They are queer.Īnd they would love you to come in and get your gay on. We've ranked these Portland bars in order of outrageousness. Perhaps that’s why we still have our share of cool men-centric watering holes that service our gay brethren. Yes, gay bars are still a great place to get a cocktail. Still others will argue that men will always need a place where they can still dance their asses off whether they are wearing gold lamé short shorts and a rainbow-hued headband or Levi's and a tight wife-beater.Īnd drink. The mainstreaming of queer culture could mean that gay bars might go the way of lava lamps, pet rocks and VCRs. And then there is the hard-earned truth that same-sex marriage is sanctioned by the state.
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