One of Los Angel' last historic gay bars, The Other Si was a “bt iend” to a generatn of LGBT bar goers who were left wonrg: Where will we go now?
Contents:
- BEYOND OFF SUNSET: A GUI TO GAY SILVER LAKE
- THE BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS LOS ANGEL
- WHY IS THE MONUMENT OF A HISTORIC LA GAY BAR COVERED SHAKE SHACK SIGNS?
- 20 YEARS OF AKBAR, SILVER LAKE'S GAY BAR FOR EVERYONE
- GAY BEAR SILVER LAKE, CA
- FLTLE GAY BAR CLOS, LOOKS FOR NEW LOTN
BEYOND OFF SUNSET: A GUI TO GAY SILVER LAKE
LGBTQ nightlife Los Angel n be a b tached, but each separate 'gayborhood' has s own vibe and appeal. From Wt Hollywood to downtown L.A. to Long Beach and the Valley, we've provid nightlife guis to everythg for L.A. Weekly rears over the past uple years. But we saved the most historic for last: Silver Lake. On the eve of the Off Sunset Ftival on Sunday, L.A. Weekly put together a gui on how to have a great gay night (or day) out Silver Lake. * gay bar silver lake *
Fans wept when Roosterfish, the Wtsi’s olst gay bar, closed 2016. Micky’s WeHo has long been a staple on Wt Hollywood’s strip of gay nightclubs and bars on Santa Moni Boulevard, known for s open-walled two-story buildg where passersby n see the party ragg om the street. The venue is the only Latx gay bar LA that explicly ters to a gay and Mexin dience every night, not jt as a theme once a week.
But ’s the perfect space to grab a workday bnch wh a lleague or for -workg ssns -hosted on Tudays wh Gay Asstrology. The origal Downtown gay bar, Jalis is a dive bar that ters to the Latx and Mexin LGBTQ muny.
Though Sweetwater isn’t officially known as a lbian bar, the humble tablishment has long been the go-to spot for queer women the lol gayborhood, which featur nearly half a dozen gay bars that le Broadway Long Beach. One of Long Beach’s few, if not only, three-level gay bars, Executive Sue boasts a karaoke bar, vio gam, pool tabl for rent, and regular drag shows. Dubbed by KCET as Montebello’s bt Lato gay bar, Chi is the sister to Club Cobra, servg as a groundg se for the queer Latx muny the suburbs of East LA.
THE BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS LOS ANGEL
The bt gay bar and club optns L.A., om flirty Wt Hollywood stutns to hip Silver Lake alternativ, pl bars Venice and the Valley. * gay bar silver lake *
It’s the perfect place for gay men to meet on the Eastsi. LGBTQ nightlife Los Angel n be a b tached, but each separate “gayborhood” has s own vibe and appeal.
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Weekly put together a gui on how to have a great gay Friday or Saturday night out Silver Lake. Back the 60s, like most gay bars across the untry, the police were nstantly raidg Silver Lake's bt known LGBTQ hangout, the Black Cat Tavern.
WHY IS THE MONUMENT OF A HISTORIC LA GAY BAR COVERED SHAKE SHACK SIGNS?
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Predatg Stonewall, the Black Cat raid and prott were signifint steps forward the gay rights movement and laid the groundwork for the events at Stonewall two years later. …Two months after this moment, havg that many gay and lbian and alli e together to prott police btaly was major, ” he tells L. While many nsir Stonewall to be the birth of the gay rights movement, Black Cat laid the groundwork for to occur, so one uld argue that the te birth of the natnal gay rights movement began right here Silver Lake.
Though ran as Le Barco for several years terg to a gay Lato clientele (and hostg legendary queer fetish night Club Fuck), new owners who took over 2012 returned the Black Cat Tavern to s origal name. It's mostly straight a hipster hub but is gay-iendly, and 's worth visg to see photos of the 1967 events displayed si.
Keepg the historic signifince of Silver Lake to the LGBTQ muny md, the first stop on our gay night out the neighborhood is for some dner at 33 Taps. It isn't officially a “gay” tablishment, but sce the neighborhood is very LGBTQ, so is the rtrant.
20 YEARS OF AKBAR, SILVER LAKE'S GAY BAR FOR EVERYONE
“The Silver Lake [lotn] is very neighborhood-specific and has a very big gay followg general.
GAY BEAR SILVER LAKE, CA
We are a beer and sports bar, but we have a very big gay clientele and we're gay-owned and a lot of our staff is gay. This has been a somewhat of a gay-centric place, ” says owner/found Ryan Floyd. While sports bar and gay don't often go together, many of do enjoy sports!
“This neighborhood, which is why I thk has such a ol vibe to , was always kd of like the gays and the gangsters for many, many years, ” says Floyd.
FLTLE GAY BAR CLOS, LOOKS FOR NEW LOTN
It first opened as a gay bar lled the Shed 1968 before beme the Outst om 1972 to 1983, then Gntlet II om 1983 to 2005 before openg as Eagle LA 2006 (all were gay bars).
Is one a long le of leather/uniform/fetish gay bars. “[The leather scene] is still very alive and well, although, the Inter and social media has changed the gay scene and the gay nightclub scene across the board, ” says Matula. “It was our bra child om a time when most gay bars Silver Lake were closg.
Opened 1994, Fltle had prevly been home to var gay bars cludg The Stud and Griff's. “We feature artists and events as diverse as Tiffany to JJ Fad and pretty much anythg you n thk of between…We want to make sure that the Fltle ntu to be one of the inic gay bars Los Angel.