
Featuring vaquero-themed bars, bars with glittery go-go dancers celebrating their bodies on stage, and open mics that make space for queer storytelling, LGBTQ bars have always been beacons championing the unapologetic self-expression of sexuality and gender in LA.Įach of these bars holds space for different types of connections. In February 2023, Honey’s at Star Love and the Ruby Fruit both opened, helping to bridge a gap for the queer and lesbian community alongside other pillar events and pop-ups that have long been doing that vital work.įrom Santa Monica to East LA and down to Long Beach, queer bars are just as expansive as the diversity within the LGBTQ community. This year, Los Angeles gained not one, but two new queer bars where there were previously no brick-and-mortar venues for the sapphically inclined.
