Gay bars in nebraska

The Last Gay Block in Lincoln

Longtime friends Matt Carter and Casey Delong met about 25 years ago at The Q — the only gay twirl club in Lincoln, Nebraska. The exclude quickly became their ‘spot.’ It also provided them with a second family, just like male lover bars have done for the Diverse community for decades.

“We knew everybody,” Carter said. “We knew the owners. We knew the bartenders. We knew the staff. We knew the people operating Pride. That camaraderie and that team — family was there.”

The Q was residence to many regular patrons for years, serving as an epicenter for the gay community of Nebraska’s capital. It was a gathering place. It was a safe haven.

And then, it was gone.

In 2015, the building housing the bar burned down, leaving a void that Lincoln still feels eight years later.

The Dynamic Duo

At its peak, Lincoln was home to two prominent same-sex attracted bars: The Q and Panic Lock. Perched on the edge of the vast Nebraska prairie, these were the only clubs a young LGBTQ+ person could feel content in between Denver and Omaha. The clubs provided the Lincoln queer group with a consistent place of belonging for decades. It didn’t last.

While The Q’s

Gay district in Omaha. (Center: condos, crime rates, neighborhoods)

11-26-2008, 09:56 AM

Location: Midtown Omaha

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This thread is for discussion about what an Omaha Homosexual Village might need, ie territory for commercial, office and residential. I don't think Omaha needs anymore gay bars. I consider it be nice to spot some restaurants in a queer district. Someone once suggested Hamburger Mary's to me. Ever heard of it? They said it was a gay owned business, and I know some lesbians with kids. I think it would be nice if they had a place to accept their family and especially kids that caters to their needs, since Nebraska goes out of its way to ignore lgbtq+ families.

Any other suggestions?

11-26-2008, 10:05 AM

Location: Omaha, NE

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This thread is for discussion about what an Omaha Gay Village might need, ie space for commercial, office and residential. I don't think Oma

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As I exit my machine, I notice the outside of the bar is not attracting much attention. The letters “HAUS” stay above the front entrance, and subtle streaks of neon blue and purple flash through the front windows. When I trek up to the front door, I can finally see that the prevent is much bigger than it appears from the outside, stretching deep into the building. There’s relaxed but worn leather furniture to the right of the front door. Behind the furniture, there’s a raised platform with a couple more leather couches and a projector screen. To the left, a couple bartenders work to serve the handful of patrons already crowding the long bar at 10:15 PM.

The attractive man taking cover charges is brusque, motioning for me to quickly pull down my mask and hand over the $10 cover. He places a neon yellow wristband on me, hands over my change, and already begins looking to the few people in line behind me. I walk over to the worn black couches in the waiting area to wait for my friends to join me for tonight’s drag show, “Purple Reign,” a tribute to Prince.

Before attending this performance, I had done a bit of research about Das Haus. Meaning “the house” in German, Das Haus opened in

The Diamond Bar Brick

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