Gay bars in colorado springs co

The two are under contract and about halfway through closing on a new building. They did not specify if the RuPaul and Dolly Parton-themed bathrooms would make a return but maintained that emblems of iconic queer culture will remain. The two moved back to Colorado Springs in and decided to open a gay bar replicating a New York-style piano bar.

Franklin — who grew up in Colorado Springs — left his hometown for a musical career in New York City. They got married a year later. The bar also separated itself from other gay bars with its brightness, cleanliness and outspokenness about who it was serving. It is a place to be seen and to celebrate that visibility.

Matthew Haynes, who owns Club Q, has opened a lounge in the Satellite Hotel since the bar closed following a shooting in which five people were killed.

Help Join the Fight to Restore Queer Spaces in Colorado Springs

Haynes said he eventually plans to reopen the club in its original location, though he is not sure when that will be. Wilkinson, who moved to Colorado Springs in to attend Colorado College, said the poetry and art scene at the college was their first introduction to queer community in the city. After the Club Q shooting, Wilkinson said the danger to the queer community became even more tangible.

As warmer weather rolls around, Wilkinson hopes they can get creative by hosting events outside. Alisonberg rmpbs. The community is still gathering. Apr 11, share.