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If you put the "L" in LGBT

By Aditi - Jul 11th, 2008 at 1:49 pm EDT

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After making my usual mecca to APEX college night last night, I realized that the gay scene in DC—or anywhere for that matter—is overwhelmingly male-dominated. Good luck finding a female at your local gay haunt, for if you are fortunate to do so, she’s probably straight and accompanied by one of the thousand cologne-doused gay males poised and ready to take their shirts off at any second. Don’t get me wrong, I have love for everyone and am no gay-man-hater by any means; we should all hold hands with one another and make a colorful rainbow bursting with hearts, stars and horseshoes. Still, the one-sided gay scene will surely frustrate the average single queer lady. Lucky for Social Capital’s loyal readers, I’ve compiled a special list of hot spots the queer ladies of DC might enjoy.

Phase 1: Founded in the 70’s, Phase 1 is the oldest lesbian bar in the country. Weeknights are pretty chill with good food & drink specials and the occasional surprise jello wrestling. Thursday nights are karaoke nights and the bar’s dance floor is packed on Friday and Saturday nights. 525 8th St. SE, Washington, DC 20003. 21+ Check it out!

Be:Bar XX: Every Wednesday night is ladies night at the popular Be:Bar. Featuring DC King and DC Gurly Shows, Alterna-Queer Dance party and drink specials all night. 1318 9th Street NW DC 20001. The closest metro stop is Mt. Vernon Sq/7th St. Convention Center on the Yellow or Green Line.

Fab Lounge: “Ladies First Wednesdays” start at 9pm featuring house DJs, dancing and drink specials. “Fab Fridays: A Different Kind of Ladie’s Night” has a hilariously cheesy title and equally awful music on its website, but looks promising: no cover, DJs and dancing. “Girls Taking over Saturdays” is another ladies night at Fab. 2022 Florida Avenue, NW, on the corner of Florida and Connecticut

DC Eagle: The second to last or last Wednesday of each month is “Dyke Night” at DC’s leather bar, creating a unique and interesting atmosphere.

If anyone makes it out to any of the above, please share your thoughts!

P.S. This was on be:bar’s website: EVERY FRIDAY 18 TO CUM. 21 TO SWALLOW.

Reader Comments

Idiot

By Moon Dog Jul 11th 2008 at 2:46 pm EDT

"After making my usual mecca to APEX college night..."

Mecca is the destination where Muslims go when they make the HAJJ pilgrimage.

Re: Idiot

By Lizzie I Jul 11th 2008 at 3:12 pm EDT

wow this guy's a charmer.

Re: Idiot

By Aditi Jul 11th 2008 at 3:14 pm EDT

Woopsss my bad! I meant that APEX College Night is my Thursday night Mecca. That's embarrassing. But thanks for having my back Lizzie!

Been there, done that

By Lizzie I Jul 11th 2008 at 3:16 pm EDT

well, some of it, anyways. and it is ALWAYS disappointing. I've given up on the ladies' nights -- the only fun one I went to recently was a lesbian networking event sponsored by ADKLN. Since technically we were "networking", everyone was much more willing to talk to each other. Otherwise, these nights tend to feel like going to party where everyone else knows each other. Ick.

BUT! Be-bar does drinks with gummy bears in them. So it's worth it!

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