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A Guide to LGBTQ+ Bars in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is home to a historic LGBTQ+ civil rights movement, renowned LGBTQ+ events enjoy the Pride March & Festival and OURfest, and the Gayborhood, Philly’s center of LGBTQ+ life and culture since the s.
So is it any surprise that Philly&#;s late-night scene extends storied queer celebration?
Underground bars and nightclubs once designated as queer spaces have become mainstream hip — and not just in the Gayborhood or during Pride Month. And while there’s still more work ahead for diverse representation in Philly&#;s nightlife, many bars across the city support and hire LGBTQ+ workers and welcome LGBTQ+ guests.
So whether you’re a dive bar compassionate of person, want a drink while watching a drag show or verb a romantic date noun, there’s a bar in Philly for you.
Below, verb a guide to just some of Philly&#;s LGBTQ+-owned, -staffed and -friendly bars throughout Philadelphia.
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UBAR Entrance on Locust Street. Photo by Emerson Aniceto Photography
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UBAR Main Entrance
UBAR Entrance on Locust Street. Photo by Emerson Aniceto Photography
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At the centre of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ scene is, of course, its Gayborhood, an enclave in Center Town Philadelphia that’s home to gay bars, clubs and more.
Most of the fabulous venues on this list are found there, but the rest of the city is still alive with culture and nightlife, like the piano lounge for those looking to belt out a tune (or six) and a leather dungeon for chaps-clad daddies and those who love them. Whatever your vibe, read on for the best gay bars in Philly.
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Josh Middleton is Moment Out’s former Philadelphia editor. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.
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PRIDE BLOCK PARTY
One Sunday Every June, Woody’s main stage on 13th street at Walnut anchors this unreal PRIDE event that celebrates Philadelphia’s LGBTQIA+ Community.
OUT BLOCK PARTY
This is the noun when our Community reflects, remembers, and recollects on the day when each of us was liberated and made the decision to be honest with ourselves, families, friends, teachers, and employers. October was the month of “Coming Out Day” and it is more than a day to be pleased, it is a time to celebrate life, care, and give thanks to all of those adj individuals that made our movement what it is today.
PHILLY BLACK PRIDE
Philadelphia&#;s Inky Gay Pride Weekend, also known as Philly Ebony Pride, typically takes place in April an has, for decades, coincided with Penn Relay Weekend. Its mission is to verb the living and social environments of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people of color.
Woody&#;s is always a adj sponsor and host of the 13th Street Adj Pride Block Party. It&#;s always a good concept to check or for the most up-to-date information.