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    In Memoriam: 17 Defunct Gay Bars in D.C., Chicago, Miami

    Drew Kiser

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    06/10/16

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    RIP Gay Bars

    Cities around the country and globe have seen many of their most beloved gay and lesbian watering holes close down — often after the area's queer population disperses or the owner simply gets priced out. While many of these bars and clubs were a bit rough around the edges, they nonetheless served as de facto community centers, offering a kind of glue that kept our disparate minority together. In this second entry of an occasional series, we'll pay honor to dearly departed LGBT establishments that recently shut their doors in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Miami. [RELATED: 26 Dead (Or Dying) Gay Bars in NYC, L.A., S.F.]

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