The “Gayborhoods” of Texas

Contents:

• MOVG TO LGBT DALLAS, TEXAS? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• THE “GAYBORHOODS” OF TEXAS
• 2900 GAY ST, DALLAS, TX 75210
• ARE HIGH-RISE BUILDGS UPTOWN-FUNKG UP THE GAYBORHOOD?
• THE “GAYBORHOODS” OF TEXAS

MOVG TO LGBT DALLAS, TEXAS? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

So whether you're gay, bisexual, or straight (member or non-member), Dallas Aids Ttg Rource Center provis ee ttg every Tuday om 8 to 10 at Club Dallas. Club Dallas ntu to believe promotg the well beg of the gay muny through supportg anizatns that protect your health and civil rights. Jack Campbell, a foundg owner, led the fight to oppose the anti-gay Save Our Children mpaign led by Ana Bryan the early 70's; supported the formatn of MCC, the Gay Gam, and the Natnal Gay Task Force; pl, ntributed to the Human Rights buildg Washg D.

Whether you’re lookg for a laid-back jazz bar wh craft cktails or a clubby spot wh mic perfect for dancg, Dallas-Fort Worth’s gay bar scene has a spot that will su your needs. Many of the bars are loted Dallas’ famo "gayborhood" Oak Lawn, but you’ll also fd more off-the-beaten-path optns. This club is massive, utilizg s 24, 000-square feet of space wh more than 15 drk statns, a large pat, and the world-famo Rose Room drag theater and lounge wh nightly shows (and monthly Gaybgo).

Wh two floors of fun and several nooks for gatherg wh iends for nversatn, Sue Ellen’s is the gayborhood’s bt bet for live mic om Dallas’ bt micians. Dancg, karaoke, talent petns, and social mixers top the list of other regular events at the inic gayborhood hangout. Dpe the predomantly nservative polil spe of Texas, s pal cy of Dallas is home to a vibrant gay muny which is not only active, but also embraced.

THE “GAYBORHOODS” OF TEXAS

Most of gay Dallas is centered around the Oak Lawn neighborhood, wh the majory of gay bars, gay clubs, and gay rtrants found on Cedar Sprgs Road and Oak Lawn Avenue.

‘The Strip’ on Cedar Sprgs Road is arguably the heart of Dallas’ gayborhood, and is a great place to start if you’re a first-timer to the cy. If you happen to vis Dallas September, you may be lucky enough to experience Dallas gay Pri, which is a fun-filled celebratn that tak place along Cedar Sprgs Road.

As far as gay rtrants Dallas go, you should rise and she like a te Dallas gay lol wh bnch at inic Luckys Cafe. If you are lookg for the bt gay bars Dallas, a vis to Round-Up Saloon should fely be penciled your erary. This is a famo gay-iendly untry bar that pays tribute to s lotn the Lone Star State.

2900 GAY ST, DALLAS, TX 75210

As wh most ci the USA, Dallas also has s own Woody’s gay bar, and s terpretatn of the cult name is pretty cent. You haven’t tly experienced gay Dallas until you have spent a night at Woody’s.

Another major LGBTQ area Dallas Oakcliff, often referred to as the gay mec. Oakcliff has unrgone major renovatns the past startg wh the rtoratn of the Belmont Hotel, now the area is almost fifty percent gay-owned and s ma street is has bee a send gay strip Dallas. Beg a big cy, there is a wi variety of gay-iendly venu and scen around town, so you are sure to fd what you seek.Read more.

ARE HIGH-RISE BUILDGS UPTOWN-FUNKG UP THE GAYBORHOOD?

A Photo History of Dallas’ Gay Bars of the 1970s. In the past few months, the Uned Stat has celebrated a few important ton the history of civil rights for gay Amerins: the signatn of the Stonewall Inn New York Cy as a Natnal Monument to Gay Rights and the first anniversary of the historic Supreme Court cisn to legalize same-sex marriage all 50 stat. Before the days of polil activism, beg gay was somethg one often kept to onelf or shared only wh a close circle of iends.

Homosexuals and lbians were often forced to keep a very low profile, if only for self-prervatn. There had, however, been gay bars Dallas, datg back to at least the early 1950s (one of the first was Le Bof Sur Le To, later renamed Villa Fontana). The police raids and nstant harassment ntued through the latter half of the 1970s, when an anized and unified gay muny beme polilly active and took their plats to the urts.

Gay and lbian bars have always held an important place the LGBTQ muny. In the early days, they were the only plac where gay men and women uld socialize openly wh one another a “safe” environment where they were ee to be themselv. That was a quote om a Dallas Gay Polil Cc spokman a 1979 Dallas Morng News article on the emergence of Oak Lawn as the center of Dallas’ gay muny.

THE “GAYBORHOODS” OF TEXAS

It’s hard to overstate the importance of the safe meetg plac at a time when men and women were beg arrted and were losg their jobs simply bee they were gay. * * * * *I wre regularly about Dallas history, and has been difficult to fd posive media acunts of Dallas’ gay muny before the 1970s.

But there is almost no mentn at all of gay culture. When a rear of my blog directed my attentn to an article on Dallas’ gay club scene of the 1970s — wh photographs! The article, “Big Dallas” by Jerry Daniels, appeared the May/June 1975 issue of Ciao!, a New York-based gay travel magaze.