG WH AJ AND TABLISHG A TIMELE FOR MY LARGE GROUP AND NO ONE WAS ABLE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. I LOST $150 AND HAD TO E UP WH NEW PLANS BEE EVERYONE'S FEET HURT OM STANDG HIGH HEELS AND NO ONE ULD SEE THE SHOW. THE MANAGER ACTUALLY CRIED BEE HE FELT SO BAD FOR . LONG STORY SHORT: DO NOT PREPAY FOR ANY EVENT HERE, DO NOT UNT ON THE TERRIBLE MUNITN OM AJ THE BOOKG AGENT, AND HAVE A BACK UP PLAN IF THEIR STTERED ANIZATN OF THEIR OWN VENUE S YOUR PLANS. READ MOREWRTEN JULY 26, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.GABBYORLANDO, FL17 NTRIBUTNS2RU BARTENRTHE DRAG SHOW WAS AMAZG BUT THE MA BARTENR THE ONT IS AND OFFENSIVE. TALKS DOWN TO YOU! I WAS A FIRST TIME CTOMER AND IF WASN'T FOR THE FACT THE DRAG SHOW WAS SO AMAZG, I WOULD HAVE LEFT JT BASED ON HIS ATTU ALONE.READ MOREWRTEN MAY 17, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.JGABRIAELTAMPA, FL1 NTRIBUTN2DRAG SHOW WAS AMAZG! EXCEPT.....THE BARTENR WHEN YOU FIRST ENTER, I THK HIS NAME WAS MYKEL OR SOMETHG.. HE WAS AND VERY OFFENSIVE. I AM OM NEW YORK AND I ME HERE TO VIS SO THIS WAS MY VERY FIRST TIME AT NNECTNS AND AS SOON AS I SAT DOWN HE BEGAN PASSG OUT SULTS NOT ONLY TO ME BUT THE GROUP OF WOMEN BI ME.. AFTER I WALKED RT OF THE NIGHT WAS AMAZG AND THE QUEENS PUT ON ONE HELL OF A SHOW.. GLAD I DIDNT LET THAT JERK MAKE ME LEAVE. READ MOREWRTEN MAY 17, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.JAM HPEORIA, AZ515 NTRIBUTNS2ALWAYS A GREAT TIMEJAN 2015 • FRIENDSI DON'T GO OUT TO CLUBS OFTEN, BUT I DO ENJOY VISG THE CONNECTN OM TIME TO TIME. THE BARTENRS ARE IENDLY AND THEY WILL MIX YOU A KILLER DRK IF YOU'RE WILLG TO TRY SOMETHG NEW. THE CLUB SELF IS ACTUALLY 4 CLUBS ONE. THE DOC IS A LOL NEIGHBORHOOD BAR THAT IS OPEN EVERY NIGHT WH NO VER. THE PRIVAT SHOWER BAR IS OPEN ON WEEKENDS UNTIL 3PM AND THERE IS UALLY A $5 VER TO GET BACK THERE. .. THAT $5 GETS YOU TO THE DANCE FLOOR AND THE DRAG SHOW AS WELL. IT'S NOT A BAD PRICE.OF URSE, I LOVE THE LIGHT SHOW AND THE LED DANCE FLOOR AT THE CONNECTN... BUT MY FAVORE THG ABOUT THE CLUB IS THE IENDLY PEOPLE THERE AND THE HOST OF IENDS I'VE MA HANGG OUT THERE.THERE ARE NEWER BARS, Y... BUT THE CONNECTN HAS SEEN NEW BARS E AND GO FOR YEARS. IT'S APPEAL IS S NAME - MAKG MEANGFUL NNECTNS. YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT!READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 10, 2015THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.STACIEXSTARRLOUISVILLE, KY51 NTRIBUTNS2AN UNEXPECTED EXPERIENCEJUL 2014 • FRIENDSI WENT WH A FEW IENDS FOR A IENDS BIRTHDAY AND WAS SO MUCH MORE THAN WE EXPECTED. WE THOUGHT WOULD JT BE A CLUB WH A BAR, BUT WAS SO MUCH BETTER. WE WALKED AND SEEMED AD. WE WALKED THROUGH SOME DOORS AND REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A DRAG SHOW AND WAS PACKED. THE SHOW WAS MUCH MORE SOPHISTITED THEN WE THOUGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN AND THEY PUT ON AN AMAZG SHOW. WE MA OUR WAY TO THE BARTENR WHO WAS MORE THAN WILLG TO ASSIST ME WH WHAT DRKS WERE GOOD (I'M NOT MUCH OF A DRKER) AND REASONABLY PRICED. AFTER THE SHOW WE WENT TO THE DANCE FLOORS WHERE THE STRIPPERS WERE DANCG AS THE CROWD FOUND S WAY TO THE DANCE FLOOR. ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T DANCE MUCH WE WERE HAPPY WH OUR DRKS AND WATCHG OTHERS HAVE FUN. THERE WAS EVEN A UPLE OF DANCE OFFS. NEEDLS TO SAY S WORTH GOG BACK.READ MOREWRTEN DECEMBER 1, 2014THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RICKYNASHVILLE1 NTRIBUTN0OUTSTANDG CLUB, BUT NO CTOMERS!!!AUG 2014ME AND MY IENDS WENT TO CONNECTN AFTER HEARG GREAT THGS. WE'RE NOT OM LOUISVILLE (WE'RE OM NASHVILLE), AND WE HAD HEARD THAT WAS AN EXCG GAY CLUB. THE TTH IS THAT THE CLUB SELF IS PRETTY OUTSTANDG. THE DANCE FLOOR, THE MANY BARS, AND THE DRAG STAGE WERE ALL PRETTY EXTRAVAGANT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ONE THE CLUB! THIS WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT AT ABOUT 11:30 AND WAS A GHOST TOWN. WE ASKED THE EMPLOYE WHY WAS SO SERTED, AND THEY SAID WAS THE WEATHER ( WAS A LTLE RAY THAT NIGHT). WE WENT TO PLAY STEAD AND WAS PACKED. I SAY THAT THE CLUB WAS SERTED, BUT FACT, THERE WERE ACTUALLY SEVERAL STRAIGHT FEMAL (BACHELORETTE PARTI, OF URSE). I KNOW THAT STRAIGHT GIRLS ENJOY SEEG DRAG SHOWS, BUT THIS PLACE SEEMED TO BE TERG SPECIFILLY TO THAT CROWD. THEY HAD A UPLE A STRAIGHT MALE DANCERS E OUT AND ENTERTA THE LADI. IT FELT MORE LIKE A LADI CLUB THAN A GAY CLUB. EVERYONE SEEMED VERY IENDLY. BUT WE WERE LOOKG FOR MORE EXCEMENT AND ENERGY.READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 24, 2014THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.PEEEHOTON, TX88 NTRIBUTNS1GREAT DRAG SHOW, CUTE STRIPPERS.JUL 2014 • COUPLWHEN WE WALKED TO THE CONNECTN AT MIDNIGHT, WE WERE SHOCKED TO FD A BAR ALMOST PLETELY EMPTY, ROOM AFTER ROOM. IT WASN'T UNTIL WE FOUND THE THEATER THAT WE UNRSTOOD WHERE EVERYBODY WAS! THERE WAS A DRAG PAGEANT GOG ON AND THE HUNTYS WERE FIERCE! FRIENDLY BARTENRS, A MIXED CROWD. LOTS OF SHRIEKG BACHELORETTE PARTI GAWKG AT THE DRAG QUEENS AND GAY PATRONS AS IF WE WERE ZOO ANIMALS WAS THE ONLY UNPLEASANT PART ABOUT BEG THERE. STRIPPERS SEEMED TO ENJOY THE ATTENTN OM THE LADI MORE THAN THEY DID THE ATTENTN THEY RECEIVED OM THEIR GAY BRETHREN.READ MOREWRTEN JULY 6, 2014THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.12SHOWG RULTS 1-10 OF 18NO QUTNS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCEASK A QUTNALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALL2023THE THIRSTY PEDALER235BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • BIKE TOURSCENTRAL BS DISTRICT2023MICHTER'S FORT NELSON DISTILLERY134SPECIALY & GIFT SHOPS • DISTILLERICENTRAL BS DISTRICTSTEVIE RAY'S BLUE'S BAR74BARS & CLUBSCENTRAL BS DISTRICTHOWL AT THE MOON LOUISVILLE148BARS & CLUBS • DANCE CLUBS & DISSCENTRAL BS DISTRICTBOURBON CY CISERS37CY TOURS • BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURSCENTRAL BS DISTRICTNORAEBAR11BARS & CLUBS • KARAOKE BARSPHOENIX HILLMAKER'S MARK BOURBON HOE & LOUNGE40BARS & CLUBSMERLE'S WHISKEY KCHEN28BARS & CLUBSCENTRAL BS DISTRICTAPOLYPSE BREW WORKS25BARS & CLUBS • BREWERICLIFTONNOUVELLE BAR & BOTTLE15WE BARSPHOENIX HILLIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGTHE CONNECTN (LOUISVILLE) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Hundreds of gay men and women crowd the nightclub floor, Stson said. And unlike the gay bars before , the Downtowner served as a gatherg place for activists throughout the 1980s. But Stson psed to say, “Oh, what a genis that lotn was for the gay muny.

