Queer journey expert Jack Kenworthy turns 250+ town adventures into your guide for secure, vibrant, and inclusively fabulous global journeys.
Welcome to the South y’all, and Mobile, Alabama! This truly southern city is a true gem of the Gulf Coast, with a rich history, diverse culture, and delicious food that will leave you longing more. Mobile’s downtown area is occupied of stunning architecture and historic sites. You’ll find art galleries, live tune venues, and amazing shopping destinations throughout this beautiful capital, so there’s plenty to see and do.
Beyond the tourist spots, Mobile has a lively tradition with a thriving gay community. Inclusivity is increasing, with many trailblazers principal the way to a gayer and more culturally expose Mobile! Southern hospitality is in entire swing in Mobile, and you’ll sense welcomed and embraced by the locals. Mobile is also full of trendy boutiques and architect shops.
You’ll want to splurge on shopping and the delicious food scene. Devour mouth-watering seafood, classic Southern cuisine, and creative fusion dishes that reflect the city&rsquo
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While at B-Bob's enjoy a Drag show while sipping on our famous cocktails or rock the bedtime away on the dance floor.
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Open Nightly
There are currently twenty-one lesbian-owned bars in the Combined States in 2021, down from nearly 200 that existed in the adv 80s. A decline of this stature was unsettling and dumbfounding. Had we digressed in some capacity? Was this some conservative-won plight to eliminate our spaces?
When I first learned this fact from my friend Byrdie O’Connor, the producer of the Female homosexual Bar Project, there was an unspoken, I grasp. Can you believe it? between us. I immediately assumed that the majority of the remaining lesbian-owned bars were in Modern York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, minus A League of Her Retain in Washington D.C.. But Brydie shook her leader. Only three in Unused York (Henrietta Hudson, Cubbyhole and Ginger’s), one in San Francisco (Wildside West), none in Los Angeles.
Where are the rest? They’re splattered all over the country, from the Midwest to the South, including a bar called Herz in Mobile, Alabama.
Hearing about Herz sparked a specific curiosity in me. I wanted to know what was keeping it alive, so I got in touch with the women behind the Lesbian Exclude Project, and with the owners of Herz.
photo by Brydie O’Connor
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Mobile, Alabama Gay City Guide
Located on the bay of the lovely Gulf of Mexico, Mobile is widely considered to be one of the cultural centers of the Gold Coast and is known for having several art museums, a symphony orchestra, a professional ballet company and opera, as well as a significant concentration of historical architecture. It's also well known for having the oldest Carnival or Mardi Gras celebration in the Combined States. Mobile has a variety of nicknames, including The Port City, Azalea City, and The City of Six Flags. Whatever you call it though, it's a city that's vibrant, welcoming and the happy home of a thriving and growing LGBTQ community.
A Look at Mobile’s History
Mobile was founded in 1702 as the capital of colonial French Louisiana. In fact, it remained a part of the New France colony for over 60 years. Eventually, in 1763 the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the seven years of war in which Britain defeated France. Following that war, France ceded its territories east of the Mississippi River, including Mobile to Britain, and eventually, following it became part of the United States. Throughout the next century, the city continued to gr