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HOT ROD
Wednesdays | 9 PM – 2 AM
Hosted by Stefano Rosso | Proceed Go Dancers | Live DJ Set
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HAPPY HOUR KARAOKE
Wednesdays | 6 PM – 9 PM
Hosted by Darin | $5 Wells, Shots, Beer & Wine
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HAPPY HOUR
Weekdays | 5 PM – 9 PM
$5 Adequately, Wine, Beer, Shot of the Afternoon | $9 Contact Drinks
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ARRIBA
Thursdays | 9 PM – 2 AM
Latin Evening | 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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CENTER STAGE
Saturdays | 8 PM
Spectacular Host | Weekly Lineup | No Cover
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LA’s newest gay lock inherits Downtown’s gay legacy
Reggie Chrishon says after his favorite gay bar closed 20 years ago, he prayed — literally prayed — to one date walk back into that familiar welcoming place at 107 West 4th Road in Downtown LA.Â
The Alabama native moved to Southern California more than 30 years ago. Support then, Chrishon was closeted, and happened upon the watering hole by accident.Â
“I was wrestling with my desire in men,” Chrishon explains. “Because [of] my Christian upbringing, I was told it was not the right thing to do, but I was doing it anyway on the side.”Â
Score was the first gay lock Chrishon ever stepped foot into: “I used to transmit by this area across the lane, and you’d summon Score a gentleman's club. So I thought it was a strip club. I did not think it was a gay bar.”Â
He continues, “The place would be packed, but as soon as I walked in and heard the Latin tune and the crowd, I felt prefer I was at home.”
This winter, Crishon’s prayers for that homey place on this familiar highway were answered.
Kiso, Downtown LA’s newest same-sex attracted bar, opened in December as part of a renaissance of queer spaces in the urban core. It’s the brainchild of Downtown LA l
By Stuie Wood
What happened to all the gay bars? Those heady days of flirting across the dancefloor, stepping in time to Kylie? Dating apps are the new norm and the gays were there first (of course), but many American and European cultural capitals are losing their LGBTQ venues. Such is the concern that London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has set up a task force! Traditionally, the lgbtq+ scene is an indicator of a buzzing nightlife, good tune and style, so this is a loss for all of us. But not in Downtown Los Angeles. Cue music….
Here in DTLA, we’re bucking the trend with four new venues opening in the past two years. Pershing Square, at the very heart of DTLA, hosted its first Pride festival last year and a recent Queer Block Party at the annual Bring Back Broadway festival, is placing DTLA as the gay destination point of LA LA Territory, stealing the tiara from West Hollywood’s rather tired Queens.
Here’s my list of the 5 most fabulous gay spots in Downtown Los Angeles, all within walking distance of each other. Depart to one, go to all five!
Precinct DTLA
357 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013. Â Â Â 5pm – 2am
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When it comes to homosexual nightlife options in Los Angeles, there’s lots to choose from—and not just in rainbow-dipped West Hollywood, home to countless homosexual bars. To help you pick the best spots for dancing, boozing, flirting and cruising in Hollywood, Silver Lake and beyond, review out this list of our favorite queer 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 hour for WeHo Pride, I’ve updated our guide to the city’s best lgbtq+ bars. This list removes St. Felix, Stache and Redline, all of which have unfortunately closed, as well as the Ruby Fruit (which has recently been revamped to a neighborhood grill) and Revolver Video Bar. 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 drink venues included in guides now have celestial body ratings, with five stars corresponding to “amazing,” four to “great” and three to “good,” and we’ve also standardized how most listings are struc