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THE BT GAY SPORTS BARS IN AMERIFOR THE LOVE OF THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY NEWNOWNEXT EDORSFEBARY 1, 2016/3:46 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}HERO IMAG/GETTY IMAGBY NEWNOWNEXT EDORSFEBARY 1, 2016 / 3:46 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE BT GAY SPORTS BARS IN AMERI","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-02-01T20:46:29.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-02-01T20:46:29.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NEWNOWNEXT EDORS","KEYWORDS":"SPORTS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PLENTY OF GAYS HAVE E OUT ABOUT LOVG PROFSNAL SPORTS—ENOUGH SO THAT A CULTURE OF GAY SPORTS BARS HAS EMERGED ACROSS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BELOW, WE N DOWN THE BT PLAC TO WATCH THE BIG GAME AND THE CUTIE ON THE NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRIGGS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}519 EAST JEFFERSON AVENUE, DETRO, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE GIVE THIS JEFFERSON AVENUE BAR PROPS FOR S TERMATN TO REVALIZE DOWNTOWN MOTOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRIGGS ALSO CELEBRAT THE CY'S SPORTS HISTORY WH EMS LIKE THE NAV BURGER, NAMED FOR FORMER DETRO TIGERS OWNER FRANK NAV, AND THE FRANZENMULE, A VERSN OF A MOSW MULE NAMED FOR RED WGS PLAYER JOHAN FRANZEN. (EVEN THE BAR'S NAME IS A NOD TO THE FORMER NAME OF TIGER STADIUM.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A PARTY ROOM THE BACK N BE RERVED FOR PRIVATE PARTI, WH A ROOFTOP CK OPENG THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NELLIE'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}900 U STREET NW, WASHGTON, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A TRAILBLAZER, BOTH FOR THE GAY-SPORTS-BAR NCEPT AND FOR REVALIZG THE U STREET AREA, NELLIE'S HAS THREE BARS ACROSS TWO FLOORS AND A ROOFTOP CK: IT'S LIKE A GAY TAILGATG PARTY WH 25 FLATSCREEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DRKS ARE STRONG, AND THE FOOD DIVERG OM THE TYPIL WGS-AND-NACHOS MENU WH EMPANADAS AND BUILD-YOUR-OWN AREPAS. A GREAT OPTN FOR BRGG YOUR STRAIGHT IENDS, WHO MAY NOT REALIZE 'S A GAY BAR UNTIL THE DRAG QUEEN STARTS TAKG THEIR BNCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}2247 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCIS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HI TOPS MT BE DOG SOMETHG RIGHT: EATER SF RANKED THE SEND-BT SPORTS BAR THE CY, GAY OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SUAL CASTRO SALOON WS OVER LOLS AND VISORS ALIKE WH AN ATTU-EE RA AND MENU OF BAN BURGERS, IED-CHICKEN SANDWICH, RN DOGS AND HOMEMA WARM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SWG BY THURSDAYS FOR GYM CLASS AND GET EE WHISKEY SHOTS OM JOCKSTRAP-WEARG BAR BAB. A DOUBLE W!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}200 S 12TH STREET, PHILALPHIA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OPENED FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, TABU IS A GREAT OPTN WHEN YOUR POSSE IS DIVID: SPORTS FANS N ENJOY THE LONG BAR, TVS AND GAME ROOM ON THE FIRST LEVEL, WHILE CKTAIL SOPHISTIT N HUNKER DOWN THE ZY LOUNGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT SPORTS, THOUGH: TABU HOSTS "HAPPY BEAR HOUR" ON FRIDAYS OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MADISON PUBMADISON PUB/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}1315 E. MADISON STREET, SEATTLE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IENDLY CAPAL HILL BAR HAS BEEN A MASTAY FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER-OF-A-CENTURY. ALL ARE WELE AT MADISON PUB—EXCEPT FOR MAYBE 49ERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GYM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} 8737 SANTA MONI BLVD, LOS ANGEL, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WT HOLLYWOOD IMPORTED THE GYM BRAND OM NEW YORK, STAKG A CLAIM FOR GAY JOCKS THE CY OF ANGELS. (IT'S STILL L.A.'S ONLY GAY SPORTS BAR, IF YOU N BELIEVE THAT.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STRONG DRKS MAKE GYM POPULAR FOR PRE-GAMG, OR E OF MONDAY FOR KARAOKE, OR WEEKENDS FOR A BEER BLAST. THIS IS WEHO, SO MAKE A LIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOXERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}742 9TH AVENUE, NEW YORK, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOXERS OPENED S FIRST LOTN CHELSEA SOME YEARS BACK, AND HAS EXPAND TO MIDTOWN AND PHILALPHIA'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HELL'S KCHEN OUTPOST OFFERS A RARY NEW YORK BAR LIFE: A ROOFTOP TERRACE. MORE THAN 20 LGBT TEAMS ARE SPONSORED BY THE BAR, WHICH OFTEN HOSTS SEASON-ENDG PARTI AND TEAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ENJOY LATE-NIGHT HAPPY HOURS AND WEEKLY BEER AND SMO PONG TOURNAMENTS, PL CAZWELL SPNG DOWNSTAIRS THE DOGPOUND EVERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

