Queer Bar (Seattle)

Queer Bar
	Logo
	The bar's exterior, 2018
Address	1518 11th Avenue
Location	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	47°36′53″N 122°19′04″W / 47.61478°N 122.31789°W / 47.61478; -122.31789
Website
	thequeerbar.com

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

History

The business was established in 2017, replacing Purr Cocktail Lounge, another gay bar which relocated.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The bar began serving Sunset Fried Chicken's sandwiches in late 2018.^[5]

Robbie Turner has served as the venue's entertainment director.^[6] Bosco and Irene Dubois, contestants on season 14 and season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race, respectively, have performed at the bar.

References

^ "Queer/Bar - Seattle, WA". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
^ Coughlin-Bogue, Tobias. "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.

External links

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[1] "Queer/Bar - Seattle, WA". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-02-18.

[2] Coughlin-Bogue, Tobias. "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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[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.