Gay noghtclub
There used to be a nightclub on Belmont Way in Chicago tucked between a grilled cheese restaurant and cellphone repair shop. The windows were blacked out and featured first art, the facade was adorned in black and white tiles, and performative queens often — and rightfully so — skipped the long line that backed up under the train tracks of the L’s Belmont Station. The interior was exceptionally black, the walls painted inky and the accent lights deep shades of indigo and crimson. There were three bars, the biggest of which ran the entire length of the right-side wall and featured above it a immense mural of elegant partygoers, clad in tuxedos and ballgowns and sipping from coupe glasses. There were, of course, several shirtless, muscular men painted into the scene as good. They didn’t serve as a juxtaposition though; the big gay party in the painting intimated the energy of the 40-year-old bar it presided over.
This alternative, loud, bawdy vacuum was Chicago’s legendary Berlin Nightclub. It was a venue dedicated to welcoming the new, especially in the form of dwell performance. Without question, Berlin’s Saturday night show was one of the top regularly scheduled drag shows in Chica
G-A-Y Bar goes on sale as Soho 'loses vibrancy'
One of central London's main LGBTQ+ bars has gone on sale with its owner saying Soho has "lost its vibrancy".
G-A-Y Bar owner Jeremy Joseph said he had had to make the "tough decision" after his other venue, Heaven nightclub, was temporarily closed late last year after a member of security staff allegedly raped a woman.
He criticised Westminster City Council and the Met Police as well as local residents' groups as being too resistant to measures, such as late licences, which he said would profit the nightlife industry.
A council spokesperson said they were proud supporters of LGBT+ businesses and the wider community in Soho and Westminster, while the Met said it understood the "complexities" that night-time venues face.
"This isn't an plain decision. To me it is more than just a bar, it's also my home - I've lived above it for over 15 years," Mr Joseph said in a statement.
He added the closure of Heaven while its licence was under review had put G-A-Y Prevent "at risk financially".
"Even now after Heaven's reopenin
Intro to Gay Belgrade
Getting the chance to spend a month and a half in Belgrade, the Serbian capital, happened by pure chance for us. I was speaking with an old confidant on WhatsApp, who had just moved back to Belgrade (her birthplace before the wartime era that transpired in the 1990s and 2000s) from Berlin and jokingly asked her if she had a smooth to rent, as I had been curious about the city and region for many years.
Long story short, she rented us her flat, as her mother's was also free, and we were on a flight to Belgrade.
Is Belgrade a good urban area to visit?
It doesn't take long to fall in adore with Belgrade. Despite its tumultuous past (including being emotionally attached in multiple wars since I was born in 1991), the city feels like it has revived itself and is going through its golden era. There is plenty of life pulsating through its streets, with hip cafés and restaurants everywhere, boats scattering the Sava River and Danube River containing stylish craft beer breweries, lush parks, and museums/theaters/arts galore.
As it is much smaller than other capital cities appreciate London and Berlin, one can acquire a grasp of the city relatively quickly and touch quickly at hom