Baltimore Gay and Lbian Gui | MapQut Travel

Contents:

• GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
• 'WHERE DO WE GO?' BALTIMORE'S GAY NIGHTLIFE TAK A H WH GRAND CENTRAL'S IMPENDG CLOSURE
• GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE
• THE BEST BALTIMORE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BALTIMORE
• THERE GO THE GAYBORHOOD
• MOVG TO LGBT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• BALTIMORE GAY AND LBIAN GUI
• GAY BALTIMORE · HOTELS

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.

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

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

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

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Thursday nights are typilly packed at Grand Central, perhaps the largt remag gay nightclub Baltimore. Natnally, gay nightlife has taken a h. And jt Tuday, another mastay club, Colbalt, closed Baltimore, Grand Central’s closure follows several others recent Hippo, another large gay nightclub loted across the street, closed 2015.

The Baltimore Eagle, a gay leather bar Old Goucher, unexpectedly shuttered July 2018 followg an ownership dispute.

MOVG TO LGBT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

) And Club Bunns near Lexgton Market, which attracted a gay black clientele, closed Febary after 30 years cle of gay nightclubs is beg attributed to the populary of gay datg webs and the fact that straight tablishments that have bee more welg — and th safer — for LGBTQ Demissew, executive director of The Pri Center of Maryland (formerly the GLCCB), thks that the strg of recent closgs means that the muny needs to crease support of the remag spac geared toward the LGBTQ muny. 4 ln large part bee of his clg health — he’s battlg stage-four throat ncer — said that the bs mol for gay nightclubs is not what once was.

“When the ter happened, that cut to gay clubs.

Then gay marriage happened. So many bars started havg gay nights. Gays started gog to straight clubs.

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Gay clubs had a hard time reverg om that.

And when they go out, chanc are you’ll fd them at The Brewer’s Art or Owl, Chavis wish that he uld have more gay clubs to equent. No, I will not support that, ” Chavis dited gay bars have dwdled, other tablishments have been fillg the void wh events like drag shows and gay South Lat Kchen has been throwg succsful drag bnch and bgo nights sce Sept. ”And while Pot South has been extremely succsful their drag events — almost all of them sell out — Keens said ’s still sad to see the cmblg of gay tablishments the cy.

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”At Leon’s, a dimly l rectangle of a bar Mount Vernon known for s “heavy pours, ” two-for-one daily happy hour and a motley crew of gay male clientele, the mood has been somber, though bs has remaed steady. “No one wants to see another gay bar shut down.

”Leloudis said that the recent closure Mount Vernon don’t bo well for the future of gay bars.

”Globally, gay nightlife has seen a cle recent years, acrdg to Am Ghaziani, thor of “There Go the Gayborhood?