Most of the city's dozen-plus queer bars opened in eras hostile to the queer community. The city's oldest surviving bars saw an openly homophobic era, while its newest venues join a chorus of voices against an increasingly transphobic national climate.
The entire LGBTQ+ community should, in the best bars, feel safe and free to let loose, have fun, and maybe nibble on something tasty, on menu or off.
From leather bars to drag dens to lesbian parties to trans cabaret revues to Portland's "gay Cheers," there's always somewhere where everyone's glad you came.
[
add
]
[
|
|
...
]