New film puts spotlight on legendary Edmonton gay club Flashback

Contents:

• LIST OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS
• GAY NIGHTLIFE EDMONTON
• THE BEST EDMONTON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS EDMONTON
• GAY NIGHTLIFE - BARS, CLUBS, SNAS - NEED ADVICE - EDMONTON FOM
• NEW FILM PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON LEGENDARY EDMONTON GAY CLUB FLASHBACK
• HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 5: INTO TODAY
• HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 4: THE EXPANDG SCENE
• NEW FILM PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON LEGENDARY EDMONTON GAY CLUB FLASHBACK

LIST OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS

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Re: Gay Nightlife - bars, clubs, snas - need advice. And nothg has ever been wrten this magaze for an overview of the gay life. Buddy's and Woody's ter predomantly to a male clientele, whereas I believe that The Junctn and Flash ter to both lbians and gay men.

The mise of Boots was very sad as had been open for over 30 years and was the longt nng gay tablishment Canada. Now, the legendary gay bar is g to the big screen. 'It was a place that really brought queer and straight people together'Edmonton gay bar Evolutn Wonrlounge hosted a re-enactment of a night out at the inic '80s nightclub Flashback for an upg film.

Now, the legendary Edmonton gay bar is g to the big feature film the makg is about the trailblazg spir of the people who built and equented Flashback and the surroundg turbulence of the 1980s. "As a young person, I felt a new sense of eedom as a gay man g out high school.

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It was named one of the 10 bt nightclubs North Ameri by Billboard Magaze, acrdg to Edmonton's Queer History agast the backdrop of the creasg visibily of LGBTQ culture alongsi anti-queer backlash, Flashback patrons were greeted by a sign the foyer statg that was a club for gay people and their iends. The evolutn of Edmonton's gay bars40 years later, Edmonton's queer muny looks back on the Pisc bathhoe raidHays ed to equent the 104th Street lotn wh his straight brother, Peter Hays, who is the director and producer of the film club also drew the lik of Oilers players and k. "The club played a really important role changg people's | Inic Edmonton club is the subject of new documentaryRad Active7:44Inic Edmonton club is the subject of a new documentaryWe speak to a queer historian about the impact of the former Flashback bar Tuday, the Hays brothers and their film crew transformed lol gay club Evolutn Wonrlounge to their former a silver dis ball, 50 extras mullets, mohawks and teased bangs let loose on the black-and-whe checkered dancefloor, cked out high-waisted troers, jumpsus and leather.

"Matthew Hays said life was hard for a young, gay person the '80s, but Flashback ma the cy of Edmonton and beyond feel much more acceptg. Before we look at the most recent of gay bars Edmonton, let’s explore some honourable mentns. Outlastg the first attempt at a gay bar on Whyte Avenue (Club Aquari), Chigo opened s doors at 10838 – 82 Avenue.

Gay bars outsi the downtown area were rare, but one attempt was ma 1999 to open a lbian-focsed space on Calgary Trail. Operatg between 2001 and 2002, they looked to ter to a more sophistited gay crowd though they never really achieved this goal. In the sprg of 2005, Dennis Cambly (the owner of Pri Vio on the send floor of 10121 – 124 Street) ma his entry to the gay bar scene wh DiNovi’s Marti Lounge.

NEW FILM PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON LEGENDARY EDMONTON GAY CLUB FLASHBACK

Another lotn home to two different gay bars was the basement space at 10220 – 103 Street. By 2017, Evolutn was the only gay bar Edmonton, and remas that way 2020.

There had always been those rare “straight” spac that were “gay-iendly, ” om John Reid’s Rebar to spac like the now-closed Emprs on Whyte. Ongog rtrictns around COVID-19 leave a very different feel, but what feels the same is the celebratn of queer space and art, and the credible muny support which is what will keep Edmonton’s last gay bar alive and thrivg. List of Edmonton’s Gay Bars.

When nsirg Edmonton’s gay bar history, there were over thirty venu almost half a century. After about a year and a half of operatn, they cid to rename the bs and gear toward the gay muny. The venue altered between gay and straight dienc throughout the years.

HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 5: INTO TODAY

For reasons nobody uld que put their fgers on, the space jt never appealed enough to the gay muny for any of the ventur to be succsful. For the send time LGBTQ history, a queer-based bs had been forced out of s space by homophobic owners. It took time, but their posns regardg homosexualy eventually changed.

One of the more unique gay bars Edmonton was a former Howard & McBri Funeral Parlor.

HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 4: THE EXPANDG SCENE

Wh most of the gay bars to date primarily terg to the gay male populatn, the lbian muny felt the need to create spac that were appealg to them.

When Jim Schafer passed away 2010, the historic gay bar lotn of Club 70 and Boots beme available. On September 22, 2012, the Junctn closed s doors, brgg to an end forty-two years gay bar operatn that space.

NEW FILM PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON LEGENDARY EDMONTON GAY CLUB FLASHBACK

Right: “A Ltle Gay Bar on 106 Street, ” closg night event at Junctn Bar & Eatery, September 22, 2012. Edmonton gay bar Evolutn Wonrlounge hosted a re-enactment of a night out at the inic '80s nightclub Flashback for an upg film.

Now, the legendary Edmonton gay bar is g to the big feature film the makg is about the the trailblazg spir of the people who built and equented Flashback and the surroundg turbulence of the 1980s. It was named one of the 10 bt nightclubs North Ameri by Billboard Magaze, acrdg to Edmonton's Queer History agast the backdrop of the creasg visibily of LGBTQ culture alongsi anti-queer backlash, Flashback patrons were greeted by a sign the foyer statg that was a club for gay people and their ed to equent the 104th Street lotn wh his straight brother, Peter Hays, who is the director and producer of Flashback film club also drew the lik of Oilers players and k.

"The club played a really important role changg people's | Inic Edmonton club is the subject of new documentaryOn Tuday, the Hays brothers and their film crew transformed lol gay club Evolutn Wonrlounge to their former silver dis balls, 50 extras mullets, mohawks and teased bangs let loose on the black-and-whe checkered dancefloor, cked out high-waisted troers, jumpsus and leather.