He’d purchased the buildg, which had been a flounrg lounge, earlier that year and named after a former Louisville bar — the first gay one Stson enuntered as a olr venue, loted at 300 Chtnut St., had opened 1953 as the cy’s first openly gay bar before burned down 1974.

Many were also closeted gays, profsnals who risked losg their jobs if they me out at work, Stson said. A vortex for activismMore than jt an entertament center, the Downtowner doubled as a space for activists s basement’s four-star rtrant: 105 to a whe, baby grand piano the speakeasy-style lole, gay lears the early 1980s formed Gays and Lbians Uned for Equaly, or GLUE, the first aln of gay men and women the cy.

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“Well we wanted to jt ll gay, ” Stson said. ”The group, an umbrella aln of activists the cy, anized protts and hosted gay piics Cherokee Park. ” and “Wanted: Equal Rights for Gays.

”By the mid-1980s, the AIDS epimic had foced more public attentn on gay activism. “(Stson and another gay club owner) felt the officers’ actns had meaned their patrons, ” wrote a Courier-Journal reporter.

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And th, for many gays and lbians Louisville, the club beme their muny’s center — a hoe to build both iendships and movements, said historian Cate Fosl, lear of the Kentucky LGBTQ Herage than three s later this year, on a sunny June afternoon, hundreds gathered at the Connectn to drk and mgle before the annual pri para. ”Out of the shadows:Why the people are unverg Louisville's storied LGBTQ historyEarly 1900sThe LGBTQ muny largely met private up until the early 1900s when gay men steadily veloped a work of public plac where was safe to gather, such as the Hogan’s Founta area of Cherokee Park, Old Louisville’s Central Park and Fourth Street between downtown and Central Park. 1947After World War II, more gay-iendly or exclively gay bars appeared  Uned Stat ci.

11, 1970, judge led agast the uple Febary 1971, and two years later, the Kentucky Supreme Court 1970In July 1970, 13 women and two men tablished the Louisville Gay Liberatn Front or LGLF. The group met at the home of s two primary -founrs, Lynn Pfuhl and Mike Randall, and the anizatn was among dozens that sprang up the Uned Stat followg the formatn of New York’s Gay Liberatn Front late LGLF also pneered what’s believed to be Kentucky’s first ll- phone le for gay and lbian people. Group members also opened The Gay Lib Hoe at 1919 Bonnystle Ave.

1972Louisville’s Metropolan Communy Church ngregatn, a lol branch of a natnally gay-iendly group, began meetg private hom 1972.

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This was Louisville’s first morn gay dis and was known for s extravagant drag shows.

For the next 14 years, the hotspot beme Louisville’s most clive and popular gay bars until closed 1989.

1981Sam Dorr had worked at First Natnal Bank for nearly two s when he was named print of a pro-gay advocy group wh a relig affiliatn 1981. 1983Louisville’s Central Prbyterian Church, loted the historilly gay-iendly Old Louisville neighborhood, passed a “More Light” rolutn, which embrac gay members 1983. Four years later the church ordaed an openly gay man, Nick Wilkerson, as a church elr.