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Asheville LGBTQ+ bar destroyed by Hurricane Helene is reopening 'twice as big' (exclusive)

Day Trip had to close after just 31 days in business, leaving its owners with over $200,000 in loans and no source of income. Now, Brandon Davis tells The Advocate about their new location.

An LGBTQ+ cocktail bar was open in Asheville for 31 days. Now it's in ruins (exclusive)

Small business owner Brandon Davis tells The Advocate about the "soul crushing" loss of his bar, Day Trip, and what he needs to rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

Gentrification Shutters One of Oakland's Only LGBTQ Bars

Club BnB will close to make room for tech offices.

Welcome to Dallas’s only LGBTQ+ country dancing bar

Explore the LGBTQ+ country dance scene in Dallas through the eyes of a visiting Londoner.

FBI Investigating Threats Against 3 LGBTQ+ Bars

Last weekend, a caller threatened to shoot up three queer safe spaces in St. Louis.

A night they can't remember, at one of the country's most popular LGBTQ+ bars

Many maintain that The Abbey in West Hollywood is the site of the most disorienting experience of their lives.

Ugandan Police Arrest 125 People During Raid of LGBTQ Bar

Most taken into custody at Ram raid face drug charges regarding a tobacco-related product, but activists note authorities only raided Kampala's sole LGBTQ hangout.

Texas Community Left 'Devastated' After Only LGBTQ+ Bar's Abrupt Close

The Stonewall Warehouse in San Marcos was the only LGBTQ+ safe space in the city.

Death Threats Sent Over Elementary School Trip to LGBTQ-Friendly Bar

After posting about chaperoning the field trip, Sarah Leonardi has been bombarded with negative comments on social media saying a queer establishment is no place for students. 

St. Louis cop out of job after controversial LGBTQ+ bar crash arrest

Ramelle Wallace, who arrested the co-owner of popular gay bar Bar:PM in St. Louis after cops crashed into it, no longer works for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Risking Boycott, Staten Island St. Pat's Day Parade Bars LGBTQ Groups

Numerous politicians have already declined to participate in the upcoming event.

Police raid multiple bars, detaining over 50 people in Russian anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown

Masked officers with machine guns forced patrons to the ground in Moscow and elsewhere.

An attacker fired a pellet gun at 4 LGBTQ+ bars in California. The community wants answers

A staff member at one of the bars said their establishment has been the target of several anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in the past, and they suspect the threats will continue.

Sky High Pride: Unveiling New York City’s Top LGBTQ-Friendly Rooftop Bars

Just in time for rooftop season, discover the best views and vibes in NYC's queer-friendly sky lounges.

D.C.’s newest LGBTQ+ bar, District Eagle, invites patrons to ‘let their freak flag fly’

The space embraces a “kink-forward” mindset, managing partner Zach Renovátes told The Advocate.

Multiple D.C. LGBTQ+ bars pull Jack Daniel's orders over distiller's retreat from diversity & inclusion

If you're looking for Jack Daniel's, you won't find it at these LGBTQ+ bars.

Meet the Gay Headmaster of California's Progressive Crossroads School

Bob Riddle is setting the bar high for LGBTQ educators. 

Terrorist Who Killed 2 at Gay Bar Inspired by Buffalo Shooter

Police officials in Slovakia have reclassified a shooting at a popular LGBTQ+ bar as an act of hate-inspired terrorism.

Police Officers Crash Their SUV Into St. Louis Gay Bar, Then They Arrest the Bar Owner

A late-night collision involving a police vehicle and a popular LGBTQ+ bar in south St. Louis sparks controversy.