Gay bars and clubs nyc

Drink, dance and raise a glass year-round at NYC’s best gay bars and LGBTQ+ spots, offering drink specials, drag shows and more. The best gay bars, dance clubs, gay-rated hotels, gay saunas and gay cruise clubs in New York. We've got it all—whether you're looking to take a pilgrimage to a landmark of the gay rights movement, make it rain dollar bills on some of the world's most sickening drag performers, show off your new harness at a leather bar, or cheer on the New York Liberty at a watch party.

Now including a few new spots that opened ahead of Pride Month , here are the 20 best LGBTQ+ bars in NYC right now. Experience the vibrant LGBTQ nightlife scene in New York City with this curated list of the top gay bars offering fun, music, and acceptance. While their significance is often underestimated or dismissed by heterosexual society, bars and other establishments played a pivotal role throughout the 20th century — but particularly in the pre-Stonewall era — as centers for LGBT activism and community.

These spaces, whether always gay friendly or only during certain times of the day or week, gave LGBT people the freedom to be themselves in a way they usually could not be in their personal or professional lives. This curated collection largely reflects the bar and nightlife scene of downtown Manhattan; as we research more sites we encourage you to reach out to us with suggestions in upper Manhattan and the outer boroughs.

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Starlite Lounge. Studio 54 originally Gallo Opera House.