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WH THE CUB ROOM'S RETURN, IS NEW HOPE'S GAY BAR SCENE G BACK?
The openg of the Bucks County Playhoe 1939 precipated a gay prence town.
NEW HOPE - The first time Larry Melo stepped to a gay bar he didn’t know what to expect. “Even as a gay guy, my first experience out the world was so different than what I imaged would be, ” Melo relled. His , who was also gay, suggted the two grab a drk at Jan Wallman’s on Cornelia Street Greenwich Village.
“It was my first time beg a bar surround wh all gay men. Loted at the New Hope Lodge, formerly known as Motel the Woods, The Cub Room was the last gay bar standg a town that, at one time, had four bars aimed at servg the LGBTQ+ crowd, cludg The Raven, The Prelu and The Cartwheel.
EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS NEW HOPE
“It was this bohemian ltle gay town, ” Melo sce The Cub Room closed nearly three years ago, New Hope has been whout a venue terg specifilly to gay men. Brgg back The Cub Room as a safe haven for the gay munyBefore The Cub Room closed, Melo was a regular patron, drawn to the relaxg feel of the place.
Larry did a great job, ” Kub he enjoys gog to any type of bar, he said he feels more relaxed a bar for gay men which is why he mak the drive to The Cub Room, the clost gay bar om his home Ewg, New Jersey. ” Melo said he’s happy to create what he hop will be “a safe haven for the gay muny. Gay Mens Club of New Hope prents: Holiday Social Gatherg at the GreenHoe New Hope on Tuday, December 6th, 6 pm - 9 pm.