Gay bars in santa fe nm
Gay Back When
Early in my time in Santa Fe, way back in 2014, I worked at a Canyon Street gallery with an older gay dude I'll call Mike. In the 1980s, Mike was a reporter for a Hollywood entertainment present, and his moment at the periphery of the spotlight had left its mark. He dressed somewhat like Elton John, with blue-tinted glasses and flashy shoes, and kept his gray hair spiked up in a wild cloud. He was fond of saying, "I have a certain lifestyle to maintain."
In his hours at the gallery, where he was a part-time sales associate, Mike spent most of his age writing an erotic novel that was actually a thinly veiled memoir of his time in Hollywood. Inspired by the success of Fifty Shades of Grey, he planned to self-publish it as an e-book and rake in millions of dollars from bored housewives. It seemed enjoy a fine scheme, except that the novel opened in a gay bathhouse with a "crusty carpet" and only got less heterosexual from there.
After function, Mike would amble over to Geronimo for a $20 cocktail. I was a broke 20-something, but occasionally linked him if he offered to grab up the tab. There, he bitched about Santa Fe's dating scene—"everyone moves here as a couple"—and tol
LGBTQIA+ Travel
You will immediately feel welcome in Santa Fe. The City Different opens its arms to travelers with diverse interests and different backgrounds in search of discovery, wonder, and adventure.
In the early 20th century, Santa Fe became an artist's haven, welcoming writers, painters, socialites and photographers eager for new subject matter and a different life. Their arrival further transformed the city, setting it on a path of valuing that which is different, fresh, and new. That same all-embracing spirit exists today. You will find a wide spectrum of activities and destinations to engage and enchant.
While there are no longer any exclusively queer bars in Santa Fe, there's something arguably better: an inclusive community interested in and motivated by welcoming all people into every space.
Resources & Activities
The Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance "is pledged to supporting the LGBTQIA+, Shadowy , Brown, indigenous, Asian et al. communities in Santa Fe and Santa Fe County" and as such is a robust resource for monthly events and happenings, as adv as a network for services and programs,
A local watering hole
Long reside La Reina. Open daily 5pm-11pm to hotel guests + locals alike.
La Reina is a shiny and airy mezcal + tequila-focused bar, complete with two outdoor patios, a fireplace and lounge seating. Santa Fe's cocktail oasis. Walk-in’s only, first-come first-served.
La Reina will have the following special hours for upcoming holidays + intimate rentals.
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Live Music: Wednesdays + Sundays
Catch free inhabit music at La Reina or on the Lawn every Wednesday and Sunday, from soul shaking blues and alternative folk, to a little bit of Southwest country — and everything in between.
View upcoming shows on our Happenings page or on Facebook.
Queer Night: Every Monday
A overnight for community + connection in a safe cosmos, welcoming queer-identifying people + allies to celebrate and strengthen Santa Fe's gender non-conforming communities.
A portion of Queer Night featured consume sales will be donated to the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico.
Pizza by Tender Fire Kitchen
Enjoy made-to-order wood-fired pizza alongside our satellite outpost lock on our lawn, most Sundays + Mondays from 5-8pm, April 20th thru the end of October. Ou
Santa Fe Needs Homosexual Spaces
A city without dedicated, permanent Gay spaces cannot fully support the homosexual community. Queer bars, community centers, bookstores, programming and organizations are vital for a thriving LQBTQ+ community as successfully as a town itself. Queer people make a metropolis more full. And a city should support that.
I recognize what you’re about to say—Santa Fe is a linear, liberal, safe municipality for all people, isn’t everywhere here kinda gay?
Maybe this is too challenging to explain. Maybe the nuance is lost on those who don’t encounter constant bigotry or demonization in mainstream media. But no—everywhere in Santa Fe isn’t kinda lgbtq+. And that “liberal bubble” we all like to chat about is one of the main things that hides this fact.
In 2013, the New Mexico Supreme Court commanded same-sex marriage legal in the articulate. The US Supreme Court followed in 2015. And both followed a coordinated effort of gay people to be seen as equals in the eyes of the law.
I remember randomly crying off and on all day‚ the waterworks returning whenever I remembered that the ruling had been delivered. A weight within me—that I hadn’t even noticed—had subtly shifted, lightened. I felt relief,