Location: 325 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238Ĭ’Mon Everybody does a fantastic job of blending the old with the new, and it embodies Brooklyn perfectly-it is never boring, always edgy and it is certainly not your "typical" gay bar. We hope to continue the legacy for another 25 years." C'Mon Everybody "They know that they have a place to come home to. "People have been coming to My Sister’s Room for years for community or in times when they need a friendly face," Maguire explained via email. In the decades since it opened, co-owners Jennifer Maguire and Jami Atlanta have worked incredibly hard to stage nightly shows and to keep the space open, which is no easy task. Since 1996, MSR has been the biggest and best lesbian bar not just in Atlanta, but perhaps in the entire southeastern United States. "Everyone is welcome as long as they respect our LGBTQ space." So goes the official motto of My Sister’s Room, known locally by many as simply MSR. Online: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Website Location: 84 12th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309 Here’s a list of some of the loudest and unabashedly queer venues in those regions that are still open.
As Pride month wraps,, in partnership with the Recording Academy's Atlanta, New York and Texas chapters, is celebrating LGBTQIA+-owned venues in New York and the South. These places are still so crucial to many and each one holds a special place in the neighborhoods, communities and cities where they are. They have been spaces in which people have been able to express themselves freely. LGBTQIA+-owned venues historically have served as spaces to organize. The internet and dating apps may also have affected bar attendance as they have given the community more ways to connect. Research shows a decline of LGBTQIA+ bars over the years, and experts say it's because they "catered to a population that made less money," CNN Business reports. These include LGBTQIA+ venues and bars, which have been facing tough times for years now. After more than a year in a pandemic that engulfed the world and completely decimated the live music industry-including bars, clubs and venues across America-the businesses that survived are reopening across the country.