How Gay Culture Blossomed Durg the Roarg Twenti | HISTORY

Contents:

• THE 10 BEST PARIS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS PARIS
• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI
• GAY PARTI AND EVENTS PARIS
• THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
• GAY FRANCE

THE 10 BEST PARIS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS PARIS

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THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON

(512) 320-8823BOISE, IDEMERALD CLUBThe olst gay bar Boise attracts a mixed-genr crowd rangg om buffed-and-shed llege kids to olr upl matchg Wtern garb.

HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI

(208) 342-5446CHICAGO, ILROSCOE'SGays om all over the untry flock to this popular but low-key Boystown favore, where the mic is unabashedly bouncy. (903) 887-2061LEXINGTON, KYTHE BAR COMPLEXThe gay crown jewel of historic downtown Lexgton, this nverted speakeasy radiat fad glamour and genteel manners wh s three bars, huge upstairs dance floor, and plenty of dark nooks to enjoy gentleman llers or a mt julep.

Gay guys, women, and straight dus pack the jot nightly, and the bar has expand to a full-fledged dance club on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. ) and the perfect pat, this is where many a gay Angeleno brgs his or her out-of-town pals to see'and experience'the heart of WeHo. (305) 534-6300)NEW HAVEN, CTGOTHAM CITISouthern Connecticut's biggt gay statn draws a wispread crowd to s three sleek floors of dancg and bchery.

GAY PARTI AND EVENTS PARIS

(203) 498-2484NEW YORK, NYTHERAPYAfter a long week the big cy, a drk at a sexy club the heart of the new gay village (Hell's Kchen) is theraptic. Manhattan's ever-by gay staple shows no sign of flaggg, and though you really may not re for Mil Mondays, this two-floor Chelsea staple has somethg for everyone'pecially when you're wasted and not too fsy.

(212) 691-0073OAKLAND, CAWHITE HORSE INNCome for the party rpet'featurg stars and rabows that glow the black light'and stay for the karaoke (the wner of the East Bay Idol ntt tak home a ol grand) at 'the Ho, ' an East Bay stutn that's one of the untry's olst gay bars. (510) 652-3820PHILADELPHIA, PAWOODY'S BARThe Cy of Brotherly Love's bt gay bar is arguably s skankit. (602) 254-0231SANTA FE, NMSILVER STARLIGHT LOUNGE AND CABARETY, this is a bar the RabowVisn gay retirement home'er, 'ndomium, pennt and assisted livg muny''but the Starlight offers the bt damn pomegranate margara (ma by Mike) you're ever gog to have.

's gay A-list assembl at this tchotchke temple every Thursday night to gawk and squawk. Don't miss the nghty bathrooms, where postrds of gay rorts and Madonna propaganda serve as wallpaper.

THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI

(416) 977-2160COSTA RICAQUEPOSARCO IRISJt north of Quepos on the wt ast of Costa Ri, Ar Iris ('rabow' Spanish) has long been a gay enclave.

GAY FRANCE

There are plenty of gay or gay-iendly gutho and rtrants, and the gay nu beach is a hot spot durg the day wh Euros, Canadians, and Amerins as well as Costa Rins. Anythg go this down-home, cidly stic dance club, where men and women, gays and straights, profsnals and prostut, and Costa Rins and Tis alike mix and mgle, and language is no barrier to the bs at hand. Performanc clu break-dancers, trapeze artists, and magic shows, and electro-fed beats tickle the ears of the straight, gay, and straight-up pijos the crowd.

011 54 11 47 79 9396EUROPECZECH REPUBLICPRAGUESTELLA CLUBMaybe the last gay bar Prague that still has a buzzer. Okawa stands out on Rue Vielle-du-Temple, a street punctuated wh the gay bars of the Marais, the gayt part of gay Paris.

011 33 (01) 40 20 98 'S BARThe crowd is young, gged (thk T-shirts, flannel, and leather), and 'ber-nghty at Berl's classic gay n. ) 011 49 30 2134570PORTUGALLISBONS'TIMO C'UNo European neighborhood embodi yed nce like Lisbon's Bairro Alto'so 's no surprise that the seaport's most fabulo gay bar is ntled among s bbled hills.

011 351 21 346 6471SPAINBARCELONAAXEL SKY BAR (pictured)Perched atop the Hotel Axel, which bills self as homo-iendly, Sky Bar mands stunng views over the Catalan cy, and 's also handily suated by the hotel's pool and Jacuzzi. Loted the Eixample, the heart of the gay quarter of Barcelona, Sky Bar is perfect for kickg off an eveng or hangg out all night. Anyone fashnable is wele among the mostly gay crowd here, where handsome bartenrs n hand-crack ice for your mojo or serve you at your art banquette.

011 90 212 243 2879UNITED KINGDOMGLASGOWTHE POLO LOUNGEGlasgow'like s sister cy Edburgh'has a small gay scene proportn to s size. Of the five or six gay bars or clubs the cy, the Polo is probably the most popular, terg to an upmarket crowd'or at least as upmarket as Glasgow gets. 011 44 141 553 1221LONDONTHE JOINERS ARMSThis tradnal East End boozer was once a haven only for slly gays om the hog tat that surround , but the gentrifitn of Shoredch has brought a new clientele.

From s baret and edy nights through s bgo and live-mic evengs to s legendary Saturday night event Duckie to the last fiant gasp of the weekend on Sunday, the RVT is an stutn attractg a wi range of gay lols and visors om across London and beyond. 011 44 020 77 374 043WORKINGTONTHE STEAM PACKETThe only gay bar the Lake District, the Steam Packet (known, affectnately we assume, as the Fag Packet) is a tly bizarre place unlovely Workgton.