Queer Bar (Seattle)

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Queer Bar
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Queer Bar (Seattle)
Address1518 11th Avenue
Location Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates 47°36′53″N122°19′04″W / 47.61478°N 122.31789°W / 47.61478; -122.31789
Website
thequeerbar.com

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]

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History

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 been the venue's entertainment director. [7] Bosco, Irene Dubois, and Arrietty, contestants on seasons 14, 15, and 17 of RuPaul's Drag Race , respectively, have performed at the bar.

References

  1. ↑ "Queer/Bar - Seattle, WA". The Stranger. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  2. ↑ "LGBTQ-Owned Businesses in Seattle | 2023". Seattle Met. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ Coughlin-Bogue, Tobias. "Joey Burgess is Bringing a Gay Bar Back to Former Purr Space". The Stranger. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ Hill, Megan (August 3, 2017). "Queer/Bar Intends to Fill the Void Left by Purr Cocktail Lounge". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ Hill, Megan (October 9, 2017). "Queer/Bar Opens on Capitol Hill With Drag Shows, Guest Chefs, and More". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ Hill, Megan (December 13, 2018). "Capitol Hill Gay Bar Scores Fried Chicken from Award-Winning Chef". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ "There Goes the Gayborhood: Seattle's Shifting Queer Geographies". KCTS 9 - Public Television. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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