Midwt's largt gay bar is a symbol of love, muny

Contents:

• HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GAY BAR, COCKTAIL, OPENS THIS FRIDAY ST. PETE
• GRAND CENTRAL, LONGTIME MOUNT VERNON GAY CLUB, TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE AFTER RONAVIS VLATN
• GAY BARS GRAND CENTRAL DISTRICT ST. PETERSBURG
• 'IN FDG EACH OTHER WE STARTED VELOPG POWER': A LOOK AT MIDWT’S LARGT GAY BAR
• 'WHERE DO WE GO?' BALTIMORE'S GAY NIGHTLIFE TAK A H WH GRAND CENTRAL'S IMPENDG CLOSURE
• GRAND CENTRAL (CLOSED)BALTIMOREMENUHOTELSBARSDANCE CLUBSSERVICGAY MAPGRAND CENTRAL (CLOSED)

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GAY BAR, COCKTAIL, OPENS THIS FRIDAY ST. PETE

Central markets self as an LGBTQ+ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer and others)-affirmg dance and night club that wel everyone.

When you walk through the ont door at Cocktail or take a peek to the open-air bar, you will immediately regnize that the r, vibrant lors, seatg, and overall vibe set the stage for more than jt a hangout spot, will be an experience worth talkg r has been curated by owner David Fischer, whose unique approach to sign has already been on display at his other two downtown bs — Zazoo’d, an eccentric home terrs store, and The Sat, a sful Cocktail is brand as a gay bar, is both a gay and straight-iendly tablishment that mirrors the open-md atmosphere that St. ”The bar’s sale followed the closure of several other proment gay bars Baltimore, cludg Club Hippo nearby, The Baltimore Eagle Old Goucher and Club Bunns near Lexgton Market, ntributg to a notable crease gay nightlife optns downtown.

Ne months after the gay-iendly Grand Central nightclub closed Mount Vernon, a new gay club lled Central is openg several blocks away.

GRAND CENTRAL, LONGTIME MOUNT VERNON GAY CLUB, TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE AFTER RONAVIS VLATN

“Bee we are central, between Leon’s and The Drkery, ” two other gay bars Mount Vernon, he said.

And even though he’s llg a gay bar, he said, “I don’t see genr or race anybody. ” He scrib himself as genr fluid and Yordanov as an ally of the gay muny.

Even though many gay bars have closed around the untry durg the panmic, cludg Gallery One on Maryland Avenue, Hay said he believ there’s a market for another one Baltimore.

GAY BARS GRAND CENTRAL DISTRICT ST. PETERSBURG

Gay-iendly statns range om hipster havens to drkg div, and offergs clu everythg om cktails and high-end cuise to jebox, pool and drag shows. One of downtown Clearwater’s olst bs lotns (sce 1915), and a gay bar sce 1976, this small bar has a pool table and a je box, but s ma draw is the people.

The staff members at Pro Shop Pub are known for their iendls and they attract a robt crowd of regulars, both gay and straight. The pool at the Mari Jean Hotel is home to The Wet Spot, a pool bar and day club for gay adults St.

Quench Lounge Largo claims to e "the sexit, all welg gay/LGBTQ bar (straight iendly)" the area.

'IN FDG EACH OTHER WE STARTED VELOPG POWER': A LOOK AT MIDWT’S LARGT GAY BAR

Baltimore will lose s largt gay nightclub when new owners start nvertg Grand Central at 1001-1003 N.

Gay St. Along wh the Hippo, was an anchor for Baltimore’s gayborhood and served as a backdrop for the annual Baltimore Pri Block Party and other events. Davis has argued there is ls of a market for gay bars and nightclubs nowadays, bee gay people are now wele more plac than before.

'WHERE DO WE GO?' BALTIMORE'S GAY NIGHTLIFE TAK A H WH GRAND CENTRAL'S IMPENDG CLOSURE

In recent years, he has creasgly promoted Grand Central as an “alternative” club, rather than a gay club.

“Everyone is wele everywhere–the need for a specific gay tablishment/bar is not as necsary any longer, and after an amazg 30 years, ’s time to turn the page.

GRAND CENTRAL (CLOSED)BALTIMOREMENUHOTELSBARSDANCE CLUBSSERVICGAY MAPGRAND CENTRAL (CLOSED)

The sale  three years after another large gay nightspot, Club Hippo, closed when longtime owner Chuck Bowers retired.