The Stranger's Gui to the Bt Gay Clubs, Shops, and Bars Seattle - The Stranger

Contents:

• THE 5 BEST SEATTLE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SEATTLE
• GAY NIGHTLIFE SEATTLE
• THE STRANGER'S GUI TO THE BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS SEATTLE
• SEATTLE’S BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS
• SEATTLE GAY DISTRICT: CAPOL HILL
• AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE
• GAY SEATTLE · CY GUI

THE 5 BEST SEATTLE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SEATTLE

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GAY NIGHTLIFE SEATTLE

The only gay bar Seattle wh an outdoor fire p also has fantastic bartenrs, clever DJs, and vtage gay porn (i. This bar is tryg to do somethg unique by beg a bar for the entire queer muny—cludg trans folks, nonbary people, lbians, and good-old fashned gay men.

Once a stalwart ttament to endurg gayns, Neighbours the days wel more and more bachelorette parti. Three floors of gay bar wh dancg up top, R Place also hosts live drag shows, RuPl's Drag Race viewg parti, and karaoke (on Sundays, Mondays, and Tudays at 9 p. Seattle Men Leather meet at the Cuff, and lots of gay sports teams have their social functns there.

The bt night to vis this gay bar is the first Saturday of the month—kk night.

THE STRANGER'S GUI TO THE BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS SEATTLE

This is the only gay bar s vicy, over near the Montlake cut. This is North Seattle’s gay bar—the clost gay bar to the Universy of Washgton, the Ballard Locks, or Northgate. Wt Seattle is where gay folks go to retire, and this laid-back bar epomiz the neighborhood's laid-back spir.

This Whe Center gay bar is lumberjack-themed. Vibrators on display, class on everythg om rope bondage to strap-ons to erotic massage, and a iendly staff, Babeland is perfectly sued to women who date women—but gay guys, straight upl, and folks across the spectm are also wele. Pony has an outdoor fire p, fantastic bartenrs, clever DJs, and vtage gay porn (i.

SEATTLE’S BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS

This bar is tryg to do somethg unique by beg a bar for the entire queer muny cludg trans folks, nonbary people, lbians, and good-old-fashned gay men.

SEATTLE GAY DISTRICT: CAPOL HILL

This gay bar and cktail lounge featur outdoor seatg and a menu of appetizers, flatbread pizzas, panis, burgers, salads, and sandwich, along wh spirs, w, and beer on tap. This is North Seattle’s gay bar and the clost gay bar to the Universy of Washgton. This Whe Center gay bar is lumber-jack-themed.

The Comeback was started by Floyd Lovelady (wh partners) who was the longtime manager at beloved Capol Hill gay bar R Place which closed durg the Covid shutdown after the owners of the buildg chose not to renew their lease. While fans of R Place and their staff, many of whom moved to The Comeback, were exced about their favore gay bar rurrectg, others speculated if the new bar uld make .

Afterall, R Place was a neighborhood gay bar that had been loted a nsely populated part of Seatte that was home to many LGBTQ+ people.

AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE

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Pony is gay famo. This isn’t a subtle place: Imag of nu gay people are plastered on the walls, papier-mâchéd male parts hang om the ceilgs, vtage smut plays off VHS tap, and there’s a suggtive hole the bathroom.

They’re the same owners of Thumper’s (RIP), a former “piano bar for gay daddi tweed ats, ” and that vibe has spirually rried over to Unn. This chill and flirty bar featur a full kchen wh burgers, tas, and even baked brie, which is not somethg I ually expect to see at a gay bar.

GAY SEATTLE · CY GUI

There’s a wi range of ag here, and leans predomately gay. Unr s prev ownership, The Cuff tered to a mostly gay male crowd, but recent chang have seen all typ of LGBTQ+ people hangg out at the venue.

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