WALKING TOUR: Gay Bars That Are Gone

This tour is presented for free by Gay Bars That Are Gone but attendees are encouraged to support the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. Text NYCPRIDE to “801801” do donate swiftly and securely via your phone.

From discos and dive bars to piano bars and clubs, this community-led walk looks at the shifting typology of the gay bar in New York City. Long the center of cultural evolutions and political activism, gay bars are critical locations to understand Queer History in America. You’ll (theoretically) bar hop through stories of community, protest, artistic achievement, and plain old gay gossip.

Gay Bars That Are Gone was started in 2015 and celebrates 10 years walking this year at a time when LGBT history and rights are under attack. Let’s kick off Pride month together and celebrate spaces where queer people found refuge, joy, tragedy, and everything in between from the 1800s to literally yesterday. Bring friends.

We’ll start at 105 2nd Ave (the now closed Apple Bank) and wind through the Villages before ending at the (still open) Julius’ (an important site of gay history in its own right) for the After Dark Party where DJ Yestergay will keep us dancing and discussing queer history until late.

Your hosts for this walking tour are Kyle Supley & Michael Ryan. This annual walk has been featured in The New York Times, The Advocate, and Paper Magazine. Follow @gaybarsthataregone for more updates.

Walk is rain or shine; free (RSVP or just show up!)

This tour is presented for free by Gay Bars That Are Gone but attendees are encouraged to support the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. Text NYCPRIDE to “801801” do donate swiftly and securely via your phone.

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Presented by Kyle Supley & Michael Ryan of Gay Bars That Are Gone.