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Happy ours: A history of local gay bars

When Menz and Mollyz closed at the height of the pandemic, queer people were left with no spaces of their own. But now, MacLeod and Close feel differently. We want a space we can celebrate in, or, if something tragic happens, a space that can be there for people.

Preliminary data from an ongoing study led by Karen Blair, a psychology professor at St. The study emphasized that queer people felt disconnected from one another because of how COVID stifled queer life. As determined as they are, opening a gay bar does come with challenges.

The most obvious is money. MacLeod and Close have a conditional offer on a lease downtown, but to sign it, they need to prove they have money. A place you can disappear for a bit and have a martini for one or three hours. Their bar would be club 3, sq. In the back, there would be a wider area that would work as a dance floor, but also as a stage for trivia nights, circuit parties, drag shows, karaoke or events for the queer community.

MacLeod has business experience. He found that comment unsettling, as he was feeling exposed for exploring a part of himself that had been dormant. You cannot express yourself without getting looked at, or having a comment or two. I want my queer bar to halifax younger queer people to have more freedom.

MacLeod said the freedom a gay bar provides goes beyond a comment or two. MacLeod hopes other queer people will find the same safety he experienced before the pandemic closed the few queer spaces in existence. It just makes you feel differently. MacLeod and Close say the new gay bar will have inclusive policies for everyone.

Some of these include all-genders washrooms, and queer-women dance nights, as well as Musical Mondays. We want this place to showcase everybody. We want to give back to the community. Abel Rangel is a screenwriter and journalist working and living in Halifax, N. Abel Rangel. Share this. Report an Error. Handbook of Professional Gay.

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