You need coffee and you definitely need a nice place to be. If you have the time and the means to take the 45-minute drive to Akron, definitely check out Square and Thursdays (306 East Exchange Street, Akron).
Women’s Happy Hour (WH2) takes over a different bar once a month and brings out a multi-generational crowd to their events. It’s really just a great neighborhood bar with a splash of gay: cozy and laid-back with friendly bartenders. Go to the bathroom before you leave your house.Ĭhurch Bar (13751 Madison Ave, Lakewood) just opened last year and is a great add to Cleveland’s queer bar scene. They have drag shows every weekend and dancing afterwards. It’s your best bet for a diverse taste of the Cleveland gay scene: shirtless gay boys, sporty dykes, and everyone in between. This may not be known as a gay mecca, but we recently surprised everyone when we were chosen to be the host of the 2014 Gay Games, so things are about to get real gay, real quick.īounce (2814 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland) is the go-to gay dance club in Cleveland. I’ve lived in the Cleveland area for nearly all of my 25 years. Visitors or recent transplants can expect people they encounter to be psyched to share their favorite spots around town and general love for the city. Clevelanders that live in the city and inner-ring suburbs are fiercely loyal to (and sometimes a little defensive of) this rust-belt city that has seen its fair share of ups and downs. You probably won’t get Portlandia-like waves on the sidewalk, but you’ll definitely get some hardcore Midwestern hospitality. Clevelanders are genuine, working-class, down-to-earth people. Have you seen the 30 Rock episode “Flee to the Cleve,” in which Liz Lemon almost moves to Cleveland because everyone is so friendly? Well, it’s pretty much like that. – Queer Girl City Guide: Cleveland, Ohio, by Lora – Queer Girl City Guide: Spokane, Washington, by Anaġ0. – Here/Queer: Sydney Mardi Gras Is On Your To-Do List, by Crystalĩ. – Oh But To Be A Queer in Sicily, by Jennħ. – City Guide: Washington DC, by KeenaĨ. – Queer Girl City Guide: Brighton, United Kingdom, by Sarah Magdalenaĥ.
– Queer Girl City Guide: Portland, Oregon, by Lesbians in PDXĤ.
– Queer Girl City Guide: Montreal, Canada, by Sidģ. – Here/Queer Call for Submissions, by Rieseġ.