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CHIGO GAY BARS AND CLUBS

As the world regniz the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, we sent photographers to three of the cy's olst gay bars — one on the South Si, one on the North Si, and one right between. * old chicago gay clubs *

For Black, Gay Chigoans, It’s Always Been Jeffery Pub.

In the first stallment of our seri on the cy’s olst gay bars, we vis the South Shore stalwart — Chigo’s only black-owned tablishment of s kd. Forty-five years on, the Boystown mastay is an tergeneratnal mosaic of Chigo’s gay muny. Closg out our historil gay bar seri is this unr-the-radar downtown hiaway, which has provid a refuge for lols and tourists alike for 35 years.

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Fd the top gay bars Chigo, Northalsted (aka Boystown) and beyond. Disver the bt LGBTQ+ nightlife around Chigo. * old chicago gay clubs *

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.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

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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).

Come for happy hour, Sunday afternoon mimosas, or late StoryLookg for a gay bar near downtown Chigo?

CHIGO GAY NIGHTLIFE GUI: DOWNTOWN & SOUTH SI

Chigo is known for many thgs: hot dogs, jazz, archecture — you name . Now, the cy’s gettg regnn for boastg three of the bt gay bars ... * old chicago gay clubs *

RIP Gay BarsCi around the untry and globe have seen many of their most beloved gay and lbian waterg hol close down — often after the area's queer populatn dispers or the owner simply gets priced out. [RELATED: 26 Dead (Or Dyg) Gay Bars NYC, L. The magaze released a list of "The 32 Bt Gay Bars Ameri, " wh Chigo beg home to three.

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Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. * old chicago gay clubs *

Now, the cy's gettg regnn for boastg three of the bt gay bars the untry, acrdg to Esquire.

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Louis as among the bt gay bars. Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.

Per Outsports, as of September 2022, there have only ever been 16 players NFL history to publicly e out as gay or bisexual. Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay 2021. 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.

There’s a reason so many young queer people flock to Chigo and never leave: the cy’s gay scene is fun as hell.

CHIGO GAY CISE CLUBS

An sir's gui to gay nightlife Chigo's historic Boystown neighborhood. Fd LGBT-iendly bars, dance and edy clubs, pl where to fd late-night eats." emprop="scriptn * old chicago gay clubs *

Boystown, of urse, is the cy’s official gayborhood, wh LGBTQ-iendly bars, rtrant, and clubs occupyg nearly every storeont on Northalsted.

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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.

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.

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Chigo Gay Nightlife Gui: Downtown & South Si .

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