There's a fellow who lives in Frankford named Blaze Waters - he was a longtime bartender in the Gayborhood and is a friend of said business partner I usually see him at the Christmas Eve party this person hosts. I suspect that Scoats' pub-in-the-making in Tacony will be equally welcoming, especially since he has an openly gay business partner going in with him on the venture.
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(PGMC is now what I'd consider a decent size for a big-city gay men's chorus, though.)
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There were as many singers in the Boston Gay Men's Chorus when I performed in its debut concert in 1982 as there were in Philadelphia's when I joined it in its 24th season in 2005, and its membership had grown fourfold just the season before. A place called BJP's in the 5300 block of Market Street and Chuck's Recovery Room on Germantown Avenue near Erie come to mind.Ĭlark Park: I've long been of the opinion that Philadelphia's gay community institutions (its newspaper and its Democratic political club aside) are underpowered for a city this large. There were also some gay bars on the DL in the outlying neighborhoods. And gay Millenials, unlike gay Boomers, don't need the "protection" of gay neighborhoods nowadays. I had a conversation with a NYC friend recently who moaned about all the straight people in Chelsea. The Castro in SF and West Hollywood in LA are nothing like they used to be. I lost a fair number of friends and acquantances because of it including a principal dancer of the PA Ballet. Being an old head/elder I remember how awful that was during the 80s. One of the MAJOR things that pretty much stalled things, or ended their existence, was AIDS. There was at least one bar on Market St, in Millburne, just west of 63rd St.
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There was one lesbian bar in Fishtown before all the recent gentrification. The only other place worth mentioning is the well known and popular pub in Mayfair called "The Grey Lodge" welcomes everyone and the owner, "Scoats", says LGBT people are especially welcomed.Īre there any other gay friendly venues in Philly I'm not aware of?ĬP, back in the day, well my day(70s/80s) there were gay establishments, beyond the Gayborhood, in Old City and near 4th and South. The Bar(n) is located at the corner of 49th and Baltimore Ave. The Bar(n), I'm told, is looking to attract a very diverse crowd and has hired a transgender barista. The Mill Creek Tavern at 42nd and Chester has a gay party on every 2nd Saturday of the month I am told can anyone verify this? I do know the new "Bar(n) Tavern" - formally the "New Third World Tavern" - is having an LGBT party on Feb. Two local bars have a "Gay Night" apparently.
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The predominantly LGBT Metropolitan Community Church meets at a Lutheran Church near 37th and Chestnut Street. First, there is the LGBT Student Center at Penn - "The Carriage House" - near 39th and Spruce, however if you're not connected with the University Of Pennsylvania it will be of no help to you. So I've been doing a little research and this is what I've come up with: there exists a few things in University City. On top of that, all those places that cater to the LGBT crowd and their friends and allies are concentrated in a few block area that is locally known as "The Gayborhood" (officially Washington Square West, or 'Midtown Village'). For a very big city - almost 1.6 million people in the city and 5 million in the metro area - Philadelphia seems to have a rather modest "Gay Scene" of bars, clubs, restaurants, social groups, etc.