Gay Life's Featured Bars om the mid-1970s

Contents:

• CHIGO GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• THE BT GAY HANGOUT SPOTS OF HALSTED
• GAY NIGHTLIFE BOYSTOWN, CHIGO: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
• GAY BARS CHIGO - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM
• TOP 5 BOYSTOWN GAY BARS
• ZACHARY BLAIRANTHROPOLOGIST, REARCHER, WRER, AND GUN VLENCE VICTIMS ADVOTEHOMEABOUTCONTACTBLOGMOREUSE TAB TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE MENU EMS.ALL POSTSCENTRAL FLORIDACHIGOPULSEWTER PARKBOYSTOWNSEARCHZACHARY BLAIRDEC 1, 20171 M READGAY LIFE'S FEATURED BARS OM THE MID-1970S
• LTLE JIM’S, THE FIRST GAY BAR IN BOYSTOWN, CLOSG FOR GOOD

CHIGO GAY BARS AND CLUBS

While there are tons of bars the neighborhood terg to gay men, queer women (like myself), and other members of the LGBTQ+ muny, the are my 13 favore plac to go to the Northhalsted area (prevly known as Boystown). This bar is jt one of those plac where I nstantly n to old iends and say, “Oh wow you’re gay now too?

THE BT GAY HANGOUT SPOTS OF HALSTED

The North End, which is probably the bt sports bar on North Halsted, is big and open, filled wh mostly gay men, and has lots of iendly staff who will happily pour you a rose cir while you watch the Cubs lose cred: Kim KovacikJt next door to The North End, Bobby Love’s has a quieter, zier feel that’s perfect for grabbg a beer and sgg your favore karaoke songs. Photo cred: Kim KovacikJt a block off the ma Halsted bar area, The Closet has a dive bar feel and is one of my favore plac to meet other people the muny, whout the prsur of tryg to look hot while dancg and yellg over other dnk gays wearg speedos.

And while most bars the area are geared towards gay men, The Closet mak sure ’s open for all queer people—cludg a clumsy lbian like cred: Kim KovacikMuch like the Replay Lln Park and Anrsonville, this bar has fun vio gam, like Cis’n World, and a list of 26 beers they rotate out weekly.

GAY NIGHTLIFE BOYSTOWN, CHIGO: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

Our gay and lbian bars have a ltle b of somethg for everyone, wh late-night loung, dance clubs, burlque and drag shows, and long-standg neighborhood waterg hol almost every rner of the cy. And each wh their own unique history and out some of the bt gay bars and clubs to experience Chigo’s LGBTQ+ nightlife scene.

Jeffery PubOne of the cy’s olst gay bars, Jeffery Pub is a neighborhood stutn.

The South Shore staple is also one of Chigo’s first black-owned gay bars, makg all the more meangful for the spot’s many regulars. Come for trivia, the ee Sunday night buffet, and the themed dance parti — then e back the next morng for bnch at attached sister rtrant ClosetYou n’t talk about gay bars Chigo whout talkg about Northalsted (also known as Boystown).

GAY BARS CHIGO - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM

Come for happy hour, Sunday afternoon mimosas, or late StoryLookg for a gay bar near downtown Chigo? There’s a reason so many young queer people flock to Chigo and never leave: the cy’s gay scene is fun as hell. Boystown, of urse, is the cy’s official gayborhood, wh LGBTQ-iendly bars, rtrant, and clubs occupyg nearly every storeont on Northalsted.

But Chigo’s queer muny exists far outsi the Lakeview enclave—and so do the great gay bars. Whether they clu drag, dancg, or are div—or a ltle b of all three—Chigo’s bt gay bars have a ltle somethg for everyone.

Gay Edgewater rints of all ag ll themselv regulars at this iendly, sual dive bar.

TOP 5 BOYSTOWN GAY BARS

This Uptown spot featur a relatively mixed-genr clientele ( the scheme of gay bars). Wh no distguishg signage outsi, this unmarked dive is much more discreet than s very gay clientele is.

ZACHARY BLAIRANTHROPOLOGIST, REARCHER, WRER, AND GUN VLENCE VICTIMS ADVOTEHOMEABOUTCONTACTBLOGMOREUSE TAB TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE MENU EMS.ALL POSTSCENTRAL FLORIDACHIGOPULSEWTER PARKBOYSTOWNSEARCHZACHARY BLAIRDEC 1, 20171 M READGAY LIFE'S FEATURED BARS OM THE MID-1970S

Sitrack is generally herald as the kg of Chigo gay bars, and not for no reason: the sprawlg plex featur five different bars year-round. Add another two the summertime, when the upstairs pat—one of Chigo’s bt, gay or straight—is open for bs.

Not only is the Jefey Pub one of the olst gay bars the untry, ’s also the only black-owned LGBTQ bar Chigo. Gay guys sip their nctns om the DIY Bloody Mary bar.

Gay and lbian upl are monly seen htg the StairMasters or takg yoga class, but there are also tons of sgl spg out same-sex partners they’ll later meet via Craigslist’s Missed Connectns. Furnure shoppg Two thgs only gay men and rich straight women seem to have a knack for are fashn and furnure shoppg—a walk down North Clark Street provis you wh a great al of the latter at plac such as urban antique store Sut (5221 N Clark St, 773-275-5700, ), ntemporary boutique Urbant (5228 N Clark St, 773-271-1000) and the new vtage addn Room Service (5438 N Clark St, 773-878-5438, ).

LTLE JIM’S, THE FIRST GAY BAR IN BOYSTOWN, CLOSG FOR GOOD

T’s nearby “sister” bar, the man-heavy Sofo (4923 N Clark St, 773-784-7636, ), don’t tout self as a gay bar but don’t have to: Men tight te starg up at mid-’80s, Madonna-heyday vios do all the toutg any nongay gay bar uld need. This zy gay Cheers of Ravenswood is among the most relaxed, easygog queer bars the cy. GentryThere are two kds of people (both ually men) who unwtgly wanr to Gentry: those who don’t know and those who “don’t know” this downtown spot wh dark wdows is a gay bar.

Intersectn of Clark Street and Devon AvenueThe gay muny isn’t aaid to travel to the Far North Si for s fun. Hollywood Beach Straight girls, take note: When the men at this beach look too good to be te, they’re probably gay—pecially when they’ve got the balls to don tight swim tnks. The southernmost patch of sand, where even the bathrooms are known to host some gay actn, is for the boys.

While the mm’s not jt for the homosexual crowd, ’s possible some heteros won’t be able to fully appreciate some of the sectns, such as the toy-filled dungeon (whips, chas and masks) or the leather-bar exhibs, which feature artifacts such as posters, trophi and drs- tails om leather bars’ 50-year history.