THE 10 BEST San Francis Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023)

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• THE BT GAY BARS SAN FRANCIS
• THE 10 BEST SAN FRANCIS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SAN FRANCIS
• GAY BARS SAN FRANCIS
• THE GAY TRAVELER’S GUI TO SAN FRANCIS
• 7 BT GAY BARS SAN FRANCIS
• 5 HISTORIC SAN FRANCIS GAY BARS WE WISH STILL EXISTED

THE BT GAY BARS SAN FRANCIS

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) Whether ’s Cole Porter standards, a jazz night, or a te sg-along, this curtaed, Art De-accented bar is where tried-and-te Friends of Dorothy n be spac have been vanishg for a long time, but few subspeci are rarer than the neighborhood gay bar. A gay sports bar was practilly a ntradictn terms when Hi Tops opened the Castro nearly a ago, but no one should doubt the near-universal appeal of rn dogs and a pork-chop-on-a-stick. If you’ve hung out the Castro long enough, your jar has probably accumulated more than a few drk tokens om here, a gay bar?

Well, ’s neher and both: a majory Irish-owned, majory LGBTQ-owned venue named for a gay Irish humanarian. Sectn at a mic ftival, and a queer-iendly ambiance all nspire to make this Missn spot among the most hospable bars the Street has all but been annexed to the Mara, but once upon a time, there was a htler-filled gayborhood lled Polk Gulch—of which the Cch is the sole survivor.

THE 10 BEST SAN FRANCIS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SAN FRANCIS

A rpeted dive narrow enough that you n touch the bar wh one hand and the oppose wall wh the other, ’s home to the Hot Boxxx Girls, a troupe of olr drag performers who, as well as the Tubteak Connectn, DJ B Statn John’s re-created dis and SF’s longt-nng gay party.

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San Francis gay bars are a popular statn for not only the cy’s gay men, but for straight men and women terted havg a “gay old time”. The cy’s gay bars feature large, outdoor celebratns (not unlike a gay pri para) that attract people of all strip that wish to be entertaed by a group of eclectic and unique sgers and dancers.

While not exclive any sense, some gay bars are signated for only certa typ of patrons (i. San Francis – home of the untry's first openly gay elected official (Harvey Milk), birthplace of the rabow flag, the first cy the Uned Stat to legalize gay marriage and host of the bt damn Pri para  the untry—remas a major LGBTQ+ epicenter.

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(They don't ll the 'gay pal of the world' for nothg. So whether you're here June or not, honor SF's storied gay history at the mms, bars and cultural landmarks. But the area n be harr to navigate for those who are not whe gay men.

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The Harvey Milk-era of gay rights activism is no ls important — ’s jt that the LGBTQIA+ muni are vast and nta myriad ways to exprs and reprent sexualy and genr. Growg up gay the Amerin South was not a pleasant experience, Miah Jefa says. In the South Bay, they go to the off-the-beaten-path gay bar Renegas.

“Jolene’s is also a spot that is workg hard to -cis-gay-man the queer nightlife scene, ” Calamia says. Below, check out our picks for the bt gay bars San an teractive Google Maps list of some of the bt gay bars San Francis.

One of the last remag gay div the Tenrlo, Aunt Charlie's is home to potent cktails and legendary drag shows, like the Hot Boxxx Girls revue held every Friday and Saturday night. Tw Peaks TavernThis Castro mastay was the first gay bar to sport floor-to-ceilg wdows that let patrons look out—and the world look .

5 HISTORIC SAN FRANCIS GAY BARS WE WISH STILL EXISTED

As we s down this year to figure out where to dance the weekend away, let’s take a moment to remember the San Francis gay bars of yore — the foundatns on which our current venu were built, and the plac that went to battle wh the cy so future generatns wouldn’t have to. In s earlit days, the tavern garnered a reputatn for entertag naval men who were on leave and lookg for a good (and very gay!

— a hotbed of gay socializg. Was, on a nightly basis, awash wh gay men lookg to party.