Walked to a Gay iendly bar on accint - Review of Briggs, Detro, MI - Tripadvisor

Contents:

• GAY-FRIENDLY BAR! - BRIGGS
• WALKED TO A GAY IENDLY BAR ON... - BRIGGS
• GAY-IENDLY SPORTS BAR OPENS DETRO
• THE STATE OF GAY
• INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA? JT NOT GAY ENOUGH? WHY THIS DOWNTOWN DETRO QUEER CLUB FLAMED OUT SO QUICKLY

GAY-FRIENDLY BAR! - BRIGGS

From downtown Detro to Royal Oak, Gay-Friendly nightlife reigns supreme.

Gay-Friendly Bars & Clubs Metro Detro. As one of the olst gay spac Detro, this spot is te to s gay roots but is always open to anyone who wants to jo the fun. Loted the former gay mec of Detro, Palmer Park, the plex clus the Menjo’s Bar, the Eagle Leather Bar, and the Olymp Theater.

It’s fely the place for a night of gay-oriented entertament — the bt kd! Gigi's Gay Bar. One of the bt gay and drag bars the cy, Gigi’s is optimal for drks and a show.

WALKED TO A GAY IENDLY BAR ON... - BRIGGS

Ferndale has been the center of gay life Detro sce the 2000s and Soho is the classy yet sual spot for gay men, women and everyone between right the heart of the downtown area off Wt Ne Mile Road. Whether you’re gay, straight, bi, trans, or queer, the are great tablishments to make a night of and teract wh a diverse muny. Briggs claims to be the first gay-owned sports bar to open the downtown area sce the '90s.

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Traveladdict714New York Cy, New YorkReviewed Augt 2, 2016 We stggled to fd plac Detro that ter to the LGBT muny, and I'm glad we me across Briggs through the remendatn of another is a sports bar wh a nice roof ck-- I doubt anyone would know om face value that tered to the gay muny, but I enjoy an tablishment that wel bartenr upstairs was very nice and the the lols started talkg to almost immediately. If you're gay and you're Detro, check out Briggs. Very gay iendly, but wele to all, wh a very mixed of vis: May 2017ValueServiceFood1 Thank 2GuysTravelg This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

GAY-IENDLY SPORTS BAR OPENS DETRO

EventsMoswFtivalsMicRA PodstReviewsMix of the dayPlaylistsMagazeFeaturFilmsRA ExchangeNewsThis club is permanently closedAddrs519 E Jefferson Ave, Detro, MI 48226, USA9Gay Sports Bar Downtown DetroSun, May 26, 2019Clave Hoe prents: Elixir 2019Kev McQ, Appian, Segv, Pascäal, Max Ellgton, Niki Kz, D. Loted at Jefferson and Bebien where Tom’s Oyster Bar ed to be, Briggs Detro is the first gay-owned bar downtown Detro sce the early 1990s, say owners Tim Moored and Roc Tossone.

THE STATE OF GAY

The crowd is mixed, more to the si of gay men.

INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA? JT NOT GAY ENOUGH? WHY THIS DOWNTOWN DETRO QUEER CLUB FLAMED OUT SO QUICKLY

Very gay iendly, but wele to all, wh a very mixed... This is a sports bar wh a nice roof ck-- I doubt anyone would know om face value tered to the gay muny, but I enjoy an tablishment that wel everyone. To say that beg queer metro Detro has been an emotnal roller aster the last few years would be an the past two years alone, the olst gay bar the cy, The Woodward Bar & Grill — ually shortened to jt “The Woodward” and maybe even “The Woody” for those eper the scene — tragilly burned down, leavg a void of plac for lol queers to gather.

It was the latt a strg of closur of gay bars the cy proper, cludg Briggs Detro and Club Gold the upsi, March, the state of Michigan amend the long-standg Elltt-Larsen Civil Rights Act to clu addnal protectns for LGBTQ+ rints, culmatg a hard-fought battle that uld only have been won wh a Democratic majory across the Legislature, somethg the state hasn’t seen s. And while some bars have closed, Gigi’s Gay Bar near the Detro-Dearborn borr has stood the tt of time, celebratg s 50th anniversary this the way, queer rints the regn have ntued to do what they’ve always done: beg here, and gettg ed to . It’s jt that whatever the “” is keeps gayborhoods like Ferndale ntue to fly the rabow flag proudly, more mi-gayborhoods have popped up on the eastern si of Detro — particularly Islandview and elsewhere along East Jefferson Avenue’s riveront neighborhoods.