A good game plan is to mix-and-mingle at straight bars early, check out the dining scene and coffee shop, or, better yet, listen to some live music in Austin before heading out for a night in the clubs. The Iron Bear: If you're a sucker for divey vibes, skip. The gay clubs in Austin are largely centered around the 4th street gay district and don’t get going until around midnight. Highland Lounge: Although it can get quite clubby at night, downtown Austin's Highland Lounge errs more on the side of a. Whether your memories include laughter or tears, all are welcome to be shared.Īnd don't forget, Qmmunity is also looking for your gay/lesbian/queer bar memories to make our list as complete as possible. Halcyon: Just across the street from Rain is a gay-popular (and hipster-infested) coffeehouse, bar, and lounge that. See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for Gay Bars In Austin Texas locations in Austin, TX. Inspired by the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, Green wanted to bring attention to Austin’s vibrant queer history which they say is too often invisible. Opened in October 2014, Highland Lounge was introduced to the LGBTQ community. Find 3 listings related to Gay Bars In Austin Texas in Austin on YP.com. Green consulted LGBTQ travel guidebooks like the Damron Guides and Spartacus International Gay Guides, advertisements from queer magazines This Week in Texas and Ambush, and various other publications archived on the JD Doyle LGBT History and Music site. The map was created by Elizabeth Green, a University of Texas undergrad who spent this summer compiling a list of roughly 250 queer establishments in Austin from the 1950s (oh hey The Manhattan Club, which opened in 1958!) to present day. In a similar manner as the “ Queering the Map” project, a community-generated interactive map where people anonymously post anecdotes from certain places, the Queer Austin map is meant to be a living collection of LGBTQ memories and histories where Austinites can share pictures, stories, and recommendations for local queer spaces. We are gay owned and operated and have been serving our community for over 20+ years. Now you can talk about all the queer places in Austin you love on the Queer Austin interactive map. Oilcan Harrys is Austins longest running gay bar. The Iron Bear: Otters and Seals Welcomed.
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Halcyon Coffer Bar + Lounge: Watch the Gays in Their Natural Habitat. Maybe you spotted an old stomping ground of yours on our “Incomplete Compilation of the Gay Bars Austin Has Loved and Lost,” or perhaps your favorite hangout was missing. Cheer Up Charlies: Austin Talk for Hipster. Did Sarah and Beth's history of Austin's LGBTQ movement feature story get you walkin’ down memory lane?