Still Here and Still Queer: The Gay Restaurant Endures
Many have closed in a time of growing inclusion and more fluid sexual identities. But in several places around the country, they remain anchors of safety and community.
Laziz Kitchen in Salt Lake City is one of several newer restaurants that cultivate a wide spectrum of L.G.B.T.Q. customers, as symbolized by the redesigned version of the traditional rainbow flag out front.Credit.Kim Raff for The New York Times
Scott Frankel’s favorite memories of New York gay restaurants aren’t about food.
Universal Grill cranked “Dancing Queen” on birthdays. There was that incredibly hot Italian waiter at Food Bar. Florent was around the corner from a notorious sex club in the meatpacking district. Manatus was so gay, it had a sobriquet: Mana-tush.
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S.F. gay landmark Twin Peaks Tavern was in danger of closing. Its patrons helped keep it open - for now
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Twin Peaks Tavern on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in San Francisco, Calif. The tavern is closed, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The place is in danger of closing and is raising contributions to pay for rent and operations.Santiago Mejia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Twin Peaks Tavern on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in San Francisco, Calif. The tavern is closed, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The place is in danger of closing and is raising contributions to pay for rent and operations.Santiago Mejia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Twin Peaks Tavern in Castro Turns to Crowdfunding to Make It Through Lockdown
For the second time this year, an iconic Castro bar is turning to patrons and fans for help, as it once again sits closed and without a source of revenue for an indefinite span of time.
Twin Peaks Tavern, which previously turned to the public for help in the spring, is once again during this second lockdown asking for donations to stay afloat from all those who have warmed its stools and tucked themselves into its corners with an Irish coffee over the years. In any other year, a holiday stroll through the Castro would include a visit to the incredible Nutcracker display at the Twin Peaks, the owners write on a GoFundMe campaign. This year, our windows are once again darkened due to the second lockdown in our city, and we are taking every precaution to make sure our customers and employees stay safe and healthy through 2021 and into 2022. Unfortunately, the cost of remaining closed is taking a strenuou