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| Address | 1518 11th Avenue |
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| Location | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°36′53″N122°19′04″W / 47.61478°N 122.31789°W |
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Queer Bar (stylized as Queer/Bar) is a bar catering to the queer community in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, in the United States. Queer Bar hosts drag shows regularly. [1]
The queer-owned [2] business was established in 2017, replacing Purr Cocktail Lounge, another gay bar which relocated. [3] [4] [5]
The bar began serving Sunset Fried Chicken's sandwiches in late 2018. [6]
Robbie Turner has served as the venue's entertainment director. [7] Bosco and Irene Dubois, contestants on season 14 and season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race , respectively, have performed at the bar.
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