Gay area dc
Does DC Have a Homosexual Neighborhood?
This weekend, the Capital Pride Parade will rally down 14th Street Northwest and through Dupont Circle, the historic queer center of the city. But a lot has changed since the first Lgbtq+ fest in ‘75. Does Dupont still serve as the city’s “gayborhood”? And if not, where does?
Logan Circle: Number 9, Trade, and Green Lantern are hefty hitters in the city’s queer club scene. Ed Bailey, the owner of the famous gay nightclub The Town, told Municipality Cast DC, “Logan circle certainly is a hub for gay activities. A number of the restaurants and pubs in Logan circle are queer-friendly.”
Barracks Row: Eighth Street Southeast used to be known as “Gay Way” because of the many LGBTQ establishments there in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Many of these were closed due to the AIDS crisis and then gentrification. Now, spots like As You Are and Crazy Aunt Helen’s are working to make it a LGBTQ neighborhood once again.
U Lane Corridor: While not historically queer, U Street Northwest now holds the majority of gay nightlife in the city. Bailey says “U Street has turn into a real hub. There’s Uproar, Dirty Goose, Kiki’s, Nellie's, and Flash.” Bunker also opened this y
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After walking from the Convention Center, through Shaw, to U Street, I had to take observe that this urban area isnt what it was once in regards to the gay community. |
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