THE BEST Los Angel Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023)

Contents:

• THE BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS LOS ANGEL
• THE BT GAY CISG SPOTS LOS ANGEL
• 52 ESSENTIAL GAY BARS AND NIGHTS AROUND LOS ANGEL
• THE ABBEY, THE LEGENDARY WT HOLLYWOOD GAY BAR, IS FOR SALE
• LOS ANGEL GAY BARS
• THE BEST LOS ANGEL GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS LOS ANGEL
• ‘THE ARE OUR HOM’: LA GAY BARS FIGHT TO STAY AFLOAT AFTER YEAR OF SHUTDOWN
• A HISTORY OF L.A.’S GAY BAR SCENE, TOLD MATCHBOOKS

THE BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS LOS ANGEL

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.

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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.

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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. It’s the perfect place for gay men to meet on the Eastsi. We’ve piled a list of some of the bt gay bars and their acpanyg nights Los Angel County.

Logo has lled The Abbey “The Bt Gay Bar the World. And The Abbey’s probably the most straight-iendly gay bar around (hello, straight bartenrs and bachelorette parti). Though some of more jad gay Angelenos will sff at the Abbey’s fx-fancy dér and normie vib, you n’t ny ’s got a lot gog for .

52 ESSENTIAL GAY BARS AND NIGHTS AROUND LOS ANGEL

For stance: How many other gay bars do you know that serve bnch? Fita Canta looks like a gay Wahoo’s Fish Tas and serv food, while Revolver and Micky’s are more of dance clubs. Flamg SaddlThis a’t your grandpa’s gay wboy bar.

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Gold Coast is loted at 8228 Santa Moni Boulevard and Tnks is loted at 8809 Santa Moni SportsbarFor gays who prefer football to Gaga, Gym is a wele alternative.

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Gym also supports gay sports leagu, helpg to erase our memori of high school douchebags and replace them wh a way to bond and meet like-md gays that go beyond the bar. It’s the trendit and most eclectic gay bar the area, hostg a wi variety of nights, om craft night to bgo to edy nights.

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It’s one of the only gay bars to ter to the leather and gay fetish crowds, but s sizable pat also make a great place to gather and—gasp—actually talk and be heard. ChiChi is a small gay bar Montebello that serv mostly Lato rints, playg a mix of dance mic and Lat pop and rock. Its ntued existence is pecially important given the closure of Lato gay bars like Le Barco Silver Lake.

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Expect filthy jok, sexy onlookers and some of the bt alternative drag performance an eye out for the next Trannyshack at their l CampoThe last remnant of Hypern Avenue’s gay tablishments (R.

Downtown PrecctThe newt gay bar to open L. Precct has prented self as a “rock n roll gay bar, ” meang ’s more of a levis ‘n’ chucks kd of place ak to the Eagle or Fltle. RedleWhile we n’t ment wh certaty about Redle sce ’s not fully open yet and has jt held special events and a soft openg so far, Redle seems to promise a more upsle DTLA gay bar experience (perhaps simplified, Redle will be the Abbey to Precct’s Eagle).

‘THE ARE OUR HOM’: LA GAY BARS FIGHT TO STAY AFLOAT AFTER YEAR OF SHUTDOWN

The Broadway Corridor, which stretch along Broadway between Belmont Shore and the East Village area of Downtown Long Beach, has a smatterg of gay bars nveniently led up as a built- pub crawl, om the youthful Faln (1435 E Broadway) to the bearier Br (1744 E Broadway) and Me Shaft (1720 E Broadway) and girl-iendly Sweetwater Saloon (1201 E Broadway).

), which ters to unrserved gay ladi and Latos, offer Long Beachers the chance to shake all night long. RoosterfishVenice Beach’s Roosterfish sr pots for beg the only Wtsi gay bar not Wt Hollywood.

What better way is there to fish off a big gay day at the beach than wh a stiff drk at Roosterfish? Artia BarThis longstandg spot (formerly known as The Dolph) is ltle known outsi of sleepy Redondo Beach, but ’s an oasis the otherwise gay sert that is the South Bay and s surroundg areas.

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