We picked the bt gay sports bar Ameri. * gay sports wings *

Plenty of gays have e out about lovg profsnal sports—enough so that a culture of gay sports bars has emerged across, we n down the bt plac to watch the big game and the cutie on the next Detro519 East Jefferson Avenue, Detro, MIWe give this Jefferson Avenue bar props for s termatn to revalize downtown Motor also celebrat the cy's sports history wh ems like the Nav Burger, named for former Detro Tigers owner Frank Nav, and the Franzenmule, a versn of a Mosw Mule named for Red Wgs player Johan Franzen. )A party room the back n be rerved for private parti, wh a rooftop ck openg the 's900 U Street NW, Washgton, DCA trailblazer, both for the gay-sports-bar ncept and for revalizg the U Street area, Nellie's has three bars across two floors and a rooftop ck: It's like a gay tailgatg party wh 25 flatscreen drks are strong, and the food diverg om the typil wgs-and-nachos menu wh empanadas and build-your-own arepas.

A great optn for brgg your straight iends, who may not realize 's a gay bar until the drag queen starts takg their bnch Tops2247 Market Street, San Francis, CAHi Tops mt be dog somethg right: Eater SF ranked the send-bt sports bar the cy, gay or sual Castro saloon ws over lols and visors alike wh an attu-ee ra and menu of ban burgers, ied-chicken sandwich, rn dogs and homema warm by Thursdays for Gym Class and get ee whiskey shots om jockstrap-wearg bar bab. All are wele at Madison Pub—except for maybe 49ers Sportsbar 8737 Santa Moni Blvd, Los Angel, CAWt Hollywood imported the Gym brand om New York, stakg a claim for gay jocks the Cy of Angels.

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ATLANTA'S ONLY GAY SPORTS BAR

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[ptn id="attachment_122786" align="aligncenter" width="491"] Gym bar Wt Hollywood[/ptn]Football season gets unrway tonight, so we thought we'd n down some of the bt gay sports bars Ameri. The 7 Bt Gay Sports Bars In Ameri4804 N. 900 U Street NW, Washgton, DCA trailblazer, both for the gay-sports-bar ncept, and for revalizg the U Street area, Nellie's has three bars across two floors and a rooftop ck: It's like a gay tailgatg party wh 25 flatscreen TVs.

A great optn for brgg your straight iends, who may not realize 's a gay bar until the drag queen starts takg their bnch orr! 2247 Market Street, San Francis, CAHi Tops mt be dog somethg right: Eater SF ranked this newer the send-bt sports bar the cy, gay or otherwise.

