THE BEST Baltimore Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023) - Tripadvisor

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• GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
• THE BEST BALTIMORE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BALTIMORE
• GAY BARS REMA CLOSED BALTIMORE JT AS LGBTQ MUNY NEEDS THEM MOST
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• THERE GO THE GAYBORHOOD
• GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE
• BALTIMORE GAY BARS

GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

C., is a powerhoe of the gay nightlife scene on the East Coast, s unassumg and quirky next-door neighbor promis gay travelers an equally good time. It's the hometown of inic gay filmmaker John Waters and his drag queen me, Dive, and the Mount Vernon neighborhood is one of the longt-tablished gay districts the untry. However, other LGBT spots are sttered throughout the cy and even if you don't go to an explicly gay place, the majory of bars Baltimore nsir themselv gay-iendly.

In the early years, ctomers were asked if they were a "iend of Dorothy" before enterg, a reference to Judy Garland's "The Wizard of Oz" character and mon lgo om the era to furtively ask if someone is gay. Club Orphs: This unrground dance spot is technilly a self-scribed "goth club, " but the alternative vibe attracts a nsistent gay crowd as well. TopletetopleteFiltersDateCategoryFormatPriceLanguageCurrencyMost popular matchSeed Swap Garn PartySun, Sep 10 • 1:00 PM Virgia Free FarmSeed Swap Garn PartySun, Sep 10 • 1:00 PM Virgia Free FarmHalli-Galli-Party SeelowSat, Oct 7 • 9:00 PM Kreiskulturhs SeelowHalli-Galli-Party SeelowSat, Oct 7 • 9:00 PM Kreiskulturhs SeelowSECRET GARDEN - Foam Party (18+ Years)Fri, Sep 1 • 7:00 PM Thornton Hall Country ParkSECRET GARDEN - Foam Party (18+ Years)Fri, Sep 1 • 7:00 PM Thornton Hall Country ParkPromotedDC PARTY WITH Jacquele FrenanzSat, Aug 19 • 7:00 PM 21610 Atlantic BlvdPromotedDC PARTY WITH Jacquele FrenanzSat, Aug 19 • 7:00 PM 21610 Atlantic BlvdPromotedSsageft at Wunr GartenSat, Aug 19 • 12:00 PM Wunr GartenPromotedSsageft at Wunr GartenSat, Aug 19 • 12:00 PM Wunr GartenBlack Velvet (Adult Sex Edutn) Networkg MixerTomorrow • 8:00 PM610 Lafayette AveBlack Velvet (Adult Sex Edutn) Networkg MixerTomorrow • 8:00 PM610 Lafayette AveGAY Love JonFri, Aug 25 • 7:00 PM + 1 moreThearc TheaterGAY Love JonFri, Aug 25 • 7:00 PM + 1 moreThearc TheaterFRIDAY NIGHT LAUGHS IN BALTIMOREFri, Sep 1 • 7:30 PM Grand Ball RoomFRIDAY NIGHT LAUGHS IN BALTIMOREFri, Sep 1 • 7:30 PM Grand Ball RoomGay Men Speed Datg Washgton DC | Sgl Event | Fancy a Go?

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Gay Mid-Atlantic USofASat, Sep 30 • 12:45 PM Holiday Inn Exprs & Su Baltimore - Bwi Airport North, an IHG HotelWashgton DC Gay Men Speed Datg | Sgl Event | Let's Get Cheeky! Tue, Sep 5 • 7:00 PM District kchenMister and Miss Gay Capal Cy Uned Stat MI and FF PageantSun, Aug 27 • 6:00 PM Penn SocialMister and Miss Gay Capal Cy Uned Stat MI and FF PageantSun, Aug 27 • 6:00 PM Penn SocialThe Basement 90's/00's RNB Party | BALTIMORETomorrow • 8:00 PMBaltimore SoundstageThe Basement 90's/00's RNB Party | BALTIMORETomorrow • 8:00 PMBaltimore SoundstageIn Person Event: Gay and Bisexual Men Seated Speed Datg Washgton, DCSun, Sep 10 • 7:00 PM Hard Rock Cafe ( the Legends room, on the Mezzane level)In Person Event: Gay and Bisexual Men Seated Speed Datg Washgton, DCSun, Sep 10 • 7:00 PM Hard Rock Cafe ( the Legends room, on the Mezzane level)DCGFFL Season XXV Anniversary PartySat, Sep 23 • 8:00 PM Penn SocialDCGFFL Season XXV Anniversary PartySat, Sep 23 • 8:00 PM Penn SocialLGBTQ+ Speed Friendg @ Puro GtoFri, Aug 18 • 7:00 PM Puro Gto CafeLGBTQ+ Speed Friendg @ Puro GtoFri, Aug 18 • 7:00 PM Puro Gto CafeIllns Drag Bnch and ShowSat, Aug 26 • 11:00 AM Mother's Feral Hill GrilleIllns Drag Bnch and ShowSat, Aug 26 • 11:00 AM Mother's Feral Hill GrilleMiss Gay Virgia USofA PageantSun, Oct 8 • 6:00 PM Freddie's Beach Bar & RtrantMiss Gay Virgia USofA PageantSun, Oct 8 • 6:00 PM Freddie's Beach Bar & RtrantPeople Unrked: How to FlirtWed, Aug 30 • 7:00 PM GlowHoePeople Unrked: How to FlirtWed, Aug 30 • 7:00 PM GlowHoeRED CLAY SUZIE | A Bboys and Poets Books PrentatnMon, Oct 9 • 6:00 PM Bboys and Poets, BaltimoreRED CLAY SUZIE | A Bboys and Poets Books PrentatnMon, Oct 9 • 6:00 PM Bboys and Poets, BaltimoreLGBTQ+ Coffee & Conversatn @ as you, Sep 3 • 12:00 PM as you Coffee & Conversatn @ as you, Sep 3 • 12:00 PM as you are.

