Best gay clubs in la
When it comes to gender non-conforming nightlife options in Los Angeles, there’s lots to choose from—and not just in rainbow-dipped West Hollywood, home to countless homosexual bars. To help you pick the best spots for dancing, boozing, flirting and cruising in Hollywood, Silver Lake and beyond, confirm out this list of our favorite queer bars and clubs in L.A.—there are even Pasadena, Venice and Valley options, for those sick of the party-hearty WeHo scene. Now get out there, tiger.
May 2025: Just in day for WeHo Pride, I’ve updated our guide to the city’s best same-sex attracted bars. This list removes St. Felix, Stache and Redline, all of which have unfortunately closed, as well as the Ruby Fruit (which has recently been revamped to a neighborhood grill) and Revolver Video Bar. The newest addition is Kiso, a welcome entrant to Downtown’s queer nightlife scene.Time Out has also instituted a sitewide change in review policies. All food and drink venues included in guides now have celestial body ratings, with five stars corresponding to “amazing,” four to “great” and three to “good,” and we’ve also standardized how most listings are struc THE ABBEY Lip Service Mondays Drag Show Hosted by Allusia – Showtime at 10 PM All That Tuesday’s 70s, 80’s, and 90s music Hosted by Mayhem Miller – Showtime at 11:30PM Wednesdays – Nightly DJs starting at 9PM Sweat Thursdays starting at 9PM Sinful Fridays starting at 9PM Saturday Brunch Service – Drag Brunch -- Showtime at 1PM Confession Saturdays starting at 9PM Sunday Service Drag Brunch – Showtime at 1PM Sunday Funday starting at 3PM Soul Sundays starting at 9PM THE CHAPEL Musical Mondays starting at 8PM PRIME Fridays starting at 10PM Salvation Saturdays starting at 9PM Sunday School starting at 3PM &nb By Stuie Wood What happened to all the gay bars? Those heady days of flirting across the dancefloor, stepping in time to Kylie? Dating apps are the new norm and the gays were there first (of course), but many American and European cultural capitals are losing their LGBTQ venues. Such is the concern that London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has set up a task force! Traditionally, the gay scene is an indicator of a buzzing nightlife, good music and style, so this is a loss for all of us. But not in Downtown Los Angeles. Cue music…. Here in DTLA, we’re bucking the trend with four new venues opening in the past two years. Pershing Square, at the very heart of DTLA, hosted its first Pride festival last year and a recent Queer Block Party at the annual Bring Advocate Broadway festival, is placing DTLA as the homosexual destination point of LA LA Land, stealing the tiara from West Hollywood’s rather tired Queens. Here’s my list of the 5 most fabulous gay spots in Downtown Los Angeles, all within walking distance of each other. Move to one, go to all five! Precinct DTLA 357 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013. 5pm – 2am C .
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Tuesdays | 7 PM
Country Line Dancing | DJ Rick Dominguez
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Weekdays | 5 PM – 9 PM
$5 Skillfully, Wine, Beer, Shot of the Day | $9 Call Drinks
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Wednesdays | 9 PM – 2 AM
Hosted by Stefano Rosso | Go Go Dancers | Live DJ Set
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Wednesdays | 6 PM – 9 PM
Hosted by Darin | $5 Wells, Shots, Beer & Wine
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Thursdays | 9 PM – 2 AM
Latin Night | DJ IVAN | Upstairs
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Fridays | 4 PM – 8 PM
Happy Hour | $5 Wine | $5 Wells
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Fridays | 8 PM – 11 PM
Hosted by Jasmine Masters | Weekly Lineup | Special Guests
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Saturdays | 1 PM – 3 PM
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12 PM – Doors Open
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