Gay/Lesbian entertainment in North America
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Bottom Line Lounge
Just north of Winkler Rd, Bottom Line has a predominantly gay crowd, with a good mix of lesbians, but all are welcome. Bar-top dancers gyrate and drag queens come out nightly except on Saturdays and Mondays. On Thursdays you can drink $5 mason jars of Long Island iced tea. Yowza.
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Marrakech Salón
Crowded and steamy, you bet, but regulars wouldn’t have it any other way. Typical sights and sounds here include bare-chested bartenders, bar-top dancing and music ranging from 1980s pop to hip-shaking cumbias. A sign at the exit reads: ‘Thank you for your sexual preference.’
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Golden Gopher
This campy lounge manages to draw drinkers from all stripes to its somewhat sketchy neighbourhood. The furnishings cover all bases too, with chandeliers and Ms Pac-Man. Those who haven't had enough at closing time can stock up for later at the in-house liquor store.
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Club Try-Angles
Salt Lake City has Utah’s only gay scene, however limited. Pick up the free Salt Lake Metro for listings. The town’s gay-ish neighborhood is 9th and 9th (900 South and 900 East). Play pool and drink beer at Club Try-Angles
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MB Lounge
Depending on the night, this queer lounge runs the gamut from casual neighborhood bar to bass-thumping dance club to Sunday piano bar. The decor could use some updating, but hey, that only makes it typical of the rest of Worcester. Expect beers and a pool table.
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Trapp
Salt Lake City has Utah’s only gay scene, however limited. Pick up the free Salt Lake Metro for listings. The town’s gay-ish neighborhood is 9th and 9th (900 South and 900 East). Play pool and drink beer at the Trapp.
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Wawis
Up above a seedy street scene, this mixed gay disco provides plenty of elbow room to get your salsa, cumbia and reggaeton grooves on, and the midnight show is always entertaining. Wawis is good-humoredly named after a Mexican slang term meaning fellatio.
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Cattyshack
Two floors of pulsing beats, raw industrial views and a queer friendly atmosphere that's mainly for the ladies but also welcoming to gays, trannies and heterosexuals. Weekend nights turn into a dance party; weeknights tend to be slower and more communal.
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Picante
Set back from Avenida Tulum a few blocks north of Avenida Uxmal, this place isn’t as ‘spicy’ as its name suggests, but it is a longtime neighborhood gay bar. It often features movies shown at high volume until about 1am, when the dance music comes on.
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Le Drugstore
This cavernous eight-story complex has nine theme bars, boutiques, a large delicatessen and a dance club in the basement. For bad hair days there’s even a hairdresser. Lesbians and gays have staked out their terrain on different floors.
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Mirabar
This venerable bar for gay fellows attracts devoted regulars, many on a first-name basis with the bartenders. It’s got two floors – the second, a sort of promenade, overlooks the action of the main level’s dance floor.
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Toast Lounge
On Friday night, Toast Lounge, a basement martini lounge, is Boston’s premier club for women. The place has two smallish dance floors, dim lights and a cozy bar. Take bus 91 from Central Sq or bus 87 from Lechmere.
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Bourbon Complex
This gay entertainment complex looks big enough to get lost in. There’s La Track, a popular disco-bar with a leather boutique, and the Mississippi Club for dancing, live cabaret and drag shows.
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Area 51
Pay your respects to the alien just inside this two-story dance warehouse. DJs spin a mix of gothic-industrial, techno, rap and hip-hop on two dance floors, with a good straight and gay crowd and a section for clubgoers over 18.
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Lafitte In Exile
A most venerable and popular gay bar in the quarter, Lafitte in Exile gets a vastly mixed and friendly crowd of all ages and sexes. The upstairs balcony is one of the best and as you'd expect the drink specials just keep coming.
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168 York St Cafe
This bar-restaurant isn’t too far off its own billing as a gay Cheers. Sunday and Thursday nights will get you $1 domestic beers, while daily happy hours between 4pm and 7pm knock a dollar off all drink prices.
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Santa Fe Film Center at Cinemacafé
Home of the annual December Santa Fe Film Festival, this art house is known for the Tuesday night New Mexico Showcase and Thursday night gay and lesbian films. The best of independent cinema is screened the rest of the week.
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Ciao Edie
Edie may have said goodbye, but this subterranean hotspot keeps on truckin' with '60s mod colors, light-hearted lamps, whimsical decor and retro tunes spinning in the background. Cocktails are deadly; it's gay-friendly too.
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Bourbon Pub & Parade Disco
Smack dab on Bourbon St is this gay bar with a very popular happy hour. At night, it's a loud and bawdy scene that spills out onto the street. You can head to the upstairs dance club and watch the scene from the balconies.
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Polo Club
While this place seems to cater more to curious straight couples who come to watch the drag-queen shows than to gay men themselves, it’s a fun place to lounge around with a martini in hand, feeling fabulous.
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Vixen
While other cities have their gay districts, in Provincetown the entire town is the gay district. Vixen is a favorite lesbian hangout with everything from an intimate wine bar to comedy shows and nightly dancing.
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Tom’s Leather Bar
For those who dare to get medieval, Tom’s provides the props, with heraldic shields, crossed swords and candelabras highlighting a decidedly decadent decor. When the fat lady sings, the show’s about to begin.
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Brothers
Billed as ‘Tallahassee’s only pansexual playground,’ this is the center of the gay and lesbian scene, featuring nightly DJs with a popular terrace bar and drag shows, poetry nights and ’80s-themed soirees.
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Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness
In a shopping plaza, this has long been Tucson’s favorite lesbian bar. Escape the chaos around the pool tables and on the dance floor by heading to the quiet room for a long get-to-know-you chat.
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Spring Street
This handsome gay-friendly new space brings a dash of South Beach to the Portland scene, with polished wood floors, sleek furnishings, a well-coifed crowd and a bartender who can mix a mean margarita.
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