Gay bars rema closed Baltimore jt as LGBTQ muny needs them most - The Baltimore Banner

Contents:

• GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
• BALTIMORE GAY BARS
• GAY BARS REMA CLOSED BALTIMORE JT AS LGBTQ MUNY NEEDS THEM MOST
• GAY BALTIMORE
• THERE GO THE GAYBORHOOD
• 'WHERE DO WE GO?' BALTIMORE'S GAY NIGHTLIFE TAK A H WH GRAND CENTRAL'S IMPENDG CLOSURE

GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

C., is a powerhoe of the gay nightlife scene on the East Coast, s unassumg and quirky next-door neighbor promis gay travelers an equally good time. It's the hometown of inic gay filmmaker John Waters and his drag queen me, Dive, and the Mount Vernon neighborhood is one of the longt-tablished gay districts the untry. If you're on the lookout for somethg different om the stereotypil gay bars, then this cy will likely appeal to you.

Some of Baltimore's gay bars have been around for s, and ntue to attract patrons both young and old.

BALTIMORE GAY BARS

Mount Vernon is the gay neighborhood Baltimore, and many of the bars are ncentrated around that central area. However, other LGBT spots are sttered throughout the cy and even if you don't go to an explicly gay place, the majory of bars Baltimore nsir themselv gay-iendly. The Drkery: One of Baltimore's olst gay bars, The Drkery has a laid-back pub feel wh daily drk specials and weekend drag shows.

The Rowan Tree: A sual neighborhood bar South Baltimore, The Rowan Tree ters to a diverse crowd but leans toward gay ctomers on the weekends.

Leon's of Baltimore: A leather bar that's been servg the gay muny Baltimore sce 1957. In the early years, ctomers were asked if they were a "iend of Dorothy" before enterg, a reference to Judy Garland's "The Wizard of Oz" character and mon lgo om the era to furtively ask if someone is gay. Mastream gay dance clubs are glargly absent the Baltimore area, wh the largt one shut down early 2020.

GAY BARS REMA CLOSED BALTIMORE JT AS LGBTQ MUNY NEEDS THEM MOST

Factory 17: Prevly known—and still sometim referred to—as Club 1722, Factory 17 is the after-hours gay dance club Baltimore.

Club Orphs: This unrground dance spot is technilly a self-scribed "goth club, " but the alternative vibe attracts a nsistent gay crowd as well. was lled Leon’s, and Leon’s was the first “gay-iendly” bar. So, to Charm Cy’s gay muny, ’s hallowed ground.

And maybe that’s all anyone should ask of any bar, gay or.

GAY BALTIMORE

Baltimore has a long history of beg a gay-iendly town and offers great optns to stay on your vatn. Recent shows clu The Folks at Home, a lighthearted portra of an terracial gay uple livg South Baltimore, and Thoughts of a Colored Man, an hont exploratn of what means to be Black and male the 21st century.

The olst ntuoly operatg gay bar the cy is Leon’s Of Baltimore, which has been open sce 1957.

Baltimore Gay BarsThe DrkeryThe Drkery is a gay dive bar Baltimore.

THERE GO THE GAYBORHOOD

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'WHERE DO WE GO?' BALTIMORE'S GAY NIGHTLIFE TAK A H WH GRAND CENTRAL'S IMPENDG CLOSURE

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