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

Behind the Bars Part II

We revisit Austin's LGBTQ bars of yesteryear

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

Aug. 25, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

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 lane?..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Katelyn Landry

Qmmunity Wants Deets on Local Gay Bars From Decades Past

What are we missing? Send us yer memories!

"...Aug. 9, 2019 Pride feature “The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin,” we compiled an inexhaustive list of..."

Aug. 14, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

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

"...When we talk about the LGBTQ rights movement, so often the focus falls on the..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: Road Trippin’ to Texas Queer Bars

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

"...a patio, it's a comforting reminder that some lesbian bars still stand. In Houston, of course, you have Pearl..."

May 17, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW LGBTQ Pro Tips: UPDATE

Finding community in the land of overstimulation

"...The Gay Place's SXSW 2015 guide to all things LGBTQIA...."

March 17, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

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

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

"...an inexhaustive list of the gay, lesbian, and queer bars that have called Austin home in the last 50..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature

Ahead of Pride, EMS Train LGBTQ Businesses on Active Shooter Response

Community members asked for training after Club Q shooting

"...responders held a training Thursday at Highland Lounge for LGBTQIA businesses on how to stop severe bleeding. Though bleak,..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Firework Thrown at Local Gay Bar Unsettles Community

Despite rumors, the Iron Bear asks patrons to not panic

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

June 28, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Your Queer Guide to Austin

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

"...since 2004, when the Chronicle began running a dedicated LGBTQ column and listings. The blog came a few years..."

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 and..."

July 8, 2013 Qmmunity Post

The Walk In Closet: It's Time

Silvia Sandoval is fundraising for San Marcos' first gay bar

"...San Marcos has been without an LGBTQ gathering space for too long. What is a city..."

Nov. 20, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: The Future Looks Freeing

Events to queer SX and advocate for LGBTQ equality

"...on a panel focused on the closing of lesbian bars across the U.S. and how the future of queer..."

March 15, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

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 providing..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Birth of a Revival {UPDATE}

Holy, holy, holy: Austin's working on a queer church

"...Religion has always been a thorny subject for LGBTQ. Many of us have abandoned the church. William Heath,..."

Jan. 22, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Lawrence Everett Forbes

Unicorn Booty's New Dish

Popular LGBTQ blog expands to brick-and-mortar restaurant

"...and Kevin Farrell, co-founders of the dishy and successful LGBTQ-focused infotainment blog Unicorn Booty (www.unicornbooty.com), it looks like a..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Qmmunity: Ch-ch-changes

Austin's queer scene turns to face the strange as it goes through big but good changes

"...Happy Hour Hang out with Austin queerdos across the LGBTQIA spectrum at this social event. Name tags provided. Thu.,..."

July 28, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: A Well-Deserved Celebration for Cheer Up Charlies

And so many hot events, we can't reco them all!

"...Six years ago, my girlfriend and I walked into..."

April 19, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

dapperQ Returns to Austin to Queer SXSW Interactive

Friday's panel asks: Is it possible to truly ungender fashion?

"...a “devastating impact on gender equity and attitudes towards LGBTQ communities.”..."

March 6, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Will & Grace Returns to TV

The beloved Nineties sitcom gets 2017-ified for the reboot

"...to prime time after an 11-year hiatus, and gay bars around the country hosted viewing parties. Austin’s Rain was..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

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

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

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Cheer Up Charlie's Soft Opening

Your AggreGAYtor strikes a pose beneath the pink ’chute

"...no-longer-Eastside venue, now occupies a significant spot of Austin LGBTQ history...."

Feb. 19, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The AggreGAYtor: October 30

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...show their true colors, Daryl talks back, and lesbian bars around the world disappear, as your AggreGAYtor casts aspersions..."

Oct. 30, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...right, y’all, it’s your ultimate guide to all things LGBTQIA-Z at this year’s South by Southwest. The massive 10-day..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Welcome to Austin's Queer Side

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

"...home, work hard to keep Austin separate from the anti-LGBTQ agendas of many of the state’s high-profile politicians. In..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Cheers, queers!

"...beers, cocktails, or frosé, we find ourselves sitting in bars or coffee shops or coffee-shop bars sipping mocktails, Topos,..."

July 21, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

'Tis the season to be prideful

"...rally, speakers include Chola Magnolia, Awais Azhar of the LGBTQ Quality of Life Commission, sex workers' rights activist Rainny..."

June 1, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Queering the Archive With Kate Messer

"Your own culture is worth a memory."

"...their performances at Chances as well as the local LGBTQ community’s social activism. Davis was considered a prolific photojournalist..."

July 5, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Krewe Kuts: Pride Edition

The Gay Place Krewe has the final word on Austin Pride.

"...Not everyone was in the LGBTQ-loving spirit for Austin Pride. Just outside the festival's front..."

Oct. 8, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

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