Halifax gay bar

Current Halifax Queer Bars

Current Halifax Queer Friendly Bars

Subject to debate.

History Of Queer Bars In Halifax

There is a history as of in the issue of TheVoice.

Don't hesitate to add your own stories and info!

• TheStockade, early '70s, approx. Windsor Street near Almon1
• ThePiccadilly, mid '70s.
• PeppermintLounge in the '60s, in the block of Barrington Street (across from where Scotia Square is now.)
• Cameo or Candlelight Lounge was a hangout possibly starting in the late '60s
• TheHeidelberg was a hangout just off Spring Garden in the s.
• NewServiceRestaurant?2
• LobsterTrap Cabaret3
• Two consecutively in the GreenLantern Building on Barrington St in the early s:
• The Turret on Barrington St, from to Owned by the queer community, GaeGala, moved and renamed:
• Rumours - Granville St across from the Texpark from to , then the to Gottingen from to January,
• [[Fantasias?]] in Scotia Square, registered (owned?) by DanielJoseph from May 14, (had its own entrance off Duke St) which in was moved and renamed TheStudio
• Three bars, consecutively, at Barrington, a half a
  
  

  The Turret

  The Turret

  ca. In January, (possibly January 9, ) a community dance was organized by The Gay Alliance for Equality on the third floor of the old Church of England Institute building, Barrington Street.2

  That dance led to another and then another and an September 2, , DebTrask, BobStout and one other went to a realty office to sign the lease3 and the space became Halifax's second (after the GreenLantern) and for many years the only, gay bar.

  The Turret, named in reference to the most distinctive architectural feature which, at the third floor level, housed the bar's DJ booth became the social, political and even cultural center of Halifax's gay and lesbian communities for the next five years.4

  The AlternateBookShop, the only gay bookstore east of Montreal, was located on the second floor of the Turret building. This bookstore was first located in the GreenLantern building and then moved across the street in

  The Turret hosted the last national conference and meeting of gay organizations and people from across Canada in

  September 9, was the last night at The Tu

  All the queer that Halifax has to offer (you’ll be surprised)

  Nestled on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, Halifax, Nova Scotia, has always been a doodle for LGBTQ2S+ Maritimers who wanted to escape small town life. As the region’s largest town, with a metro population of about ,, it offers anonymity (a bit, anyway) and an opportunity to build community.

  It’s a pretty great place to break out to. About a two-hour flight from Toronto, and a widespread U.S. cruise ship destination, Halifax is a scenic port urban area full of cultural institutions, historic sites, centuries-old buildings, amazing nightlife and a rich LGBTQ2S+ history. Home to many post-secondary institutions, it has a young population that loves to have a good time.

  Those roots date back to just a few years after its founding in as a military town that grew up around the Halifax Citadel, a star-shaped British fortress sunken into the summit of the area’s highest point. That fortress is now a national historic site—and has been known as an early morning cruising detect for decades. The Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia, a volunteer-d

  Rumours Cabaret: a new gay bar for Halifax

  Interview by Dan MacKay • Halifax • Originally published , updated

  June 7, the bar is open! Wayves writer Kevin Dadouses attended opening night; here's his report!

  Social media links for Rumours are at the bottom of this article.

  Here's the interview from mid-March,

  "On May 1, Rumours Cabaret officially opens as a gay, trans, women safe space which is inclusive for everyone," says owner Gerald McCowan.

  A couple weeks ago, McCowan announced (via the Facebook group Gays In Halifax) that he'll be opening on Liquid Street, and Wayves publisher Dan MacKay sat down with him a couple of days later. McCowan immediately took charge of the interview:

  "I moved here when I was 18 years antique, was a cook in the army for years and when I retired, I went back to school to take Tourism Management and ran a adj hospitality company called Metro Hospitality Services," he says. "For a while, I was a bartender at the gay bar, Buddies, in Edmonton — that was a lot of fun!"

  Frankly, this city is a little scary sometimes. We need a spa