TOUCHDOWN! THE 7 BT GAY SPORTS BARS IN {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY ANDREW VILLAGOMEZSEPTEMBER 5, 2013/6:25 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ANDREW VILLAGOMEZSEPTEMBER 5, 2013 / 6:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TOUCHDOWN! THE 7 BT GAY SPORTS BARS IN AMERI","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-09-05T22:25:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-09-05T22:25:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ANDREW VILLAGOMEZ","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_122786" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="491"] GYM BAR WT HOLLYWOOD[/PTN]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOOTBALL SEASON GETS UNRWAY TONIGHT, SO WE THOUGHT WE'D N DOWN SOME OF THE BT GAY SPORTS BARS AMERI. PLAC WHERE YOU N WATCH THE GAME AND THE CUTIE ON THE NEXT STOOL.  DID WE MISS YOUR FAVORE SPOT? DROP A NOTE THE MENTS SECTN BELOW!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: DID “REAL HOEWIV” LISA VANRPUMP SABOTAGE PLANS FOR A GAY SPORTS BAR?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 7 BT GAY SPORTS BARS IN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CREW BAR + GRILL,{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}4804 N. BROADWAY, CHIGO, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A CHIGO FAVORE FOR S ARRAY OF AMERIN AND TEX-MEX EATS (MAKE SURE TO STOP BY DURG $1 TA TUDAYS), CREW BAR & GRILL IS A STRAIGHT-IENDLY WATERG HOLE SHOWSG SPORTS ON MORE THAN 20 SCREENS. WEEKLY PARTI CLU POP-MIC AND KARAOKE NIGHTS, AND EVERY LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH THERE'S A POPULAR JOCKSTRAP NTT. 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SWG BY THURSDAYS FOR GYM CLASS AND GET EE WHISKY SHOTS OM JOCKSTRAP-WEARG BAR BAB. 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WHILE THERE ARE JT A FEW TVS TO ENJOY MAJOR SPORTS, ATHLETIC SUPPORTERS N MEET -THE-FLH JOCKS DURG THEIR POPULAR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GYM SPORTSBAR, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}8737 SANTA MONI BLVD, LOS ANGEL, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WT HOLLYWOOD IMPORTANT THE GYM BRAND OM NEW YORK, STAKG A CLAIM FOR GAY JOCKS THE CY OF ANGELS. (IT'S STILL L.A.'S ONLY GAY SPORTS BAR, IF YOU N BELIEVE THAT.)  STRONG DRKS MAKE POPULAR FOR PRE-GAMG, OR E OF MONDAY FOR KARAOKE, OR WEEKENDS FOR A BEER BLAST.  THIS IS WEHO, SO MAKE LIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOXERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}742 9TH AVENUE, MANHATTAN, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPTOWN OUTPOST FOR BOXERS, WHICH OPENED S FIRST LOTN CHELSEA SOME YEARS BACK, OFFERS A RARY NEW YORK BAR LIFE: A ROOFTOP TERRACE. MORE THAN 20 LGBT TEAMS ARE SPONSORED BY THE BAR, WHICH OFTEN HOSTS SEASON-ENDG PARTI AND TEAM MEETGS. ENJOY LATE NIGHT HAPPY HOURS, WEEKLY BEER (AND SMO) PONG TOURNAMENTS, AND CAZWELL SPNG DOWNSTAIRS THE DOGPOUND EVERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDREW VILLAGOMEZ IS LOOKG FORWARD TO SEEG MORE  JOCKS E OUT THIS FALL. HE TWEETS AS @{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The Classil is the latt to tackle the rise of gay sports bars across the U.S. Tled, 'Where Hot Wgs are Sassy,' 's both a tongue--cheek and solid examatn of the growg phenomenon.... * gay sports wings *

26 Chandler Street, Boston, MAOpen each day om noon, Frz supports more than ten gay sports teams throughout Beantown, many of which drop by to wd down after gam and practic. 8737 Santa Moni Blvd, Los Angel, CAWt Hollywood important the Gym brand om New York, stakg a claim for gay jocks the Cy of Angels.

