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Dance & Night Club, Gay Bar, Setting New & Higher Standards for Same-sex attracted Nightlife in East Tennessee, Voted Knoxville's Best Gay Exclude 2010-2017 and 2019-2021 1215 N. Primary Street. Knoxville TN (865) 637-4999
Bar & Grill, Gay Prevent, Live Music Venue, Live Shows Friday-Monday. Locally owned LGBTQIA+ bar and grill. Ages 21+ only. 7211 Kingston Pike Knoxville TN (865) 247-5243
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Alan Gold's 1100 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga TN.
COOKVILLE TN
Club TemptationDance & Evening Club, Performance & Event Venue, 18yrs old and over. Join us every Thursday for Trivia, weekends we hold Drag shows and Sundays Karaoke. We are a prevent for everyone and there is no judgement, leave your drama and worries at the door. We have two pool tables, kitchen with bar nourishment and smoking patio. 185 Millar Rd Cookeville TN
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New Beginnings 2910 Bristol Hwy Johnson Urban area TN @New Beginnings
bernadette's crystal lounge
Bernadette's Crystal Themed Lounge, 32 Market Square, Knoxville TN
Rooftop bar accessed from Bernadette's and Preservation Pub
Pride month: Past & Present Knoxville LGBT Gathering Places
(This is a second in a series of articles about Celebration and Knoxville’s LGBTQ communities by guest writer Oren Yarbrough)
If you walk up to someone in Knoxville and demand where the nearest gay bar is they may only be able to name one or two different options. Today, in Knoxville, if you wish to go to an establishment that caters exclusively to the LGBT people and allies then you are likely going to be visiting either Club XYZ or Edge Knoxville. Sassy Ann’s House of Blues is also another Knoxville institution that has not necessarily branded itself as a “Gay Bar”, but has in more recent years garnered a rather loyal group of LGBT patrons. These places are a part of a very large collection of Gay and Lesbian Bars to have existed in Knoxville over the last half century.
The history of Knoxville Gay bars is fading and will be incomplete as it is written today. Each person I interviewed provided a small bit more detail than the person before on either a person or a bar. I expectation to continue to add to this material in the future. Some of you reading this may have your own fond memories of some of the bars I’ll m
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We had a blast at Club XYZ, whose 20th anniversary is a joyful standout | Opinion
A 20-year anniversary is an memorable feat in business. For a gay bar appreciate Club XYZ in Knoxville, it's unusual.
This story, admittedly, landed in our lap. The owner reached out after reading an unrelated business anniversary piece, a type of story that works for any type of establishment or institution with a major milestone. You see them all the time.
But as Knox News reporter Keenan Thomas began meeting more people, reading more stories and digging into the history of gay bars in America, it was evident: Club XYZ isn't just any business. It's a happy, hollerin' Knoxville institution and a haven for LGBTQ+ communities that possess been pushed to the margins for decades.
Go behind the scenes with Keenan in this Q&A that explains how the story came together, what he learned along the way and why Club XYZ "is for everybody."
Club XYZ: Why it's 'a privilege' to keep Knoxville's Gay bar scene alive for 20 yearsNeed a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.This Q&A, conducted by business maturation and development editor Ryan Wilusz, has been lightly edited for length and clarity.