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•  ARIZONA LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS
• FOR PRI MONTH AND BEYOND, HERE ARE 10 SENTIAL GAY BARS PHOENIX AND STTSDALE
• WELE TO THE GAY IENDLY PHOENIX METROPOLAN AREA
• GAY EATS: 9 LGBTQ RTRANTS SERVG UP DELECTABLE CULARY DELIGHTS PHOENIX, ARIZONA

 ARIZONA LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS

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BarMidtown Phoenix neighborhood the Melrose District may be packed wh gay bars, but they don't all ter to the dus. Annually, this is the headquarters for the Arizona Gay Roo (which ris to town each Febary), as well as over-the-top parti on Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends, thanks to the expansive pat out back.

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FOR PRI MONTH AND BEYOND, HERE ARE 10 SENTIAL GAY BARS PHOENIX AND STTSDALE

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Much of the area's gay nightlife is ncentrated Phoenix's Melrose district, startg wh the aptly named Stacy’s @ Melrose. Featured Anthony Bawn's lolly-produced 2019 gay feature film, "As I Am", about a young, awkward, gay Black man fdg his way, Stacy's is a "e one, e all" venue ("people's mothers e along, and 's very PG-13, " a lol not). As much a rtrant as a bar, Bliss reBar is gay-owned and hosts drag bnch on select Sundays.

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GAY EATS: 9 LGBTQ RTRANTS SERVG UP DELECTABLE CULARY DELIGHTS PHOENIX, ARIZONA

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