From discos and dive bars to piano bars and cabarets, we’ll observe the shifting typology of the gay bar. Most importantly, we’ll hear from “those who were there” and indulge “those who wish they were”. All this, in the name of sparking a conversation about how to properly preserve and celebrate Recent York City’s “lavender landmarks.” If you’ve walked with us before, we&#;re highlighting some new LGBT historic sites this year &#; join us again!
Click here to read about the Jane&#;s Stroll, Gay Bars That Are Gone, in The New York Times article, &#;You Could Be in a Gay Bar Right Now and Not Even Know It&#;, by Brian Sloan.
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Saturday, May 4, PM hours
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Chelsea gay bar invites puppies to come and play
On the fourth Friday of each month, the first floor of The Eagle — a gay leather-themed bar in Chelsea — is crawling with puppies.
At any given moment, a handful of puppies will be playing with each other, sleeping on the floor and getting belly rubs, while the rest of them will be standing at the bar drinking.
These are not your Westminster Dog Show pups. These are gay men who enjoy putting on masks and tails and assume the roles of a dog. The fetish evolved from the gay leather scene nearly 40 years ago as a form of punishment, but today it’s something more playful and fun.
It’s also been one of the few ways to retain the gay leather scene growing in cities like New York, where gentrification and cost of living have driven out some of the cultural institutions that many in this community experience have dwindled.
“Gay bars are our safe places from a hostile world and our refuge. It’s just nice to come to a bar — especially a gay leather bar — where I can find people who are like me,” said Vidhra Alexander, 27, one of the more recogn
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Eight NYC Gay Bars and Clubs We Miss This PRIDE
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Happy Pride! There are plenty of queer establishments in NYC at which you can celebrate, but authorize me step in between your cocktails and remind you of some past places that were absolute gay heaven. We can briefly remember their glory, then go right back to putting the mo’ back in mojito.
THE BAREFOOT BOY ( E. 39th St. at Second Ave.) | One prominent element of gay nightlife in the s emotionally attached raunchy, sex-driven places like the Anvil—but at the opposite conclude of the spectrum was the Barefoot Boy, a sleek verb club that was sophisticated and almost chic. But, of course, sex was the object here too. Everyone’s mission was to wait till a great tune was played (like Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive), ask someone hot to dance, and then find yourself doing a line dance together all the way home. Yes, this was way before Grindr, when you had to actually go out of the house and chat up potential tricks face to face! Can you imagine?
THE CANDLE BAR ( Amsterdam Ave. btw. W. 74th & 75th Sts.) | A