Downtown Bar and Lounge in Chicago

The boys of Boystown are migrating south and dragging their gal pals along with them–much to the consternation of some older gay men who prefer male only gay bars and clubs that may one day become a thing of the past. Downtown Bar and Lounge in Chicago‘s River North is the new hotspot for gay guys and their biological girls, mingling together over their love of flirtini’s and fighting for the same eye-candy. Just goes to show that sometimes, we don’t have to stick to our gayborhood to find that gay-friendly service and atmosphere.

Check out these photos from last month’s DIFFA event (shot by by Jamie Davis), and you’ll see what we mean by the new mixed boy-girl crowd.



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