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Contents:

• GAY FRIENDLY AREAS VIRGIA
• GAY DATG ROANOKE
• THE BEST ROANOKE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ROANOKE
• GAYS ROANOKE ED TO HI WHO THEY WERE — UNTIL A ADLY BAR SHOOTG

GAY FRIENDLY AREAS VIRGIA

The RDC will spire and empower lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people SW Virgia to lead full and rewardg liv. If you’re planng a trip to Virgia, there are several plac that are known for beg gay-iendly.

Here’s a list of the gay-iendly areas Virgia.

GAY DATG ROANOKE

Alexandria is a gay-iendly area. Alexandria, Virgia, is a thrivg gay muny that has a strong sense of muny spir. Many people who vis Alexandria are gay or lbian.

The DC Center has events, rourc, and nnectns for gay and lbian rints.

And, of urse, Alexandria is home to the Gay and Lbian Mm. Norfolk is a gay-iendly area. If you’re terted livg a gay-iendly area, you should nsir Norfolk, Virgia.

THE BEST ROANOKE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ROANOKE

Charlottville is a gay-iendly area. The cy of Charlottville is known as the Universy of Virgia’s Jeffersonian mp, and also has the most visible gay muny Virgia.

Arlgton is a gay-iendly area. The cy’s thrivg LGBT muny is supported by a lol nonprof group, the Arlgton Gay and Lbian Alliance. Roanoke is a gay-iendly area.

While Roanoke, Virgia, is not known for s homophobia, has bee an creasgly diverse and open-md cy.

GAYS ROANOKE ED TO HI WHO THEY WERE — UNTIL A ADLY BAR SHOOTG

Nohels, was an important space for gay and lbian rints to celebrate. In fact, the Backstreet Cafe was one of the most beloved gay statns eastern Central Appalachia. The town’s emergence as a gay muny is largely creded to the Stonewall uprisg.

The cy’s gay muny veloped, and a send bar and disthèque opened 1973. As the town’s gay populatn grew, people began movg to the Old Southwt neighborhood, which soon beme Roanoke’s first gayborhood.

By the time Park opened 1978, there were six gay bars the cy. Onle EventWed, Aug 16 · 10:00 PM UTCLGBTQ Women, Femm, & Thems Virtual SocialGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYOnle EventTue, Aug 15 · 10:30 PM UTCYou've Got Gayme: In-Person Game NightGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYOnle EventFri, Aug 18 · 11:00 PM UTCFor Us By Us- A LGBT BIPOC Meet-UpGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYOnle EventThu, Aug 24 · 11:00 PM UTCYoung Profsnals Lbian/Bi/Trans Queer Onle Speed DatgGroup name:DC & Natnwi Lbian/Bi/Trans Datg Events • Washgton, DCGroup name:DC & Natnwi Lbian/Bi/Trans Datg EventsWashgton, DCOnle EventWed, Aug 23 · 10:00 PM UTCLGBTQ Women, Femm, & Thems Virtual SocialGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYOnle EventThu, Aug 17 · 11:00 PM UTCCareer/Executive Md Lbian/Bi/Trans Queer Onle Speed DatgGroup name:DC & Natnwi Lbian/Bi/Trans Datg Events • Washgton, DCGroup name:DC & Natnwi Lbian/Bi/Trans Datg EventsWashgton, DCOnle EventWed, Aug 30 · 10:00 PM UTCLGBTQ Women, Femm, & Thems Virtual SocialGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI) • Long Island Cy, NYGroup name:Trans/Nonnformg/Nonbary Programs & Events (Queens &LI)Long Island Cy, NYOnle EventSat, Aug 19 · 2:00 PM UTCVIRTUAL: Queer Communy Book Club (QCBC)Group name:The LOFT: LGBTQ+ Communy Center • Whe Plas, NYGroup name:The LOFT: LGBTQ+ Communy CenterWhe Plas, NYOnle EventFri, Aug 18 · 2:00 PM UTCSoundg OUT! Caterers, venue owners and photographers at the weddg expo displayed photos of the oppose-sex upl they have always served, but they said they will soon add pictur of some of their newer clients: pairs of bris and pairs of has changed quiet and dramatic ways this relatively liberal cy on the northern edge of the Bible Belt sce same-sex marriage beme legal Virgia jt over a year 1 9 marriage licens distributed Roanoke the first ne months of this year went to a same-sex uple, the hight of any large cy the monwealth, acrdg to data provid by the Virgia Office of Val rights activists say the numbers reflect the gay muny’s ep roots Roanoke, which were kept hidn for s but have bee more visible as the natn’s attu toward beg gay changed.