GAY BARS NYC 2017 SUNDAY NIGHT SERIES
The Slide, which was slang for hook up in 1890’s parlance, was perhaps the most famous and infamous of these watering holes thanks to a series of attacks in local newspapers. These establishments, which were clustered near the Bowery, offered drinkers a lively atmosphere where some of the waiters wore makeup and, according to Chauncey, “some of them would sing in a falsetto voice.” You could also expect “campy repartee with the customers.” However, “you wouldn’t call them gay bars,” warns George Chauncey, author of Gay New York and co-director of The Yale Research Initiative on the History of Sexualities. (Several years earlier Walt Whitman even featured the spot in an unfinished poem: “The vault at Pfaffs where the drinkers and laughers meet to eat and drink and carouse…”) By the 1890s, there were also what Lustbader says were called “pansy bars” that were “commercialized places of vice.” It was popular with gay men as well as with straight men and drew a crowd of writers and artists. In the 1870s, there were establishments that were known for their “bohemian” atmosphere, like the subterranean Charles Pfaff’s Beer Cellar that was staffed by effeminate men.
There’s “a way longer history,” says Ken Lustbader, who is one of the directors of the New York City LGBT Historic Sites Project. The following New York Hotels are currently trending with our readers.Thanks in great part to the protest and the publicity that it generated, this outrageous policy was changed, which paved the way for a new generation of bars that welcomed gay men and lesbian women.īut this wasn’t the first time that New York bars helped shape gay identity.
The neighborhood also has vintage shops and Chelsea Market. Check out the High Line Park, a converted high rail with excellent views of the city.Beyond its fabled nightlife, Chelsea features some of the City’s best art galleries and museums, most in-demand restaurants and, yes, a few shops where you can dress for excess. Located on Manhattan’s west side, from 14th to 28th Streets between Sixth Avenue and the Hudson River, the area is home to plenty of thriving gay bars, not to mention the occasional window display of a mannequin dressed in leather. Chelsea is one of NYC’s quintessential gay neighborhoods.This nightspot is a great space to chill early on-and then becomes a packed dance club. This hidden gem offers weekend dance parties, cabaret shows, drag performances and the best happy hour in the neighborhood. REBAR Chelsea a staple in the NYC Nightlife. The party takes place in REBAR on 225 west 19th street.This is one New York party you don’t want to miss. The party kicks off at 10pm and continues until 4am the next morning.The June edition features International DJ DJ James Andersen.