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A well stocked bar. 2023 | king

Surreal queer paintings, starry sky projections, and a conservatory’s worth of plants make you feel like you’re in an alien jungle at this newish queer bar. Regardless, always a stop when we go out downtown.

Eagle Portland

Nice little gay bar with a newly enlarged outdoor patio in back.

2014 | old town

In the former home of LGBTQ+ institution Embers, Badlands is helping to rebuild Old Town’s once thriving queer scene. From leather bars to drag dens to lesbian parties to trans cabaret revues to Portland’s “gay Cheers,” there’s always somewhere where everyone’s glad you came.

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CC Slaughters

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Today, the upstairs lounge hosts biweekly karaoke and plays music softly enough to comfortably hold a conversation, but it’s tough to drown out the bass from down below. The entire LGBTQ+ community should, in the best bars, feel safe and free to let loose, have fun, and maybe nibble on something tasty, on menu or off.

Tragically, the beloved institution announced it will be closing its doors on August 3, 2025. The dancers were fantastic- special shout-out to Cowboy. When it is busy, it is way too small and everybody is squished together. If a Portland movie night could give Carla Rossi a run for her box office, it would be the Eagle’s round-the-clock double feature of hardcore gay porn and TV movies routinely screened behind the bar.

Blow Pony

white owl social club 

Blow Pony—Portland’s longest-running freaky monthly queer dance party—has been too big to contain since its grimy warehouse days.

Judy on Duty

various locations

Queer women and nonbinary DJs spin each month in a sapphic heaven of impeccable musical and artistic taste.

 

Tours & Experiences in Portland

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available sauces: may be substituted for any menu sauce at no charge. At venues like Statera Cellars’s event space and the subterranean cocktail lounge Voysey, drag queens and DJs keep the party moving while revelers drink magnums of champagne and slurp caviar.

Kit-N-Kaboodle

Kit Kat Club 

At the personal behest of Old Town club king Frank Faillace, queer nightlife staple Nikki Lev founded this weekly all-genders, all-bodies night to break the gender binary at strip clubs.

Part cocktail bar and part dance club, it’s an approachable introduction to LGBTQ+ nightlife, which is why it’s most Portlanders’ first gay bar. Several slot machines. Even resident straights are welcome for an infusion of brunch, drag, and board games. 1967 | old town

In its late namesake’s absence, Darcelle’s family runs the historic Old Town club Darcelle XV Showplace, and resident castmate-turned-city-treasure Poison Waters reigns as the club’s emcee and grande dame.

Look out for art classes and open mics for budding comedians and baby queens.

Featured Events: karaoke, sapphic singles

Doc Marie’s

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Though it plays nicely off the name of Portland’s favorite boots, the bar is named for Dr. Marie Equi, a turn-of-the-century Portland activist and advocate for labor rights and birth control. The all-inclusive club streams music videos on its dozens of screens and features drag bingo, Latin nights, karaoke, and late-night dance parties most days of the week.

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Most Popular Gay Bars & Clubs in Portland

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Vendetta

97217,4306 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR ,Portland
This gay-owned neighborhood bar off of North Portland’s Williams Avenue hosts popular lgbtq+ events once a month.

The Fox & Hound's (CLOSED)

97209,217 Northwest 2nd Avenue,Portland
Unassuming gay bar providing a comfortable environment for drinks, pool, pub fare & drag shows.

Drag Dangerzone

various locations

Each month, DJ Aurora and drag queens Valerie DeVille and Marla Darling’s long-running comedy variety show takes audiences right to the danger zone with local drag, burlesque, and live music. 2007 | piedmont

Eagle Portland isn’t related to the other gay leather bars called Eagle found across the country, but it might as well be.