Queer Bar (Seattle)

Queer Bar (stylized as Queer/Bar) is a bar catering to the queer community in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, in the United States.[1] Queer Bar hosts drag shows regularly.[2]

Queer Bar
Logo
The bar's exterior, 2018
Address1518 11th Avenue
LocationSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47.61478°N 122.31789°W / 47.61478; -122.31789
Website
thequeerbar.com

History

The business was established in 2017, replacing Purr Cocktail Lounge, another gay bar which relocated.[3][4][5]

Robbie Turner has served as the venue's entertainment director.[6]

The bar began serving Sunset Fried Chicken's sandwiches in late 2018.[7][8]

Bosco and Irene Dubois, contestants on season 14 and season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race, respectively, have performed at the bar.

References
  1. Hamlin, Kelsey (10 October 2017). "Queer/Bar tries to preserve what's left of LGBTQIA+ Capitol Hill nightlife". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. "Queer/Bar - Seattle, WA". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. Aug 3, Tobias Coughlin-Bogue •; Pm, 2017 at 3:33. "Joey Burgess is Bringing a Gay Bar Back to Former Purr Space". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. Hill, Megan (3 August 2017). "Queer/Bar Intends to Fill the Void Left by Purr Cocktail Lounge". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. Hill, Megan (9 October 2017). "Queer/Bar Opens on Capitol Hill With Drag Shows, Guest Chefs, and More". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. "There Goes the Gayborhood: Seattle's Shifting Queer Geographies". KCTS 9 - Public Television. Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  7. Hill, Megan (13 December 2018). "Capitol Hill Gay Bar Scores Fried Chicken from Award-Winning Chef". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  8. jseattle (14 December 2018). "With sammies and fries, Sunset Fried Chicken makes 'good partnership' in Queer/Bar's kitchen". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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