Indianapolis gay bars: 7 spots ma for the LGBTQ+ muny

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Born and raised Brooklyn, New York, Sandra Gay said dancg and theater has always been a huge part of her life, even as she pursued a gree tn at her parents’ beht of “gettg a real job.”

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Indianapolis is premier statn for gay and lbian travelers the Midwtern Uned Stat. * gay theater indianapolis *

There's a reason 's begun velopg a reputatn as one of Ameri's most unrrated statns for gay and lbian travelers.

The cy has a terrific theater scene, wh several venu downtown and the gay-popular Mass Ave Arts District, cludg the inic Indiana Repertory Theatre and such acclaimed venu as the Phoenix Theatre, Theatre on the Square, and the Indy Frge theatre.

This lively Mass Ave Arts District ntas a number of bs popular wh the gay and lbian muny and is a great place to spend your first afternoon and eveng - the neighborhood is also part of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, a prehensive 7.

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Another fixture here, perfect for after-dner cktails and hobnobbg, is the always-ftive Metro gay bar. Or for a more sual and ftive experience on the northern edge of downtown, gay-owned English Ivy's is a terrific spot to beg a night of bar-hoppg, and Downtown Olly's is a iendly ltle sports bar and rtrant that's long been a favore wh the LGBTQ muny. Wherever you de, Saturday night is ial for htg the gay clubs on the north si of the cy.

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Hot spots around here clu Greg's, one of the cy's longt-nng gay nightspots and a popular place for watchg vios. If you're still up for a b of bar-hoppg, try some of the cy's mastream nightspots, where you may not enunter too many fellow gay travelers, but you are sure to fd an eclectic, iendly staff and great people-watchg. Farther afield, the progrsive llege town of Bloomgton has bee known natnally as one of the gay-iendlit small ci the untry.

About the thor: Travel wrer Andrew Colls has been verg the gay scene Indianapolis for more than 15 years a variety of newspapers and magaz. Everyone knows that change n be cremental, but the phrase “gay bar” sounds cliché anymore. The cy’s nizens talk about often: Nightlife tablishments, be they storied or new on the scen, have seen their rpective clientel grow to be clive of not jt gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr lols and visors recently.

It’s not overtly “gay! Sandra Gay began tap dancg at the age of six and teachg at the age of 12.

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Although she reloted to Indianapolis upon a iend’s requt, Gay found Actors Ink Theatre Productn Company 1981 after a productn of “For Colored Girls Who Consired Suici / When the Rabow is Enuf” at the Indianapolis Civic Theatre (now The Palladium). As a POCA pany, Gay said they ter to actors and performers over the age of 65 — her youngt pany member is 68 and the olst is 93 — learng, rehearsg and performg alongsi each other the same way any profsnal pany do. But first and foremost, Gay is a teacher — “pla and simple, ” she said.

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