Indianapolis gay bars: 6 LGBTQ-iendly bars to vis

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• INDIANAPOLIS GAY BARS: 7 SPAC MA FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY
• GAY CLUBS
• GAY INDIANAPOLIS
• GAY INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANAPOLIS GAY BARS: 7 SPAC MA FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY

Gay bars offer LGBTQ+ muny members a place to go which they n be fortable and treated as humans, they ’s important that the spac rema open, as a bs and to the public, so people and outsi of the LGBTQ+ muny n enjoy the bars and experience queer culture, said Alexanr, stage name Duchs Morngstar. This gay bar has been bs sce 1980.

The bs has sce remaed a part of the gay bar Our Place routely hosts drag performance nights, featurg artists such as Sage Summers, Heather Bea and Brooklyn Burroughs, and drag pageants. English Ivy's -owner Sam Stt said about 80% of the bar's clientele are regulars, llg the bar a "gay Cheers, " referencg the bar the 90s s "where everybody knows your name. The eatery loted the Sat Joseph neighborhood is not a dance club, but rather a “gay-therg” place for members of the LGBTQ+ muny and alli, acrdg to s webse.

By night is Almost Famo, an “everyone bar, ” which do not market self as a gay bar but ters to queer people, said assistant general manager Jam Alexanr, stage name Duchs Morngstar. “You n e to this environment and be queer and feel like you’re safe but ’s not your typil what you would thk gay bar feel, ” said show director Myke Dobbs, whose stage name is Lady Dumpster. For many years, Zonie’s has been one of the ma plac to see profsnal performers and one of the few gay bars to host open stage nights for amatr artists.

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"Are there any gay bars we missed? Everyone knows that change n be cremental, but the phrase “gay bar” sounds cliché anymore.

The cy’s nizens talk about often: Nightlife tablishments, be they storied or new on the scen, have seen their rpective clientel grow to be clive of not jt gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr lols and visors recently.

It’s not overtly “gay! So if you need a new “Gay-therg” place for your group, tst English Ivy’s bar and rtrant for phenomenal food, fun, and iendship!

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16th St., Gregs Our Place is one of the olst gay bars Indianapolis.

The gay-owned and operated bar will also be hostg a drag okout Sunday, June 9 om noon to 8 p. Succsfully fdg a gay club an unfaiar cy n be tryg. We let you know which on ter to gay men or lbians, what kds of shows and entertaments they host, and what tracks the DJs sp.

Whatever your relatnship wh the proverbial “closet, ” you're sure to have a blast at Zonie's, where the glz and glamour of a high-end club meet the down-to-earth scery of a neighborhood gay bar. Whether you're lookg for lic after-work drks and dish, a relaxed pool tournament or a r round of karaoke, this gay nightlife plex is where you want to be.

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Regular or newbie, gay or straight, all are wele at Metro, where the crowd is kd, barkeeps are genero and mic is irristibly danceable. Charmg, welg and lightfully low-key, this gay-iendly sports bar is the perfect spot to unwd wh cheap drks and scmpt pub gb while enjoyg the nvivial pany of a diverse crowd of patrons.

The same is te of the cy’s offergs that openly ter to or wele gay, lbian, transgenr, bisexual, and qutng (LGBTQ) dividuals, be they lols or visors.

Perennially gay-iendly, and at tim gay-owned over the years, Henry’s on East is a vibrant yet low-key ffeehoe and bistro around the rner om Mass Ave’s weekday and nighttime htle. Vonnegut didn’t often addrs LGBTQ culture or homosexualy at large, but he would have supported Indiana’s same-sex marriage and civil-rights updat by liverg his patented, sharp jeremiads.

$$ · Gay Bar, Rtrant. But the three plac do share one distct claim upon Amerin culture: they are the only ci the untry wh gay bars that are open 24 hours a day.

And where you might expect as much Vegas or the Big Easy, that mak the Indianapolis bar Downtown Olly’s one of the more unique gay bars on our most major ci, Indianapolis is a refuge for queer people om across Indiana and the Midwt, and for some of them, Downtown Olly’s has bee a send home, wh a muny all s own.

I’ve taken my parents there to bnch, and late last summer, I cid to stay there overnight, om dnertime until dawn, to talk to the bar’s patrons and fd out what Olly’s means to some gay bars, Downtown Olly’s has no dance floor, DJs, or dark room the back. It ss an dtrial sector of Indianapolis, across the street om a seedy liquor store and wh walkg distance of the cy’s other 24/7 gay tablishment, s the rt of Indianapolis’ gay nightlife wan, as has ci across the untry, Downtown Olly’s remas profable. That may be partly due to the fact that while this is fely a gay bar, ’s also one that’s uniquely Hoosier, too.

“I’ve been berated for beg gay sce I was elementary school. ” Pote said the first time they ever felt fortable their own sk was their first time gog to a gay bar, and that gay bar was Olly’ those who bear srs borne by growg up Indiana’s more nservative areas, Olly’s is a pleasant place to be around people who feel like fay — breakfast, lunch and dner, whether begng the night or endg , through spectms of sexualy, difference and 's IndianapolisCourty of Olly's IndianapolisFor Brett Leedy, origally om suburban Greenwood, Indiana, Downtown Olly’s was a godsend when he me out.

"I was the first kid to e out as gay high school.

“There’s gays, of urse, and straights om the neighborhoods; great, cheap food, and cheap liquor.

He kept the hab om her for years until they drsed drag one Halloween; she enuraged his volvement wh the Indy Bag Ladi, a group that has, sce 1982, raised money for HIV/AIDS anizatns wh a yearly drag Halloween gay bar crawl across the cy. Downtown Olly's is one of the lol gay bar/rtrant that is happeng year round. Look no further than Olly's – the gay bar/rtrant that's got everythg you need to eat, drk, and be merry!

Ti on Mass Ave (the gayborhood) Indianapolis is a lightful waterg hole that packs a big punch spe s small size. The space is very mixed and popular wh the gay and straight female crowds, so get ready to mgle.