RIPCORD | Hoton's Bt Gay Leather Bar

Contents:

• GUI TO GAY BARS HOTON
• THE 5 BEST HOTON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS HOTON
• HOTON NIGHTLIFE: THE BT GAY & LGBTQ+ BARS
• BT OF HOTON® 2022: BT GAY BAR
• HOTON’S GAY BARS TO VIS TO GRAB DRKS AT THIS WEEKEND
• BT OF HOTON® 2021: GAY BAR
• HOTON'S 10 BT GAY BARS
• TEXAS’ OLST GAY LEATHER BAR SCE 1982.
• GAY USA

GUI TO GAY BARS HOTON

For more than a century, even before Pri Month’s orig 1969, gay bars have persevered around the world as a way for the LGBTQ muny to nnect and celebrate. Hoton’s gay bars, particular, have been a place where people n nvene regardls of their inty and have played a key role Montrose velopg s reputatn as the cy’s “gayborhood. ” While more safe spac exist, gay bars are still a rnerstone the muny, while also beg a prime place to enjoy a happy hour cktail, a drag show, or a night of dancg.

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

And fortunate for Bayou Cy, Hoton’s diversy, even among the LGBT muny, means there’s no shortage of gay hangouts. Grab a beer and relax wh iends at Robert’s Lafte Galvton, the olst gay bar Texas, or h up the newly reopened South Beach Montrose for a long night of drks and dancg. Whether you intify as LGBTQ or if you’re jt an ally for a good time, the 18 sential Hoton gay bars are sure to be your new favore neighborhood bar year-round.

HOTON NIGHTLIFE: THE BT GAY & LGBTQ+ BARS

Crocker Bar is a dark, loud, but vg ltle bar that serv as the perfect place to grab a drk before venturg out to the rt of the gayborhood.

The self-scribed olst leather bar Texas, Riprd has been a fixture of Hoton’s gay bar scene sce 1982. Take the stairse up to Eagle’s Phoenix room and gaze at a timele of major historil gay events on the wall.

After four long years of renovatns, Montrose’s rnerstone gay club re-opened July 2022 for drkg, dancg and partyg.

BT OF HOTON® 2022: BT GAY BAR

Gui to Gay Bars Hoton.

Neon Boots is Texas' largt gay untry bar -- more than 10, 000 square feet of fun unr one roof.

JR’s has been a staple Hoton’s gay scene for s, helpg form the bedrock of Montrose nightlife.

HOTON’S GAY BARS TO VIS TO GRAB DRKS AT THIS WEEKEND

In this special edn, we’ll ver the cy for the Bt Gay & LGBTQ+ Bars around. Many of Hoton’s ft LGBTQ+ tablishments n be found Montrose—rmally known as the “Gay-borhood” thanks to the number of popular gay bars that s wh walkg distance, though you’ll also fd LGBTQ+ tablishments throughout town. Rich’s – Known at the “Stud 54 of the South, ” this beloved gay nightclub (tablished Midtown the 1980s) closed for a b, but thankfully reopened s doors 2016.

Gee’s Country Sports Bar – Off Fairview, this longtime gay sports bar offers a relaxed, untry vibe, wh pool, darts, flatscreens, and a super iendly atmosphere.

Guava Lamp – On Wgh, this morn lounge and LGBTQ+ social club hosts open mics, karaoke nights, drag shows, “gaymers” meetups, and more. Tony’s Corner Pocket – Right near Downtown off Wt Dallas, this gay bar is always a good time, wh live performanc and dancers, drag shows, amatr strip ntts and more.

BT OF HOTON® 2021: GAY BAR

Head to the Fairview District along Taft, where you’ll fd walkable hotspots like Bar, Crocker Bar, Eagle, and Riprd; get a baret feel at the gay piano bar Michael’s Outpost, loted a strip mall off Richmond; check out drag shows and karaoke at The Room Bar Sprg; and h the beach and pop to Rumors Beach Bar and Robert’s Lafte Galvton. Bt Gay Bar: Riprd. Loted the heart of the gayborhood, is easily walkable om most of the other gay bars, and there's never a ver, so there's no exce not to pop if you're The 'Trose.

HOTON'S 10 BT GAY BARS

I’ve rralled some of my top picks for the bt gay bars Hoton, om swanky loung to bumpg dance clubs and everythg between to help you make the most of your vis to the Bayou Cy.

This LGBTQ+ tops my list for the bt gay bars Hoton thanks to s perpetual playlist of upbeat untry tun and a long list of weekly drk specials, cludg a 5–9 PM Happy Hour featurg $5. Dpe their open-armed acceptance of newbi to the gay bar scene, ’s never amatr hour at Tony’s Corner Pocket.

TEXAS’ OLST GAY LEATHER BAR SCE 1982.

While don’t boast the same high-energy vibe of many of s neighbors, ’s one of the bt gay bars Hoton to unwd after a long week while you enjoy the mil stylgs of some lol talent. BUDDY’S is right around the rner om the thrift shop haven that is Wtheimer Road Montrose and boasts all the bt featur of any mt-vis gay bar Hoton and then some. South Beach Hoton is the bt gay bar Hoton if you’ve dited your evengs to losg yourself a crowd of hyperactive dancers, partyg unr hypnotic strobe lights, and fdg the absolute strongt drks the Lontar State.

Michael’s Outpost isn’t loted the ma clter of gay bars Montrose, but don’t sleep on this zy ltle hnt that’s jt a stone’s throw om the rt of the gayborhood. So, zy up to the piano, croon a few of your favore songs, and enjoy all the trappgs of this year's bt gay bar. Hoton Pri Week is g up and ns om June 21 to 28, so this seems like the perfect time to prent this list of the bt gay bars Hoton.

Wh the Hoton LGBT Pri Ftival and Para’s move to downtown this year, away om s tradnal lotn along Wtheimer Montrose, will be tertg to see how many atten make their way back over to Hoton’s historil gayborhood and many of the bars on this list to hang out after the para is over; we are bettg a lot of people will, as well as makg regular viss to the spots throughout the rt of the year and beyond.

GAY USA

JR’s Bar & Grill is probably Hoton’s most famo gay bar, and this longtime Montrose tablishment has been at the center of gay nightlife our fair cy for many years now. This iendly dive bar serv up cheap drks and hosts male dancers/strippers, cludg nttants who e for the weekly amatr strip ntts; Wednday is Gayme (Game) night, which featur trivia, ee pool and darts, board and rd gam, and the ocsnal Diva Bgo game hosted by a lol drag queen. Montrose is the unofficial “gayborhood” of Hoton, and has been at the nex of queer culture Hoton, as well as the state at large, sce the ’60s.

JR's Bar & GrillMontroseEveryone remembers their first gay-bar experience, and if you live Hoton, was likely at JR’s. RIPCORDMontroseIf Tom of Fland is your sired gay-bar athetic, then look no further than RIPCORD. Tony's Corner PocketFourth WardTony’s Corner Pocket is the Hoton gay-bar equivalent of Lola’s Depot, an analogy that should make perfect sense to anyone who lik their bars on the dive-y si.

Crocker Bar’s nvenient lotn the heart of the cy’s gayborhood also provis patrons wh easy accs to several of the area’s other great LGBTQ+ bars. Gee Country Sports BarMontroseEvery cy needs a gay wboy bar, and Hoton is fortunate enough to have Gee Country Sports Bar. Gee’s rabow flag-adorned vered pat is also one of the bt plac the neighborhood to people-watch sce borrs Fairview, which serv as the ma pestrian thoroughfare for the gayborhood.