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• HARLEM’S BLACK, GAY BARS ARE THRIVG THE MIDDLE OF A PANMIC
• A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS
• A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS
• A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS
• A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS
• NYC: MARRIED COUPLE OPENS 'LAMBDA LOUNGE,' SEND GAY BAR IN HARLEM CREATED FOR BLACK LGBTQ PATRONS
• THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI

HARLEM’S BLACK, GAY BARS ARE THRIVG THE MIDDLE OF A PANMIC

“What I love about Black people, there’s a rilience , and if you’re Black and gay, ’s even stronger, ” he explaed.

At plac like Alibi, they n feel at down the street om Alibi — a quick, five-mute walk so close that hoppg a r would feel like a waste of gas — is Lambda Lounge, the neighborhood’s only other Black-owned gay bar. “I really wanted the Black muny to have good optns, to not only have to go to Chelsea for a gay bar.

We have a lol gay bar! ”Though the gradual shift om summer’s warmth to wter’s chill has put an end to that specific sense of outdoor mararie, Alibi and Lambda still offer a wele change of pace om the gay bars of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Not only are Mko, Hugh, and Solomon an spiratn for lnchg succsful bs as out and proud Black gay men, but what they’ve created — a safe space for queer people a neighborhood not typilly known for embracg s LGBTQ+ populatn — has life-changg agre.

A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS

I jt knew that if Alibi had closed down, was gog to be the same script, the same story: Oh, another gay, Black bs nnot survive. "While we’ll never know whether Lambda would have opened if Alibi had shut down, we do know that havg two gay, Black-owned bs is always better than one.

A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS

“I feel honored to be a part of our queer history, ” Hugh said when asked about this new gayborhood. Alibi Lounge is one of New York Cy’s last remag Black-owned gay bars, and over the last year, s owner has fought to keep the bs afloat. S., if not the world, for gay — and more clively, queer — nightlife.

Whether you're celebratg NYC Pri late June, planng a future trip to the Big Apple, or a lol lookg for a new bar to check out, here is a prehensive list of nearly every gay and queer bar NYC. The Bt Gay and Queer Bars Manhattan:. Alibi Lounge, Harlem: One of the cy's only gay, Black-owned LGBTQIA+ bars, this morn bar serv up a variety of specialty cktails, we, beer, and bar snacks.

A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS

The Cock, East Village: This gay-men-only bar is the most cise-y of all the gay bars the cy.

The Eagle NYC, Chelsea: Perhaps the send-most cise-y of New York's gay bars, the multi-level Eagle ters almost exclively to gay men, and gets more bchero on each floor. Gym Sportsbar, Chelsea: As the name impli, this is a gay sports bar, popular for post-game team drks. The Hangar Bar, Wt Village: A diverse crowd of mascule gay men equent this Wt Village dive.

Juli', Wt Village: Another Wt Village stutn, 1966, a "sip " was held by activists at the bar to challenge the New York State Liquor Authory's regulatn that barred the servg of homosexuals. REBAR, Chelsea: This dtrial-feelg gay bar is a Chelsea standard, featurg energetic drag shows and DJs throughout the week.

A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS

Rz Bar & Lounge, Hell's Kchen: Smack dab the thick of the Theater District, multi-level Rz Bar & Lounge plays host to many good old-fashned dance parti, attractg a mostly younger gay crowd.

Thanks to Print Obama, The Stonewall Inn is regnized as a Natnal Historic Landmark — the first dited to gay history.

Sue, Upper Wt Si: This lol gay pub has a laid-back neighborhood feel and attracts stunts om nearby Columbia Universy. The Toolbox Bar, Upper East Si: One of the few, if only, gay bars on the Upper East Si, this lorful, timate bar offers happy hour specials and regular live entertament. Townhoe Piano Bar, Midtown East: Three bars, a piano room wh nightly performanc (and a drs ), this cktail lounge attracts a mix of senr and younger gay men.

NYC: MARRIED COUPLE OPENS 'LAMBDA LOUNGE,' SEND GAY BAR IN HARLEM CREATED FOR BLACK LGBTQ PATRONS

Ty's Bar NYC, Wt Village: Opened 1972, this classic Cristopher Street bar attracts an olr gay crowd. The Bt Gay and Queer Bars Brooklyn:.

THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI

The Bt Gay and Queer Bars Queens:. Hombr Lounge, Jackson Heights: Self-proclaimed as havg the most Manhattan vibe of all Queens gay bars, Hombr Lounge attracts a diverse, predomantly Lat crowd and offers up tasty bar food wh s cktail menu.