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Gay Bars in Newport: Do We Require One?
Let’s chat gay bars in Newport, Rhode Island.
To startthere are none! But that definitely has not always been the case. So in this blog we want to communicate about the history of gay bars in Newport and possibilities for the future.
At NewportOUT, part of what we do is producing events to serve as gatherings for our Diverse community - in bars, at parks, at the beach, and sometimes on boats! But as a small group, we can only do so much.
We can narrate you that people write us regularly asking about the LGBTQ+ nightlife in Newport. Sometimes they are people planning a visit (or a move) who haven’t spent much time here. Other times it’s from people who own come here many times before and fondly remember the queer establishments in the past that they could enumerate on for some community and amusement.
A anecdote from last year to illustrate: In the fall of , we partnered with the Top of Pelham for a NewportOUT night at the dueling piano bar. One of our favorite dueling piano players, Davina, was scheduled to perform. We hung a bi
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Newport Beach LGBTQ City Guide
Newport Beach is a gorgeous coastal California city located in Orange County, not far from Los Angeles. While it is near enough for residents to enjoy all that the big city has to offer, it also has a laid-back, beachy vibe and a more relaxed and slower pace. Newport Beach is established for its large, beautiful, boat-filled harbor, its big waves, and its stunning beaches. Even enhanced, it’s also known for its friendly and diverse neighborhoods, which include a thriving LGBTQ group. If you’re thinking of ruling your next home here, chances are, you’ll find plenty about it to love!
A Look at Newport Beach's History
Newport Beach’s modern-day roots date back to the late s, when Captain Samuel Dunnells first sailed his river steamer through upper Newport Bay. In so doing, he put an end to the rumor that the area could not be navigated by boat, and as a result, a “New Port” was born, and the name stuck. About five years later, two young businessmen named Robert and James McFadden traveled down the coastline from No
With no gay bar or space to call its own, Newport's LGBTQ collective feels 'isolated'
NEWPORT — Even before the COVID pandemic, Daniel Cano-Restrepo said the LGBTQ community in the city had felt estranged.
“There is a community out there, it’s just somehow disconnected,” Cano-Restrepo said. “A queer bar or an LGBT establishment, of course there is a need for that, and the people will respond to that place.”
Cano-Restrepo and his companion, Sean O’Connor, run NewportOUT, a website dedicated to marketing Newport as a tourism destination to LGBTQ travelers. Although several bars host events for the community, the two said the area still needs a space to socialize and express themselves.
“It would certainly be a massive asset for the group, not only locally, but for, you know, that travel tourism aspect of things,” O’Connor said.
Several same-sex attracted bars have opened and closed in the urban area, but there has not been one in operation since The last one, Castaways, was open for just two years at the former location of the city’s longest-running gay prevent, David’s, which had closed years before