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Written by Nigel Campbell | Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Tags: david cooley, the abbey, west hollywood, gay bar

Look out Angelenos, it looks like the WeHo nightlife scene is getting a new neighbor (and he's HUGE). 

David Cooley, creator of the Abbey, just signed a lease on a 10,000 square foot Santa Monica Blvd. space and it sounds like it could soon be the new talk of the town. 

Details after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 12 October 2012
Tags: sarah jessica parker, kristin davis, sex and the city, the abbey, west hollywood, amfar gala, carrie bradshaw, charlotte york, gay bar

There are nights where you just know that you're at the wrong place. 

Last night was one of those nights. Why?

Because Sarah Jessica FRIGGIN' Parker showed up to The Abbey with Kristin Davis in West Hollywood and WE WEREN'T THERE!

Photos after the jump. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 05 October 2012
Tags: raid of the rainbow lounge, documentary, lgbt rights, fort worth, texas, gay bar, film festivals, robert l. camina

 

The stirring documentary about the 2009 raid on a Fort Worth, Texas gay bar is continuing to build in audience and critical acclaim as producers have just announced the film’s 25th screening. Follow the jump for more info on how you can check out a showing of the doc, and see the official trailer.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 01 October 2012
Tags: shaun sperling, vogue, madonna, recreates, viral videos, gay bar mitzvah, chicago, hamburger mary's, attic, choreography, shirtless dancers

It's been 20 years since Shaun Sperling performed Madonna's "Vogue" at his bar mitzvah in a video that went viral over summer, but judging from his recreation at a Hamburger Mary's in Chicago over the weekend, he's still got it!

Check out Shaun's much sexier update on his "Gay Bar Mitzvah" video after the jump!

 
Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Tags: drew barrymore, revolver, gay bar, west hollywood, santa monica boulevard, los angeles, california, buys, purchases, owns, rumor control, did not, fix, official statement

WeHo boys looking for a reason to strike a Charlie's Angels pose in front of Revolver will have to keep looking because widely circulated rumors that Drew Barrymore purchased the L.A. hotspot have now been officially denied by the bar. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 05 September 2012
Tags: long beach, california, silver fox, gay bars, gay man, assaulted, beaten, hate crime, four marines, arrested, charged, camp pendleton

A gay man is recovering from an assault at the hands of four U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton that took place at the Silver Fox bar in Long Beach, California. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 29 June 2012
Tags: the duplex, west village, new york city, pride, parade, woman, raped, gay bar

A woman has come forward saying she was raped following NYC Pride at the West Village's The Duplex bar. Details follow. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 31 May 2012
Tags: the colbert report, stephen, comedy central, humor, video, bachelorette parties, the abbey, ban, david cooley, gay bars, west hollywood

"It's discrimination because gay people choose to be that way while bachelorettes have no choice in the matter!" The Abbey's policy change has officially seeped into the mainstream with Stephen Colbert putting his brilliant satirical spin on matters. Watch The Colbert Report take on The Abbey's ban of bachelorette parties, after the jump!

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 24 May 2012
Tags: the abbey, west hollywood, los angeles, l.a., california, gay bars, best, world, bans, prohibits, bachelorette parties, what's your instinct

Sometimes, on sadly unsuccessful nights, the only phallus we get shoved in our faces comes from drunk straight girls flaunting man-meat-shaped lollipops at bachelorette parties being thrown at West Hollywood's The Abbey. But the shrieking, penis-balloon-hat wearing girls will be a thing of the past now that The Abbey, often crowned the world's "best gay bar," has banned bachelorette parties.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 04 May 2012
Tags: never mind, gay bar, copenhagen, denmark, bans, prohibits, straight, heterosexual, kissing, affection, what's your instinct, international, straight guys, gay bashing, discrimination

Never Mind, a gay bar in Copenhagen, Denmark, is receiving international attention this week (and not the good kind) after a bouncer allegedly told a straight couple they weren't allowed to kiss on the premises. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Tags: chelsea lately, chelsea handler, wang's, chicago gay bar, boystown gay bar, men only after 11 pm, no women allowed, investigation, comedy

The ladies of Chelsea Lately gave their unique take on Chicago gay bar, Wang's controversial policy that makes the bar "Men only after 11pm."

We think they've got some valid points.

Hilarity ensues after the jump!

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 09 March 2012
Tags: wang's, chicago, boystown, chicago gay bar, boystown gay bar, no women allowed, men only, lgbt

Wang’s, a Chicago bar (with predominately gay male clientele) in the LGBT-friendly Boystown neighborhood is the latest bar under investigation by Illinois' Department of Human Rights based on reports that it bans female customers during its busiest hours.

More after the jump.

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