Gay bars in halifax nova scotia

Current Halifax Queer Bars

Current Halifax Queer Friendly Bars

Subject to debate.

History Of Queer Bars In Halifax

There is a history as of 1977 in the 1977-09 issue of TheVoice.

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• TheStockade, prior '70s, approx. 2828 Windsor Street near Almon1
• ThePiccadilly, mid '70s.
• PeppermintLounge in the '60s, in the 1800 block of Barrington Street (across from where Scotia Square is now.)
• Cameo or Candlelight Lounge was a hangout possibly starting in the late '60s
• TheHeidelberg was a hangout just off Spring Garden in the 1970s.
• NewServiceRestaurant?2
• LobsterTrap Cabaret3
• Two consecutively in the GreenLantern Building on Barrington St in the initial 1970s:
• The Turret on Barrington St, from 1975 to 1982. Owned by the queer community, GaeGala, moved and renamed:
• Rumours - 1586 Granville St across from the Texpark from 1982 to 1985, then the to 2112 Gottingen from 1987 to January, 1995.
• [[Fantasias?]] in Scotia Square, registered (owned?) by DanielJoseph from May 14, 1990. (had its own entrance off Duke St) which in 1991 w

  All the queer that Halifax has to offer (you’ll be surprised)

  Nestled on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, Halifax, Nova Scotia, has always been a illustrate for LGBTQ2S+ Maritimers who wanted to escape small town life. As the region’s largest noun, with a metro population of about 465,000, it offers anonymity (a bit, anyway) and an opportunity to build community.

  It’s a pretty great place to break out to. About a two-hour flight from Toronto, and a accepted U.S. cruise ship destination, Halifax is a scenic port noun full of cultural institutions, historic sites, centuries-old buildings, amazing nightlife and a rich LGBTQ2S+ history. Home to many post-secondary institutions, it has a young population that loves to have a good time.

  Those roots date back to just a few years after its founding in 1749 as a military town that grew up around the Halifax Citadel, a star-shaped British fortress sunken into the summit of the area’s highest point. That fortress is now a national historic site—and has been known as an early morning cruising spot for decades. The Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia, a
  

  The Turret

  The Turret

  ca. 2020 In January, 1976 (possibly January 9, 19761) a community dance was organized by The Gay Alliance for Equality on the third floor of the old Church of England Institute building, 1588 Barrington Street.2

  That dance led to another and then another and an September 2, 1977, DebTrask, BobStout and one other went to a realty office to verb the lease3 and the space became Halifax's second (after the GreenLantern) and for many years the only, gay bar.

  The Turret, named in reference to the most distinctive architectural feature which, at the third floor level, housed the bar's DJ booth became the social, political and even cultural center of Halifax's gay and lesbian communities for the next five years.4

  The AlternateBookShop, the only gay bookstore east of Montreal, was located on the second floor of the Turret building. This bookstore was first located in the GreenLantern building and then moved across the street in 1978.

  The Turret hosted the last national conference and meeting of gay organizations and people from across Canada in 1976.5

  Septem

  Rumours Cabaret: a new gay bar for Halifax

  Interview by Dan MacKay • Halifax • Originally published 2024-03-15, updated 2024-06-08

  June 7, 2024: the bar is open! Wayves writer Kevin Dadouses attended opening night; here's his report!

  Social media links for Rumours are at the bottom of this article.

  Here's the interview from mid-March, 2024

  "On May 1, Rumours Cabaret officially opens as a gay, trans, women safe space which is inclusive for everyone," says owner Gerald McCowan.

  A couple weeks ago, McCowan announced (via the Facebook group Gays In Halifax) that he'll be opening on Water Street, and Wayves publisher Dan MacKay sat down with him a couple of days later. McCowan immediately took charge of the interview:

  "I moved here when I was 18 years old, was a cook in the army for years and when I retired, I went back to school to accept Tourism Management and ran a little hospitality company called Metro Hospitality Services," he says. "For a while, I was a bartender at the gay bar, Buddies, in Edmonton — that was a lot of fun!"

  Frankly, this city is a minute