Gay clubs chicago 18 over

February 25, PM Subscribe Are there any clubs, bars, or what-have-you in Chicago that are both lesbian-centric and hopefully straight-friendly and open to the under crowd? My best friend recently came out as a lesbian, and even more recently scored a rather impressive collegiate coup. She's 20, but wants to go, with a bunch of our friends, to a gay or lesbian club in town Chicago some weekend soon.

Unfortunately, no amount of Googling has come up with any sort of underfriendly GLBT-centric venues in Chicago other than a coffee house called 'Cafe Pride'- the website of which is pretty well and truly dead. So, fellow MeFites, I beg of you: Help a guy help a girl out? Go there and see what they have.

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I'd suggest meeting your friend for dinner at T's in Andersonville definitely a lesbian-friendly part of town and there perusing the chicago and Windy City Times newspaper for some after dinner options. I've never seen people carded in the restaurant side of the place though you might want to call first and ask.

First things first, you should be looking at the Center on Halsted as an awesome free resource for this kind of information. Give them a call or just drop in, someone will be able to help out. A lot of non-profit LGBT youth groups have dance parties that are pretty fun, and the Center should know about them.

It was a great place to get into trouble and the patrons were mostly in their mid 20's. Unfortunately, it got shut down probably for serving to minors one too many times but I've gay told that party at Sangria that patricking mentioned is its closest successor. I second applemeat's suggestion of T's.

Also, you might try going to a show. Pick a band with a good queer following and party down. Just over out in Boystown or Andersonville is bound to be a great experience for your friend if she isn't already familiar with the areas. And even if she is. These places are club zero for us queers. Check The Chicago Reader for shows, art openings, readings, and goings-on that are likely to attract a queer crowd.

Where my ladies at? So your best bet is either find someone at your college who's printing up IDs or to start going to more There was a great little spot on the Southside called Myour House that was very queer friendly and did a lot of interesting events, but it got shut down just around new years' after a solid year of throwing underground parties.

They just were. The Cunt Collective in Logan Square is more known for punk and hardcore shows, but those shows are often followed by dance parties and occasionally the space does throw outright dance parties. The Flopsy Tea Haus in Humboldt Park is pretty new, but they've thrown some great events in the last couple of months.

I have yet to hit up the last-Friday dance party at Queerer Park which is usually located in Wicker Parkbut enough of my friends do, that I think I can recommend it. This thread is closed to new comments. Tags LGBT.