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Wh Pri Month celebratns full swg, the fate of Baltimore’s gay bars and nightspots remas uncerta jt as the LGBTQ muny fac a myriad of mountg of the cy’s largt bars and venu — Central and The Manor — rema shuttered, wh no ditn that eher will be open for Pri Week activi this absence of what many ll “safe spac” for LGBTQ members occurs as they and their rights are unr attack by many nservative policians, activists and Knaff, a Harbor East rint and the longtime edor of The Washgton Bla, has been monorg the LGBTQ muny for the past two s. We’ve seen attacks on trans youth and drag queens, along wh book bans and even ‘Don’t say gay’ laws that are ripped om Vladimir Put’s playbook, ” Knaff strsed the sential nature of tablishments centered around LGBTQ clientele. No reopeng date has been Hay, Central’s owner, did not rpond to repeated msag om The Baltimore Manor’s fate also remas rtrant and nightclub has been “temporarily closed” sce shortly before Christmas due to damage om broken Up for AlertsGet notified of need-to-know om The Banner“At the current time, we do not have an exact reopeng date and we are at the mercy of ntractors, but we are hopeful won’t be much longer until we n reopen, ” said Josh Gay, who -owns the bs.

GAY BARS REMA CLOSED BALTIMORE JT AS LGBTQ MUNY NEEDS THEM MOST

Other plac — such as The Charl Feral Hill and The Brass Tap Statn North — have regular weekend drag shows, which are normally filled to plac like Guilford Brewery regularly offer LGBTQ-themed events, such as drag bnch, gay bgo and karaoke. ”In addn to providg a safe space for patrons, gay bars also offer employment opportuni for LGBTQ workers who might feel ls fortable workg heterosexual World War II, gay bars have served as “havens” for people such as drag performers and bartenrs lookg to make a livg the gay esystem, acrdg to Greggor Mattson, a soclogy profsor at Oberl College and thor of the 2023 book “Who Needs Gay Bars? ”“For people who are very butch women or very femme mal or genr nonbary, gay clubs have been a key place of employment as well as for ctomers to fd ourselv, ” Mattson Beno, a bartenr at Leon’s Backroom, said his bar offers employment opportuni for all people, gay or straight.

”Gay bars fadg away BaltimoreWh the populary of datg apps and the growth of gay nights and clivy at straight tablishments, gay bars Baltimore were already a agile state before COVID-19.

(Kal Newman/The Baltimore Banner)On a random weekday night, you’ll be hard-prsed to fd an open, by gay bar Baltimore’s famed “gayborhood” of Mount addn to stapl such as The Manor and Central beg closed, The Drkery, a nearby longstandg gay dive bar that attracts a large Black clientele, is closed on Mondays. ”The cle of gay bars Baltimore do not surprise Mattson, who spent time Charm Cy speakg wh ctomers at a handful of LGBTQ tablishments, many now closed, for his recently published book.

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Wh The Manor beg closed, there are no queer-owned bars left Mount Vernon, ” said Jabs, a 32-year-old neighborhood rint who has been gog to gay bars for the past two s.

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”Brandon Gszczynski, manager of the Baltimore Eagle Bar & Nightclub, said he hop all the gay bars and tablishments rema open — particularly The Manor, which he said attracted “D.

Baltimore Eagle, which tradnally has attracted members of the leather muny, has tried everythg n to keep patrons g out, addg go-go boy nights, bookg a slew of “RuPl’s Drag Race” nttants, and hostg parti for gay athletic teams, but ’s jt not drawg the same number of ctomers as a few years ago. Grdano/for The Baltimore Banner)Drag queens scrambleDrag performers have been particularly h by the mise of gay bars and bars were closed bee of social distancg l, they had to fd alternative ways to perform via outdoor spac or virtually.

”Rose attributed the lack of lbian bars to a variety of reasons, cludg sexism and the patriarchy that affects everythg om small bs loans to leas; the wage gap between men and women and straight women and queer women; the fact that women have never owned as much real tate as men; gayborhoods tradnally centerg around men; unclear succsn plans for bars se of ath and illns; and the populary of onle socializatn. “They are welg to everyone, but they still manage to prerve their queer flavor, ” he said, addg that 60% of LGBTQ bars now ter to all Beno, 36, is an art profsor and bartenr at Leon’s, one of the natn’s olst gay bars.

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(Kal Newman/The Baltimore Banner)Straight spac beg more cliveAs gay bars and venu have closed and straight bars have started offerg gay nights, events have bee much more mixed.

Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league. Recent shows clu The Folks at Home, a lighthearted portra of an terracial gay uple livg South Baltimore, and Thoughts of a Colored Man, an hont exploratn of what means to be Black and male the 21st century.

“Years ago, gay bars were safe zon when gays were fear of beg beat up, ” says Don Davis, who owned Grand Central for nearly 30 years until new owners took over earlier this year.

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Read St., 410-225-3100, many LGBTQ bars “The Gayborhood, ” as the LGBTQ muny affectnately lls Mount Vernon, have shuttered, this Mount Vernon dive bar will mark s 50th anniversary next year. It, along wh Grand Central a few s later, anchored “The Gayborhood” at the rner of Charl and Eager streets, and beme a landmark symbolizg the hub of Baltimore’s LGBTQ muny. The celebratn was held around the Washgton Monument Mount Vernon and anized by the Gay Communy Center of Baltimore, the first polil activist group for gay people the cy.

Formerly named the Gay Communy Center of Baltimore, this anizatn has been advotg on behalf of sexual and genr mori Baltimore and Central Maryland for 45 years.