Chicago gay bars and clubs
Sidetrack Chicago
MONDAYOpen 3pm-2am
Start your week with song
MUSICAL MONDAY
Show Tunes 8pm-2am
TUESDAY Open 3pm-2am
TEAM TRIVIA (new topic each week) 8pm
Pop Favorite Videos after Trivia ’til 2am
OUTspoken: LGBTQ+ Storytelling 1st Tues of month 7pm
WEDNESDAY Open 3pm-2am
Wed 7/23 ALL THINGS BRITNEY & RIHANNA
Wed 7/30 ALL THINGS DUA & ARIANA & SABRINA
Wed 8/6 ALL THINGS TAYLOR
Wed 8/13 ALL THINGS BEYONCÉ
Wed 8/20 ALL THINGS GAGA
9pm-2am for “ALL THINGS” PARTIES
THURSDAY Open 3pm-2am
-Glass/Side/Rooftop Bars
LET’S GO! THURSDAY
Pop Music Videos from open till 2am
-Main/Cherry/North Bars – 9pm-2am
LET’S GO! LATIN 7/24 & 8/21
ALL THINGS LOLLA 7/31
MEN’S ROOM GLOW PARTY 8/7
PINK PONY CLUB CHAPPELL/CHARLI/SABRINA 8/14
ALL THINGS K-POP 8/28
FRIDAY Open 3pm-2am
T.G.I.F. SHOW TUNES 4-9pm
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE PARTY 9pm-2am
Rooftop opens early evening
SATURDAY Open 1pm-3am
Post-Brunch Fun at Sidetrack 1-6pm
Saturday Night Gyrate Party 9pm-3am
Monthly Canine DAY first Sat. of the month 1-5pm
SAPPHIC SATURDAY last Sat. of the month 5-9pm
SUND Chicago’s nightlife is a lot favor the city itself — inclusive, diverse, and welcoming to all. It’s also a whole lot of fun. Our gay and lesbian bars have a tiny bit of something for everyone, with late-night lounges, dance clubs,burlesque and drag shows, and long-standing neighborhood watering holes in almost every corner of the metropolis. And each comes with their own unique history and vibe. Check out some of the leading gay bars and clubs to experience Chicago’s queer nightlife scene. One of the city’s oldest gay bars, Jeffery Pub is a neighborhood institution. The South Shore staple is also one of Chicago’s first black-owned male lover bars, making it all the more meaningful for the spot’s many regulars. Don’t miss the live entertainment, like karaoke nights, Silky Soul Sundays, and a lively dance floor featuring everything from pop to house music. This lively and colorful notice is part LGBTQ hangout, part art gallery. The walls are plastered with the owner’s personal collection of paintings and photos, including big names like Diane Arbus. But don’t think for a second that makes the pla Photograph: Courtesy Sidetrack Northalsted, aka "Boystown," is the historical center of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ scene, but great homosexual bars are all over the city. Chicago has always been a trailblazing urban area when it comes to spaces for the LGBTQ collective. One of the first American LGBT rights organizations, the Society for Human Rights, was founded in Chicago in 1924, more than 40 years before Stonewall. And Northalsted, the gay nightlife hub also acknowledged as "Boystown," became the first officially-designated gay village in a major urban area in 1997. These days, while a overnight out on Northalsted is still a joyful blur of boozy slushies and death drops, queer nightlife in Chicago is expansive, creative and thriving all over the city. From Rogers Park to South Shore, from James Beard-nominated cocktail bars to beloved, homey dives, there's a queer prevent to fit your vibe. Oh, and don't forget about drag brunch. You'll need it after a night out on the town. RECOMMENDED: Drink at the best bars in Chicago Been there, done that? Think again, my friend. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Utilize and Privacy Polic
What GLBT clubs or nightspots in Chicago accept under-21s?
February 25, 2010 12:44 PM Subscribe
My finest friend recently came out as a lesbian, and even more recently scored a rather commanding collegiate coup. She's 20, but wants to go, with a bunch of our friends, to a gay or lesbian club in town (Chicago) some weekend soon.
Unfortunately, no amount of Googling has arrive up with any sort of under-21-friendly GLBT-centric venues in Chicago other than a coffee home called 'Cafe Pride'- the website of which is cute well and truly dead.
So, fellow MeFites, I plead of you: Assist a guy aid a girl out?LGBTQ+ nightlife in Chicago: gay and lesbian bars, clubs, and more
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