Every month, this sickening (that’s good) soiree thumbs its glitter-speckled nose at more mainstream gay nights dominated by neatly pressed polo shirts and pop-princess soundtracks. Here drag queens preen, artsy club kids strut in skin-flashing ensembles, experimental video art hypnotizes and musically curious DJs spin shimmering era- and genre-spanning anthems. A queer sensibility certainly pervades, but the creative culture and come-as-you-are ethos welcome anyone who lives loud and in color.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell At Great Scott
1222 Comm. Ave., Boston • (617) 566-9014
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Other Winners
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Gay Scene
2015 Winner: Hot Mess! Sundays at Candibar
If your Saturday night wasn’t wild enough, come to this recently revamped club for sloppy weekend seconds, courtesy of a weekly party hosted by New England’s longtime LGBT nightlife kingpin Chris Harris…...
- 279 Tremont St., Boston
- (617) 292-0080
- candibarboston.com
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Gay Scene
2016 Winner: Fuzz at The Alley
This downtown dive was a somewhat slumbering den of Boston bears...
- 14 Pi Alley, Boston
- (617) 263-1449
- thealleybar.com
Photo Credit: Sam Waxman -
Gay Scene
2017 Winner: Club Café
It’s been around for more than 30 years and still attracts a block-long line of gays waiting to get inside...
- 209 Columbus Ave., Boston
- (617) 536-0966
- clubcafe.com
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Photo Credit: Arlan Fonseca