GAY SPORTS BARS AND THE MARGALIZATN OF GAY SPORTS FANS THE LGBT 'MUNY'

Thanks to the proment athlet who are gay, the sports world is beg more and more acceptg of homosexual players. Whether the famo Olympians, ... * gay sports wings *

The Classil is the latt to tackle the rise of gay sports bars across the U. Alyssa Rosenberg of Thk Progrs poted out one great piece of the article about how gay athlet are margalized by many people the gay "muny, " workg off a quote I gave for the article. One of the benefs of an environment that mak easier for folks to e out should be a sense that your muny is bigger than you knew, big enough for everyone not to have to be vted the same projects, and big enough to acmodate multiple gay cultur, and to accept solidary when ’s offered.

BUFFALO WILD WGS WAS MY ONE-MAN GAY BAR

Tom Wadll, an athlete the 1968 Olympics, created the Gay Gam first held 1982 to celebrate LGBTQ cln. The Gay Gam are still held to this day wh the next round schled for 2022 Hong Kong. * gay sports wings *

If gay men want a bar where they n hang out and watch football, don’t mean the club that has Madonna dance nights is gog to shut down. Bis, the gay sports bar is probably the one wh the Madonna dance night! I'm not sure why, but there is still this roll-of-the-ey "oh you're so butch" reactn by some gay people when I say I like sports.

I was a gay vegetarian who hadn’t set foot on a basketball urt sce I was forced to high school gym class. I had e out as gay seven years earlier, yet I was addicted to the look of male heteronormativy. I’d heard that the Ann Arbor Buffalo Wild Wgs was a secret gay meet-up place, but I hadn’t believed .

ATHLET WHO ARE GAY

Was this place that reprented generic masculy by fn averse to homosexualy?

The cha had been lled out four years earlier for s homophobic slogan jokg that, “No, ’s really ol to wear a man’s name on your back.

‘FORMER GAY MAN’ WH ABOUT THE ‘GAYG OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’

My ncern was that the homophobia ran even eper than anythg the atmosphere of Buffalo Wild Wgs or enmic to sports culture — that the real hostily me om wh myself. I’d long shudred at the thought of beg a gaybro.

Gaybros started as a subredd 2012 and the muny still attracts gay men who have terts that are stereotypilly straight: beer, sports, mpg, vio gam, fishg.

They proudly assert their distaste for the femme pursus ually associated wh gay male culture. The gaybros even lled Buffalo Wild Wgs “a gay man’s paradise.

WELE TO THE ‘GAY GAM,’ AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE OLYMPICS, WHERE ACTIVISM IS ENURAGED AND EVERYONE’S AN ATHLETE

Many queer men, myself clud, disapprove of gaybro culture. It’s fe, if a ltle tacky, to favor bro-y thgs as a gay man, but isn’t the search for pri hyper-masculy lked to the strand of homophobia that sham all feme behavr?

WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS

When I wasn’t Buffalo Wild Wgs, I was hostg or attendg Here Com Honey Boo Boo and Showgirls viewg parti, blastg Rihanna, dog all the gay-male thgs I cherished. I liked how those impuls worked along wh and agast each other a place that might’ve been a lole for gay renzvo. I unrstood what the gaybros didn’t: that masculy and femy were jt styl I uld try on at different tim.

I never uld nfirm if the Ann Arbor Buffalo Wild Wgs was a real Grdr meet-up place, probably bee I never went there wh gay men, only women. My reluctance to spl a plate of beer-battered onn rgs or cheddar chee curds wh a date probably reflected how alienated I still felt om my own inty, but I liked the not knowg, the perpetual speculatn over the gay actn that might have been transpirg before my ey.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* GAY SPORTS WINGS

Why There Few Openly Gay Athlet In Men's Profsnal Sports : NPR.

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