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Contents:

• FOLLOW THE RABOW — HELL’S KCHEN PRIDE LGBTQIA+ GAY BAR GUI
• CAN GAY BARS, AN ANCHOR OF N.Y.C. NIGHTLIFE, SURVIVE THE PANMIC?
• GAY BARS AREN’T DISAPPEARG; THEY’RE CHANGG
• THE 11 BT GAY BARS IN NYC
• STILL HERE AND STILL QUEER: THE GAY RTRANT ENDUR
• GOOD WEIRD QUEER BAR: THE BOILER ROOM IS MANHATTAN’S FRIENDLIT GAY BAR

FOLLOW THE RABOW — HELL’S KCHEN PRIDE LGBTQIA+ GAY BAR GUI

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CAN GAY BARS, AN ANCHOR OF N.Y.C. NIGHTLIFE, SURVIVE THE PANMIC?

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Hell’s Kchen is right at the center of New York’s gay scene, and s muny mak sure that PRIDE is way more than jt a passg holiday. It has the ept herage of any gay bar the neighborhood — havg started off as Town & Country, and then Cleo’s, before ’s current eratn.

GAY BARS AREN’T DISAPPEARG; THEY’RE CHANGG

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THE 11 BT GAY BARS IN NYC

Adds rear Krista: “FSS is absolutely the most fun and most clive Gay Bar HK. As a gay woman, I feel the love and pri every time I walk .

There is always a diverse group of people — straight, gay, trans, etc. “It was a gay space for almost 30 years and that was one of the ma reasons Jason and I cid to take over the space, ” he said ahead of the club’s lnch. “We wanted to keep as a safe space for the gay muny, but very much wele for all.

The newt gay bar the neighborhood, FLEX, has jt opened — fillg the space prevly occupied by Posh on W51st Street. Hardware Bar — 697 10th Avenue — between W47th and W48th StreetTalk about handy — this former hardware store is now a happeng gay bar, glammed up but signed to evoke the dtrial remnants of s former tenant and full of “great vib and drks” per rear Mchell. Indtry Bar — 355 W 52nd St between 8th and 9th AvenueVoted “New York’s Bt Gay Bar” by New York Magaze and the Village Voice, this dis ball-lan venue is a long standg favore for s nightly happy hour and wi variety of drag performers, cludg a r, teractive weekly viewg party of RuPl’s Drag Race and a s-long drag revue, Queen!

STILL HERE AND STILL QUEER: THE GAY RTRANT ENDUR

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Said founr David DeParola of the bar’s missn: “We want VERS to her the new age of queer spac —spac are no longer jt a ‘gay men’s bar’ or a ‘lbian bar’ — there’s a real versatily velopg the broar queer muny that I believe is the future of how we’ll gather together. 27 plac sorted by traveler favorBars & Clubs • Gay BarsDowntown Manhattan (Downtown)Bars & Clubs • Gay BarsDowntown Manhattan (Downtown)Gay BarsDowntown Manhattan (Downtown)Bars & Clubs • Gay BarsDowntown Manhattan (Downtown)What travelers are saygDgn1010Dungannon, UK392 ntributnsSo ol to be drkg such a historil bar.

GOOD WEIRD QUEER BAR: THE BOILER ROOM IS MANHATTAN’S FRIENDLIT GAY BAR

Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.Flamg Saddl is the perfect mix of great drks, Amerina, gay culture and cute bar staff.This high energy gay bar rais the roof wh their bar top dancg bartenrs. I went to a few gay bars, and by far this was the bt place to dance and the mic was the bt here, varied, and not too much dance mic like you got your head bangg a fish bowl!Super efficient, iendly bar staff, wh buy one get one ee drks before 10pm if I remember rrectly.

If you have gay iends like me, brg them there, you will have the bt night out!The guys dance on the bars, there's no hassle, s all fun, good tim! There are plenty of gay bars up and down 9th ave and there's no reason to spend money at a place that will treat you like total trash, threaten you, and be unnecsarily belligerent and make you feel unsafe jt bee they're on some kd of power trip.Wrten January 9, 2023This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTCan Gay Bars, an Anchor of N.