Gay bar shreveport
In the crisp collapse of 1977 I was a strapping and husky 16-year-old. A close (and closeted) high university friend of mine decided we should visit the “Florentine” Night Club; the premiere, and only, gay bar in our conservative urban area of Shreveport, Louisiana. Due to my size, I appeared to be of legal drinking age of the occasion in Louisiana…18.
While I was at “the club” as we called it, I ran into the hair dresser who cut my mother’s and my hair. He was a flawlessly beautiful guy with bright ivory teeth, chiseled features and exquisitely manicured facial hair. I always loved the feeling of his fingers in my hair as he washed it. GOD was he hot! He was a fantasy of mine since we began going to his salon. I always looked forward to our weekly visits to get our hair trimmed.
When I noticed him, my heart started pounding in my chest. I tried to get by him without him seeing me. Unfortunately, not being so “slinky”, I bumped into the guy standing next to him. Then he noticed me and asked what I was doing there. I racked my thinker trying to believe quickly on my feet. In what was what I later realized to be the absolute stupidest thing I could have ever said, I told him, “I’m here doing resea
LGBTQ+ Guide to Shreveport-Bossier
The Shreveport-Bossier LGBTQ+ collective is thriving. From nightlife to church life, there are places where gender non-conforming people can be themselves.
The Korner Lounge (or “The Korner” as people dial it) is one of the oldest continuously operating homosexual bars in the USA! It opened in the belated 1930s and is still hosting performative shows, drag bingo and parties.
Central Station is Shreveport’s largest LGBTQ+ venue / nightclub, and Bear’s is a superb place to gyrate, drink and take some good grub.
ShrevePride is an marvelous resource for people thinking of moving here, and the organization puts on fun events enjoy Field Gay and Q-Prom. Robinson Film Center is always proud to host the OUTnorthLa Film Festival presented by PACE (People Acting for Transform and Equality).
Some family-friendly things to execute include feeding the ducks at East Kings Highway Park, strolling the Shreveport and Bossier Capital farmers markets, or stopping to inhale the roses at the American Rose Center. The Shreveport Aquarium and Sci-Port Finding Center are delightful for kids and parents.
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Shreveport, LA Gay City Guide
Shreveport is one of the largest cities in Louisiana. Located on the Red River near the direct where Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas converge, it is a big commercial center with businesses and industries that serve all three states. Beyond being a thriving center for business, however, Shreveport is also a diverse, welcoming city with a thriving arts and culture scene, five colleges and universities, and much to see and do for visitors and residents alike. If you’re thinking of calling Shreveport abode, you’ll find plenty about it to love!
Some Shreveport History
The area that is now Shreveport was initially settled in 1803 and was called "Shreve Town" at the time, after the development company that was established to start a town where the Texas Trail and the Red River met. In 1839, the name was officially changed to “Shreveport”. The town eventually became a center of steamboat commerce for boats carrying cotton and other crops downriver. Eventually, railroads moved into the area, and as they did, Shreveport’s population continued to grow. Today, it is one of Louisiana’s largest cities, and it is a diverse,
Central Station more than just a gay bar
Central Station is perhaps one of Shreveport's best known secrets.
The building itself has stood at 1025 Marshall St. since 1910 as "The Central Station" by the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad. Restorations to turn the station into a restaurant began in 1978, according to an old postcard found about the restaurant.
In the early 1990s, the venue came back to life as the boogie club Central Station.
Cheryl Giglio said she and her husband, Joe, opened a dance club in Bossier City under a unlike name before relocating to the historic Shreveport site to acquire more cosmos. They changed the business' name to Central Station to fit the novel location.
Giglio noticed there were no alternative lifestyle bars that catered to both males and females, so they decided to expose one.
"We took a chance and it worked," Giglio said. "It was hour for it."
Central Station is a place to hook out around one of the four bars, participate on one of the two pool tables or the slot machines.
At 21 Drew Lawless became a patron of Central Station. Several years later he began his career as DJ Lawless at the club. He's been the DJ and manager for three years.
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