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Gay Los Angeles

Los Angeles is home to one of the biggest LGBTQ communities in the earth, from West Hollywood, Silver Lake and Los Feliz to the beach cities and the Valley. The heart of Southern California's largest LGBTQ community is West Hollywood, place to the celebrated Pride parade, Halloween Costume Carnival, and Outfest. The Abbey is a local icon and the most famous of West Hollywood's nightlife venues. LA has plenty to provide in terms on LGBTQ-friendly events, homosexual owned spaces such as art galleries and coffee shops, and of course a multitude of restaurants and nightspots.

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DUDE RANCH

Tuesdays | 7 PM

Country Line Dancing | DJ Rick Dominguez


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HAPPY HOUR

Weekdays | 5 PM – 9 PM

$5 Well, Wine, Beer, Shot of the Day | $9 Call Drinks


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HOT ROD

Wednesdays | 9 PM – 2 AM

Hosted by Stefano Rosso | Go Go Dancers | Live DJ Set


GEAR UP

 

HAPPY HOUR KARAOKE

Wednesdays | 6 PM – 9 PM

Hosted by Darin | $5 Wells, Shots, Beer & Wine


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ARRIBA

Thursdays | 9 PM – 2 AM

Latin Night | DJ IVAN | Upstairs


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DRAG RACE VIEWING PARTY

Fridays | 4 PM – 8 PM

Happy Hour | $5 Wine | $5 Wells


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DREAMGIRLS REVUE

Fridays | 8 PM – 11 PM

Hosted by Jasmine Masters | Weekly Lineup | Special Guests


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BRUNCH WITH THE DIVAS

Saturdays | 1 PM – 3 PM

Bottomless Mimosas | Weekly Lineup
12 PM – Doors Open


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The heart of LA’s LGBTQ community, the Boulevard is home to Boystown bars and clubs, world-class restaurants where celebrity sightings are de rigueur, and the debaucherous Halloween Carnaval, a street festival fond of no other.

Santa Monica Boulevard

The stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard through West Hollywood is part of historic Route 66. The East-West corridor is also known as California State Route 2, which ends at Ocean Street in Santa Monica.

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Pregame

Sip on a boozy frozen drink at Beaches WeHo

Inspired by 1980s Miami disco culture, Homosexual focused hybrid restaurant and lounge Beaches WeHo transports you to your hold beach paradise. Stay fresh with a boozy frozen lemonade, Piña Colada, strawberry daiquiri, or watermelon rosé. 

Dinner

Rub shoulders with actual world stars at this well-known Vanderpump haunt, Tom Tom

Your favorite reality stars—Lisa Vanderpump, Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz—invite you to act in their whimsical block with elegant bar meal and vibrant signature cocktails like the Tom Fashioned, Kentucky Muffin, or Madame Butterfly. 

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Dance the night away at The Abbey, a

When it comes to queer nightlife options in Los Angeles, there’s lots to choose from—and not just in rainbow-dipped West Hollywood, dwelling to countless male lover bars. To assist you pick the best spots for dancing, boozing, flirting and cruising in Hollywood, Silver Lake and beyond, check out this list of our favorite lgbtq+ bars and clubs in L.A.—there are even Pasadena, Venice and Valley options, for those sick of the party-hearty WeHo scene. Now get out there, tiger.

May 2025: Just in time for WeHo Pride, I’ve updated our instruction to the city’s best gay bars. This list removes St. Felix, Stache and Redline, all of which contain unfortunately closed, as well as the Ruby Fruit (which has recently been revamped to a neighborhood grill) and Revolver Video Block. The newest addition is Kiso, a welcome entrant to Downtown’s queer nightlife scene.Time Out has also instituted a sitewide change in review policies. All food and cocktail venues included in guides now possess star ratings, with five stars corresponding to “amazing,” four to “great” and three to “good,” and we’ve also standardized how most listings are struc