Gay bars in morgantown wv

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Appalachia and inclusive aren&#;t two words that often go hand and hand, but Morgantown is diverse. For most heterosexual people living in West Virginia, they might not know that Morgantown is one of the more socially inclusive towns in WV for the LGBTQ community. This is partly due to the actions of the university to provide an inclusive campus and the popular gay club in town, Vice Versa.

Some people might not even know that Vice Versa exists, especially if they aren&#;t in the LBGTQ community. The nightlife experience for gay people in Morgantown vastly differs than that of someone who only attends straight bars. The atmosphere is &#;different.&#;

If you walk into a bar like Fat Daddys or Joe Mamas around a.m. on a Friday you&#;ll probably see men and women dressed in button downs and dresses/skirts. They might be listening to music or playing pool. It&#;s your typical college &#;bar&#; scene.

Walking into Vice Versa at a.m. on a weekend you&#;re much more likely to see something like this..

There is a flip at 45 seconds.

Drag Queens/Kings

One of the bigge

For more than 30 years, the room at High Avenue in Morgantown, West Virginia has been a gay exclude, serving the state&#;s LGBTQ+ community and providing them a space to connect each other, execute, and express themselves. 

The establishment is currently known as Vice Versa, but in the beginning of its history as an LGBTQ+ cosmos, when it was first called The Class Act, patrons had to navigate a world that was cold and violent to them before entering the safe haven of the bar. 

“[The entrance] was in an alleyway, and there was no lighting in the alleyway. You snuck into the gay prevent and you snuck out of the gay bar,” Vice Versa co-owner Montaz Morgan recalled from his time at The Class Operate. “You didn’t wear ‘gay clothes.’ You brought gay clothes, and you changed into them, and then you’d place your clothes on when you left.”

The same rule applied to the entertainers, because the police were not on their side, even if they were attacked on their way home. 

“The queenly queens didn’t enter here already ready, they all came here to receive ready, and didn’t leave until they changed out o

What was the first male lover bar you went to, and what did you think of it?

I went to The Dock in Cincinnati.

I was nervous as hell when I went in. And pretty rapidly realized how nice it was to be 20 something, new and gay.

by Anonymousreply April 29, PM

The Stud, San Francisco. Loved it.

by Anonymousreply 1July 15, PM

The Bell in Hackensack, N.J.

by Anonymousreply 2July 15, PM

Interbelt in Akron, OH for their Tops & Bottoms party. The first time I ever made out with a random guy, too.

by Anonymousreply 3July 15, PM

Class Act in Morgantown, WV.

by Anonymousreply 4July 15, PM

The San Antonio Country. The experience confirmed everything I already knew about myself. I was home.

by Anonymousreply 5July 15, PM

Heaven, under the arches at Charing Cross. London

by Anonymousreply 6July 15, PM

“Soho” in Amsterdam. Back when smoking inside was totally normal.

Loved it, as it has multiple floors and it is such an old-timey place.

by Anonymousreply 7July 15, PM

Murphy's in Newark, N

 

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I am graduating from med school/residency and the VA in WV has made me a very good offer because, using their own words, "nobody wants to move here."

I think living in WV would be nice but, as a gay male, am wondering if there is any type of gay (professional) community, gay bars, et cetera there..


Thanks in advance

 

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Ask GHO, as he is our resident expertlast year of college and has seen the scene

I think their might be a homosexual bar in Morgantown, but Pittsburgh is right up the roadCleveland a petite fartherColumbus and DC over the hills

 

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There are actually two gay bars in the Morgantown area. Vice Versa is the biggest/main bar which is located downtown, there is also a bar