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Contents:

• INDIANAPOLIS GAY BARS: 7 SPAC MA FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY
• GAY UNSELOR'S FIRG BY INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PERMTED BY FERAL APPEALS URT
• A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
• GAY CLUBS
• THE STRANGE BUT TE HISTORY OF INDIANAPOLIS' GAY BARS

INDIANAPOLIS GAY BARS: 7 SPAC MA FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY

Gay bars offer LGBTQ+ muny members a place to go which they n be fortable and treated as humans, they ’s important that the spac rema open, as a bs and to the public, so people and outsi of the LGBTQ+ muny n enjoy the bars and experience queer culture, said Alexanr, stage name Duchs Morngstar. This gay bar has been bs sce 1980. The bs has sce remaed a part of the gay bar Our Place routely hosts drag performance nights, featurg artists such as Sage Summers, Heather Bea and Brooklyn Burroughs, and drag pageants.

English Ivy's -owner Sam Stt said about 80% of the bar's clientele are regulars, llg the bar a "gay Cheers, " referencg the bar the 90s s "where everybody knows your name. The eatery loted the Sat Joseph neighborhood is not a dance club, but rather a “gay-therg” place for members of the LGBTQ+ muny and alli, acrdg to s webse.

By night is Almost Famo, an “everyone bar, ” which do not market self as a gay bar but ters to queer people, said assistant general manager Jam Alexanr, stage name Duchs Morngstar. “You n e to this environment and be queer and feel like you’re safe but ’s not your typil what you would thk gay bar feel, ” said show director Myke Dobbs, whose stage name is Lady Dumpster. For many years, Zonie’s has been one of the ma plac to see profsnal performers and one of the few gay bars to host open stage nights for amatr artists.

GAY UNSELOR'S FIRG BY INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PERMTED BY FERAL APPEALS URT

"Are there any gay bars we missed? So whether you're gay, bisexual or straight (member or non-member), STEP UP and the MARION COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT provis ee ttg every Wednday, Friday, and Sunday at Club Indianapolis.

Club Indianapolis ntu to believe promotg the well beg of the gay muny through supportg anizatns that protect your health and civil rights.

Jack Campbell, a foundg owner, lead the fight to oppose the anti-gay Save Our Children mpaign lead by Ana Bryan the early 70's; supported the formatn of MCC, the Gay Gam, and the Natnal Gay Task Force; pl, ntributed to the Human Rights buildg Washg D. The same is te of the cy’s offergs that openly ter to or wele gay, lbian, transgenr, bisexual, and qutng (LGBTQ) dividuals, be they lols or visors. Perennially gay-iendly, and at tim gay-owned over the years, Henry’s on East is a vibrant yet low-key ffeehoe and bistro around the rner om Mass Ave’s weekday and nighttime htle.

A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.

Vonnegut didn’t often addrs LGBTQ culture or homosexualy at large, but he would have supported Indiana’s same-sex marriage and civil-rights updat by liverg his patented, sharp jeremiads.

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!

WASHINGTON – A feral appeals urt has led that a Catholic high school Indianapolis was ee to fire a gay guidance unselor bee she performed at least some relig duti, the latt legal setback for LGBTQ+ rights when they nflict wh Fzgerald had worked for 14 years as a guidance unselor at Ronlli High School when school officials disvered she was married to another woman. There's a reason 's begun velopg a reputatn as one of Ameri's most unrrated statns for gay and lbian travelers.

GAY CLUBS

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.

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.

THE STRANGE BUT TE HISTORY OF INDIANAPOLIS' GAY BARS

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.