LGBT gui to Washgton, DC, cludg gay bars and nightlife

Contents:

• D.C.'S BT GAY BARS AND HANGOUTS
• LOUD AND PROUD: WASHGTON DC'S BT GAY BARS
• THE BEST WASHGTON DC GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS WASHGTON DC
• THE BT GAY BARS WASHGTON, D.C.
• LICHT CAFé, D.C.’S NEWT GAY BAR, IS A COZY, ART-FILLED U STREET HIAWAY

D.C.'S BT GAY BARS AND HANGOUTS

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LOUD AND PROUD: WASHGTON DC'S BT GAY BARS

In Febary 2016, the Washgton Bla noted an "unual flurry of activy" wh the openg of four new gay bars, the majory of which land the U Street/Shaw/Logan Circle area. Those spots and more sports bars, dance clubs, and cktail havens are all clud Eater's round up of the District's gay-iendlit bars and hangouts. New gay dive bar Tra opened last year, urty of the team behd Town Danceboutique and Number Ne.

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It’s the largt gay nightclub the DMV area. View Trip JR's Bar & Grill Rtrant, Gay Bar, LGBTQ Bar, Pub Gb, We, Beer, Fast Food © Elvert Barn/Flickr JR’s is your average iendly neighborhood bar; ’s been a staple of Dupont Circle for over three s. The Bt Gay Bars Washgton, D.

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LICHT CAFé, D.C.’S NEWT GAY BAR, IS A COZY, ART-FILLED U STREET HIAWAY

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