Photo: Max Herman Promoters Lisa and Sherelle, the duo behind a house music-focused night at Jeffery Pub, share a dance. Answer 1 of 6: Anyone know of any quiet, not too in your face, deafening music, friendly gay bars in Chicago Were a not-quite-geriatric brit couple celebrating our big birthdays by a trip to chicago 25 June for 10 days. 131 reviews of Spin Night Club - CLOSED 'As youll notice in the pictures, Spin is a. Dana Porter, Gerald "Ebonii Ebonii" Henderson, and Jeanette Porter, the organizers of SilkySoul Sundays. Spin Night Club - CLOSED - 22 Photos & 131 Reviews - Gay Bars. We do however have a few bars with a lively and dark backroom. Photo: Max Herman An assortment of hats for sale leading up to Pride weekend. The Country Club is still a gay bar but those kinds of shenanigans are prohibited now. Photo: Max Herman Couple Jeanette and Dana Porter have been hosting SilkySoul Sundays at Jeffery Pub for three years. Photo: Max Herman Jeanette Porter, co-founder of SilkySoul Sundays at Jeffery Pub, sports a shirt celebrating the night. "When they come to the Jeffery Pub, I just try to make them feel good, make them feel at home, and make them feel safe.” Photo: Max Herman Thompson does a shot challenge with Dana Parker, left, and Felicia C., at right. “Even around here, there’s not many bars where people can come out and have a good time, let alone predominantly gay, unless you go up north to Boystown," Thompson says. Photo: Max Herman Thompson talks with patrons during SilkySoul Sundays at Jeffery Pub. Chicago Gay Saunas & Cruising Admiral Theater Adult Fantasy Banana Video Batteries Not Included Chicago Hellfire Club Cupids Leather Sport Cupids. She's been a bartender at Jeffery Pub for 11 years. "We’ve got guys that come here that are 19, 20 and say, ‘How old you have to be in there?’ They know about the bar and can’t wait to get in.” Photo: Max Herman Bartender Charlotte “Smoke” Thompson stands for a portrait at the entrance to the patio. “Everyone knows about this bar on the South Side," he says.
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By the mid-60s, it was fully a gay bar.” Photo: Max Herman Davis started working at Jeffery Pub in 1993, but has been coming to the bar since the '70s. And when Maxine’s abruptly closed, even though this was a straight bar, gay people started coming here. across the street there on the corner, there was a gay bar called Maxine’s.
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