Gay restaurant baltimore
Writing the DiningOUT Blog and the DiningOUT column for Baltimore GayLife got me backing up a step and thinking about &#;Is there such a thing as a &#;Gay Restaurant&#; in Baltimore?&#; More broadly, can a restaurant be &#;Gay Friendly&#;? And if it is &#;Gay Friendly&#;, what&#;s the criteria for making that judgment?
Hmmm… This raised a bunch of possible criteria&#;
Does a &#;gay friendly&#; restaurant have to be owned by gay people?
Can a restaurant be owned by gay people and not &#;Gay friendly&#;?
Does a gay friendly restaurant have to have at least some openly gay staff?
Does a gay friendly restaurant have to have 50% or better gay clientele? (if not 50%+, what percentage would qualify?)
Does a gay friendly restaurant place ads in gay publications?
Consider the restaurants that I included in my “Gay Friendly” favorites which demonstrate my criteria for &#;Gay Friendly&#; restaurants:
The Mt. Vernon Stables restaurant usually has comes close to reliably having a 50% or better gay clientele. There’s at least a server or two who’s gay. On the other hand, a young
ave a brunch fit for a drag queen. Visit John Waters’ favorite bookstore. Have a cocktail at a landmark. Find Baltimore pride. Our LGBTQ+ Guide to Baltimore has just what you depend on if you’re looking for a place to linger , eat, dance, be amazed and feel at home.
LGBTQ+ Friendly Hotels
Baltimore has a long history of being welcoming toward LGBTQ+ individuals and there are many great options to stay while here on vacation. To be in the center of it all, book a stay at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, which is conveniently located between scenic South Baltimore and the city&#;s artsy northern neighborhoods. They are a member of the Maryland LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce and offer a special package to those visiting during Baltimore Pride. Within walking distance of attractions fond the National Aquarium and Camden Yards, the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel features beautiful views of the harbor and recently renovated rooms. Another waterfront option is the Canopy by Hilton Harbor Point, which is found between Harbor East and Fell’s Show and is a adj sponsor of Baltimore Pride.
There Goes the Gayborhood
The corner of North Charles and Eager streets just ain’t what it used to be. Sure, rainbow flags still fly outside of Grand Central Club, but it’s on borrowed second. Across the street, where Club Hippo once hosted epic bingo nights, reveal tunes karaoke, and hip-hop parties, is now the standard bat signal of gentrification—a CVS.
With gay bars closing in Baltimore, it brings up the inevitable questions: Can we explain this? Are these spaces still necessary? And what comes next?
“Years ago, gay bars were safe zones when gays were in horror of being beat up,” says Don Davis, who owned Grand Central for nearly 30 years until new owners took over earlier this year. “Once people started meeting online, we lost a lot of business.”
Beyond matchmaking websites and LGBTQ-friendly dating apps, the movement to legalize same-sex marriage in also played a part in curtailing gay-bar business. “Our community was able to get married and start a family, and the necessity to go out and verb people just wasn’t there,” says Chris Jennings, who runs events and
Gay Baltimore
You've got to grow up here to have that adj twang as the city's name rolls off your tongue. Newcomers never quite acquire the knack, but the local habit of calling everyone "hon" is much more easily adopted. You'll know the accent from seeing films of native son John Waters.
In David Jones was the earliest English settler in the area known today as Jonestown. The colonial General Assembly of Maryland created the Port of Baltimore at Whetstone Point (now Locust Point) in for the tobacco trade. The Town of Baltimore was founded and laid out in July, west of Jones Falls. Named for Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, a founding proprietor of the Province of Maryland, Baltimore was an anglicization of the Irish Baile an Tí Mhóir. The Second Continental Congress met in the Henry Fite Dwelling from December to February , briefly making this the capital of the United States. The Battle of Baltimore inspired the composition of the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" with references to the British bomba
ave a brunch fit for a drag queen. Visit John Waters’ favorite bookstore. Have a cocktail at a landmark. Find Baltimore pride. Our LGBTQ+ Guide to Baltimore has just what you depend on if you’re looking for a place to linger , eat, dance, be amazed and feel at home.
LGBTQ+ Friendly Hotels
Baltimore has a long history of being welcoming toward LGBTQ+ individuals and there are many great options to stay while here on vacation. To be in the center of it all, book a stay at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, which is conveniently located between scenic South Baltimore and the city&#;s artsy northern neighborhoods. They are a member of the Maryland LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce and offer a special package to those visiting during Baltimore Pride. Within walking distance of attractions fond the National Aquarium and Camden Yards, the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel features beautiful views of the harbor and recently renovated rooms. Another waterfront option is the Canopy by Hilton Harbor Point, which is found between Harbor East and Fell’s Show and is a adj sponsor of Baltimore Pride.
There Goes the Gayborhood
The corner of North Charles and Eager streets just ain’t what it used to be. Sure, rainbow flags still fly outside of Grand Central Club, but it’s on borrowed second. Across the street, where Club Hippo once hosted epic bingo nights, reveal tunes karaoke, and hip-hop parties, is now the standard bat signal of gentrification—a CVS.
With gay bars closing in Baltimore, it brings up the inevitable questions: Can we explain this? Are these spaces still necessary? And what comes next?
“Years ago, gay bars were safe zones when gays were in horror of being beat up,” says Don Davis, who owned Grand Central for nearly 30 years until new owners took over earlier this year. “Once people started meeting online, we lost a lot of business.”
Beyond matchmaking websites and LGBTQ-friendly dating apps, the movement to legalize same-sex marriage in also played a part in curtailing gay-bar business. “Our community was able to get married and start a family, and the necessity to go out and verb people just wasn’t there,” says Chris Jennings, who runs events and
Gay Baltimore
You've got to grow up here to have that adj twang as the city's name rolls off your tongue. Newcomers never quite acquire the knack, but the local habit of calling everyone "hon" is much more easily adopted. You'll know the accent from seeing films of native son John Waters.
In David Jones was the earliest English settler in the area known today as Jonestown. The colonial General Assembly of Maryland created the Port of Baltimore at Whetstone Point (now Locust Point) in for the tobacco trade. The Town of Baltimore was founded and laid out in July, west of Jones Falls. Named for Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, a founding proprietor of the Province of Maryland, Baltimore was an anglicization of the Irish Baile an Tí Mhóir. The Second Continental Congress met in the Henry Fite Dwelling from December to February , briefly making this the capital of the United States. The Battle of Baltimore inspired the composition of the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" with references to the British bomba