Denver's bt gay bars: LGBTQ and queer clubs to check out Colorado

Contents:

• THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
• GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
• HAVE YOU BEEN INSI A GAY BAR RECENTLY?
• CHIGO HAS 3 OF THE ‘BT GAY BARS AMERI,' ESQUIRE SAYS
• CHIGO GAY BARS AND CLUBS

THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI

When the bar fally reopened Sprg 2022, an entire borough’s worth of gays celebrated by floodg the new back pat all summer and Gger’s has been crowd wh queers ever sce.

It began s life as a beer-and-we offshoot of the Metropolan Health Club, a gym that opened 1983 to serve the gay ctomers who’d been bullied out of other lol clubs at the height of AIDS hysteria. While you won’t fd any Pri flags at Farraguts, you will undoubtedly hear Cele Dn and Melissa Etheri blarg om the bar’s dty, old jebox and, hontly, isn’t that jt as gay? A gay gatherg spot sce 1939, and gay bar sce 1963, and the Bar Complex sce the 80s, s unassumg exterr beli a triple-threat treat of lounge, performance space, and a mirrored dance club reportedly moled after Stud 54.

GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

If you want to get away om the typil scene at fellow gay bars Olly’s and Gregs Our Place, English Ivy is an ial place to meet iends: mature enough for a proper Ladi Lunch (or bnch or dner. It’s not a gay bar the tradnal sense, but a place where traed pianists play selectns om Broadway shows and all of the drama teachers and mil theater majors of the tri-state area nverge to sg along. It was the se of an early gay-liberatn “sip ” 1966, years before Stonewall, and has been a low-key haven ever sce, wh a diverse clientele, a small menu, classic cktails, and an extensive (and packed) 4:00-7:00 happy hour.

The origal was burned down an anti-gay hate-crime a few years back, but the revival has jt opened across the street and is bigger and better, wh a new performance space. CourtyWashgton DC: TraIn a town where n feel like every other bar is crawlg wh Capol Hill staffers lookg to talk shop, Tra is the rare, glorly gay dive where absolutely everyone is wele to jt kick back. The openly gay bar is a relatively new addn to the social space scene, and beme que mon que quickly, perhaps, some say, too, most straight folks have ltle fear of homosexualy, and gay bars bee their jot du jour--to the horror of many men and women who wish they still had their sacred space ee of bachelorette parti (read Drew Droege's take on this phenomenon).

While we don't thk the battle of the dance floor will be won anytime soon (and probably shouldn't even be fought), gay bars, even the age of social tegratn and onle muni, rema an tegral space for LGBT muni the world over. BALTIMORE, Maryland:HIPPO: No vis to Baltimore's gay scene is plete whout Hippo, an stutn sce s foundg 1972 and for generatns of agels s has kept the boys glued to their bar stools, grippg pool cu and transfixed by attractive and fun-lovg Charm Cy cizens. Sometim 's difficult to tell, but It do make sense that one of the bt gay sports bars is a cy that lov s teams (and has so many llege boys tryg to figure thgs out once they e out).

HAVE YOU BEEN INSI A GAY BAR RECENTLY?

Stop by any of the theme days durg the week such as Showtun Sundays, or Long Island Thursdays for the hot roamg shot, TexasTHE ROUND-UP SALOON:For over 30 years, this untry gay bar boosts some of the bt le dancers and hottt wboys around the Lone Star State. THE TIN ROOM: It's all about the go-go boys and their pol at this Dallas hotspot, which allows anyone 18 and over, which means plenty of young guns n be found roamg the expansive, dimply l, OhCLUB MASQUE: Gays, girls, straights, bis, and drag queens aplenty dance the night away unr one roof. DBAR: This gay-iendly rtrant bar serv eclectic, to-die-for food, but the mellow and welg ambiance set by lor-changg lights, mic, and nouve r mak for an all around great eveng.

And don't md a b of sweaty back hair near your BEACH: Don't be nfed, this Hoton club is loted the heart of the cy's uber-gay Montrose district and channels the thump-thump beat you'd expect for a place named after a Miami getaway. Don't let exposed brick and velveteen curtas fool you, Bolt's open to all, and would love to have VEGAS, NevadaKRAVE MASSIVE: Callg self the "world's largt gay bar, " and featurg Ibiza-sized danced floors, five themed dance rooms, three bars, two stag, a VIP lounge, a marti lounge, a gift shop ('s Vegas remember) and a theater, and more go-go boys than you n shake your stick at, Krave Massive may be the biggt homo pleasure place on Earth.

THE BAR COMPLEX: The gay crown jewel of historic downtown Lexgton, this nverted speakeasy radiat fad glamour and genteel manners wh s three bars, huge upstairs dance floor, and plenty of dark nooks to enjoy gentleman llers or a mt julep.

CHIGO HAS 3 OF THE ‘BT GAY BARS AMERI,' ESQUIRE SAYS

THE ABBEY: Orignally a gay ffeehoe, the legendary Wt Hollywood champ has over 16, 000 square feet of party space that attracts celebs aplenty (mostly queers and straight ladi, but the ocsnal straight boy mak his appearance). ) and the perfect pat, this is where many a gay brgs his or her out-of-town pals to see and experience the heart of Perhaps the social epicenter of hard-partyg Alterna-Wood, Akbar is the go-to spot the middle of Los Angel's antigloss neighborhoods of Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and Echo Park. MANCHESTER, New HampshireBREEZEWAY PUB: Unplited fun and dallianc n be found at the aptly named Breezeway Pub , FloridaJAMBOREE LOUNGE: A wonrful boozy dive bar where the drks are strong and so is the sleaze, this is a perfect antidote to the overwhelmg to the technilor displays seen at other Miami The ial gay at hoe, a plethora of rooms to play awa here this South Beach mt.

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THE PALACE BAR: The first (and only) gay bar on Ocean Drive, e for the cktails (unlimed mimosas and Bloody Marys durg Sunday bnch), stay for the siwalk drag shows. And ask please before they p a LAFITTE IN EXILE: The olst gay bar the Uned Stat, 's a great iendly hangout even if do feel like a dgy dive for the most part, wh vio screens and cmmy FRIENDS: In the heart of New Orleans's French Quarter, you're sure to make some new pals over pool, shuffleboard, and cheap drks at Good OZ: The most popular dance club the French Quarter.

)NEW YORK, New YorkBOXERS, CHELSEA: The leadg gay sports bar New York Cy, this Flatiron/Chelsea favore packs the men, shows all the gam, plays all the tun, has pool and darts and offers a wi selectn of elaborate bar food. INDUSTRY: As Hell's Kchen has overtaken Chelsea as the gayborhood of the moment, Indtry (om the same people who brought you Elmo and Barracuda) outsh as the stand-and-mol masterpiece where the boys (and girls) are pretty and the nights stretch until ': The gran dame of New York Cy's gay bars, Juli' is the olst, most ntuoly popular and poppg gay bar town. The boys are wonrful, the mic lively, the vtage photos pellg and the burgers and tater tots are a mt-have durg late night 'S CRISIS: Another oldie but goodie the Big Apple, Marie's Crisis has been on the scene for almost four s and prr to that this basement space was a pre-prohibn gay bar and before that was a brothel.