Qmmunity Wants Deets on Local Gay Bars From Decades Past

What are we missing? Send us yer memories!

"...Pride feature “The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin,” we compiled an inexhaustive list of the queer, lesbian,..."

Aug. 14, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

An Incomplete Compilation of the Gay Bars Austin Has Loved and Lost

Because sometimes you want to go where everybody knows you’re queer

"...Stonewall riots, we've compiled an inexhaustive list of the gay, lesbian, and queer bars that have called Austin home..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature

Qmmunity: BT2 Joins Ranks of Gay Bars Austin Has Loved and Lost

We can still do our part to preserve its history

"...BT2 has closed. The North Austin gay bar, which had temporarily closed back in March,..."

May 15, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Gay Bars Should Not Discriminate Against Straights

"...Dear Editor, I am not an Austin native but recently had the opportunity to visit your..."

June 2, 2005 Postmarks

Dear Glutton: Meeting Gays Outside of Gay Bars

Trading dating apps for edible apps

"...Where does a gay guy who hates gay bars and dating apps but..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Gay Place: HEY, TURKEYS!

The holidays can be tough when you spend them alone: Come find your chosen family

"...Or tofurkeys! Watch out. Thursday's comin'. Three gay bars – BT II, OCH, Iron Bear – are..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Your Queer Guide to Austin

A crash course on the city's LGBTQ parties, prides, and resources

"...Austin is a city known for many things: bats, music,..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Take You to the Gay Bar

A round-up of Austin's LGBTQ bar scene

"...Austin's LGBTQ bar scene is and always has been vibrant..."

July 8, 2013 Qmmunity Post

A Map of Austin's Queer Bars From the Fifties to Today

Got a photo or memory from a bar from years past? Share it!

"...Did Sarah and Beth's history of Austin's LGBTQ movement feature story get you walkin’ down memory..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Katelyn Landry

Qmmunity: Road Trippin’ to Texas Queer Bars

Not to mention, Sir Rat's store opening and I'm From Driftwood's Austin show

"...of queer events, parties, and prides right here in Austin, Qmmunity has embraced the road trippin' theme to encourage..."

May 17, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Where the queers at? SXSW!

"...HOWDY HOMOS! Welcome to Austin! Last night was nuts, eh? And for a 'mo..."

March 20, 2009 Features Feature by Ash Bell

What’s to Become of Austin’s Unofficial Gay District?

A development plan would maintain Oilcan Harry's but displace two other gay-friendly bars

"...were home to Kansas, the Boathouse, and other long-gone gay bars at the edge of the then-emerging Warehouse District...."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Behind the Bars

Why are gay bars not counted within Austin club histories?

"...of your neighborhood bar. That's when AIDS Services of Austin was just starting [mid-1980s]. That's where I first started..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

Feds Raid Sixth Street Bars

Indictment against club boss includes money laundering, drugs

"...One of Austin's biggest club owners faces federal indictment today after law..."

March 22, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Firework Thrown at Local Gay Bar Unsettles Community

Despite rumors, the Iron Bear asks patrons to not panic

"...early this morning, startling patrons and inciting fear amongst Austin’s LGBTQ community. Though no one was injured, concern has..."

June 28, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Four Suspects Charged in Brutal Assault on Gay Couple

Austin police are investigating the case as a potential hate crime

"...Austin police on Tuesday, Feb. 12, reported that all four..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Gay Town in the A-Town

"...was a big deal, almost 10 years ago, when Austin Pride Parade numbers solidly settled in a five-figure mark...."

Sept. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Where the queers at on Saturday? SXSW!

"...BRINGING UP WHAT REAR? Welcome to our li'l gay ghetto, waaay in the back of the SXSW specials...."

March 20, 2009 Features Feature by Ash Bell

Gay Place

Where the queers at on Friday? SXSW!

"...folderol? What's Q-friendly at the SXSQ? Let your best gay girlfriends and best gay boyfriends here at the Gay..."

March 20, 2009 Features Feature by Ash Bell

A Wild and Precious "Theraplay" of Gay Experience

One man's 50+ year gay journey comes home to a place that helped launch it

"...own wild and precious life, spanning an era of gay liberation, he brings this story back to Austin, where..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Carmen Rising

Gay Place

Austin's evolution of drag

"...and makeover success. Putting Butch Queen on one of Austin's most popular stages – on a Friday, no less..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Scruff’s Barbershop Grows Out Its Roots in New South Austin Digs

The gay-owned barbershop offers inclusive, gender-affirming haircuts

"...As its fifth birthday approached on February 27, Austin’s queer-owned Scruff’s Barbershop experienced a growth spurt, aka a..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by Madeline Duncan

Austin Police Seeking Leads in Hate Crime Investigation

Investigators, gay bars ask for information on Saturday's attack

"...Rain on 4th and Oilcan Harry’s, two of Austin’s iconic gay bars, are offering a $5,000 reward for..."

Jan. 22, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Austin Pride Rescheduled!

With two dates, Sept. 30 and Oct. 21, it's double the celebration

"...Austin Pride has been officially rescheduled. Split into two dates..."

Aug. 31, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

LGBTQ Bars Reclaim Their Place as Community Hubs

After Orlando, queer space is more important than ever

"...Long before Stonewall, a scattering of bars and clubs blocked unwanted stares and provided shelter from..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Food Feature by Sarah Marloff

Gay Segregation

"...Kate Getty has not spent enough time in the gay bars of Austin to know that there has always..."

March 9, 2005 Postmarks

Behind the Bars Part II

We revisit Austin's LGBTQ bars of yesteryear

"...and messy memories of our beloved (and bygone) LGBTQ bars. Gay Place's OG editor Kate Messer put together Behind..."

Aug. 25, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required liability insurance to host a gay event in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Welcome to Austin's Queer Side

Parties, bars, and so much pride: A guide to LGBTQ Austin

"...Let me tell you right now: Austin is a great place for queers – despite the..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place: Grit 'N Glitz

Heavy-hitting week in the LGBTQ with Christeene, Drew Riley, Eileen Myles, Peaches, and more

"...(See Friday: Glitz; see Wednesday: Eileen Myles.) ON OUR GAYDAR..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

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