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TYLER GLENN - EX-MORMON - EX-BOYFRIEND - EXCOMMUNICATION - NEW ALBUM - FAMILY - SUICIDE - COMING OUT - PROGRESSIVE MORMONS

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Just like that folks, summer has ended. But when you live in Vegas, there’s no need to be bummed about that. There’s, of course, plenty happening in this city year-round. As our name would suggest, however, Gay Vegas concerns itself with telling you what’s happening of LGBTQ interest here. So you see that good-looking man on the cover? He and the event he’s participating in are definitely of interest to the LGBTQ community. Yes, that’s right, once again Gay Vegas has scored an exclusive interview with gay rocker Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees. Releasing a solo album this month, he’ll also be in Vegas for Come Out Vegas Weekend’s NCOD celebration on Oct. 7. A famous ex-Mormon, Tyler spoke to us about his relationship with religion, what the early days of coming out were like for him, the inspiration for some of the songs on his new album and more. His new stuff, by the way, is great. Then again, if you’ve listened to his work with Neon Trees, that’s no surprise. So if you’re in town on Oct. 7, do not miss his performance. Really, you should be taking in as much of Come Out Vegas Weekend’s NCOD celebrations as you can because these moments remain super important. Yes, we’ve come a long way, but stories like Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.’s, which we feature in this month’s issue, remind us there’s still a lot of work to be done for and within the LGBTQ community. In his article, Oriol talks about the stereotypes gay Latino men have to deal with even within the gay community, as well as the increased rates of HIV within the gay Latino community. It’s quite an eyeopening piece. This month’s issue also includes Terri Schlichenmeyer’s review of Julie Tarney’s My Son Wears Heels. Read on to find out Terri’s thoughts on this book that details a single mother’s journey raising a gay son. As always, we hope you enjoy this issue of Gay Vegas. We’ve certainly enjoyed making it possible. DANIELA COSTA EDITOR

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BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

MY SON WEARS HEELS The first day your toddler said he could dress himself was a day you’ll never forget. He tried, you have to hand it to him. When he was done, part of his outfit was out of season and the other part was out of style, the colors were painful together, and nothing matched except his bright eyes and proud grin. You figured he’d learn and, as in the new book My Son Wears Heels by Julie Tarney, so would you. Though Julie Tarney had known since he was born that her son, Harry, was a unique little guy, she was still taken aback when he asked how she knew that he was a boy. Harry was just two years old then, and Tarney thought it was a normal 6 Gay Vegas Magazine

question for a child that age. But his next comment – that he was a girl “inside my head” – sent her to her parenting books. Tarney had no real frame of reference, other than a well-used copy of Dr. Spock. She was the eldest of two girls, born in Wisconsin to a mother who was controlling and distant; even if she could have asked her late mother about parenting concerns, Tarney probably wouldn’t. Instinct told her that there was nothing to worry about, though she fretted that Harry was gay; she also worried that she’d somehow ruin him if she didn’t completely support his freespiritedness. As he grew up, Harry’s creativity grew, too; he loved to play dress-up and

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experiment through pretend. Wigs and shoes were his passion, but he also liked skirts – all of which Tarney successfully prevented him from wearing in public. Even so, by time he was ten years old, Harry had his own fashion sense and had gotten bullied for it. He knew he was different, but he was too young to articulate how. At fourteen, Harry came out as gay. Through the years, while Harry worked to understand more about himself, his mother went through a period of personal acceptance, too. She discovered that she could be a single mom, and survive. She learned that loving herself wasn’t a bad thing – and that she could never “screw up” her son by loving him.

silence. Add recreated dialogue, quoted from more than 20 years ago and, well, continuing can be a challenge. Again, great premise, good story, too much fluff, and if that bugs you, too, then take a pass. Unless you can overlook its padding, My Son Wears Heels is no shoe-in. My Son Wears Heels by Julie Tarney c.2016, University of Wisconsin Press $24.95 / higher in Canada 213 pages

At its very basic, My Son Wears Heels is a good book. It showcases how one mother encouraged her son to openly explore who he was, and how his journey allowed understanding within hers. And if that was all there was in this book, you’d probably be very happy; instead, there’s a lot of plumping-up in this tale. Author Julie Tarney drops product names like she’s in a grocery store, sometimes right down to the ad tagline; that’s often followed by minute details that seem inconsequential, as though they’re merely filling conversational GayVegas.com

POSITIVE THOUGHTS

BY ORIOL R. GUTIERREZ JR.

We were all smiles by dessert, but then he became awkwardly silent. “I have to ask you,” he said, “are you HIV positive?” I said yes. He said, “I knew it!” I said, “What do you mean you knew it?” He said, “Well, come on, we both know what I mean.” Then I became furiously silent.

RAISING HIV AWARENESS AMONG LATINOS I graduated college in 1992, the same year I tested HIV positive. Sometime in the late ’90s, I reconnected with a college friend. He was actually a friend with benefits, so I was quite happy when he tracked me down, which wasn’t that easy back then, at least compared with today. He invited me to a nice dinner in Chelsea, which was becoming the happening place in New York City for LGBTs. (Hell’s Kitchen now has that distinction.) His intentions seemed to be more than two friends catching up. It turns out, I wasn’t off the mark. He had recently broken up with a boyfriend. 10 Gay Vegas Magazine

Finally I asked, “Because I’m a slut?” Breaking the tension with a smile and a squeeze of my hand, he looked me in the eyes and said, “That’s why I tracked you down!” We laughed and moved on, but between his hypochondria and my HIV it was clear that we weren’t going to be a couple. Instead, we became close friends with some minor benefits along the way as he became more educated about the virus. We’re still good friends, but those benefits expired a while ago, which is just fine. Although I’ve long since forgiven him, I often use this memory as a touchstone. Even with such a wealth of affection between us, my dear friend couldn’t see past his assumptions. His sexual appetite was no different than mine I eventually confirmed, but nonetheless, as a white gay man, he assumed that I, as a Latino gay man, was naturally more sexual than him. And there it is, this double-edged sword of a myth. Just as black men have to contend with the myth of their

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endowments, Latinos have to counter the myth of our libidos. I admit the Don Juan persona can come in handy on occasion, but the price over time for using it is quite high. Case in point: When citing these statistics — if current trends in U.S. HIV rates continue, 1 in 2 black men who have sex with men (MSM) and 1 in 4 Latino MSM will get HIV in their lifetimes — what often follows is a train of thought among too many people that blames and shames. Studies show that MSM of color aren’t more sexual or taking more risks than white MSM, and lack of access to health care explains only part of those stats. Another factor is that the sexual networks of many MSM of color only include other MSM of color. There is a measure of choice in that fact. However, prejudice from white MSM, no matter how benign, is also at work. That is an uncomfortable truth, but it’s not too difficult to see just by browsing posts on dating apps and sites that clearly rule out certain racial or ethnic identities. Such sweeping categorical rejections are all too common. I know many of you are saying to yourselves, “I like what I like.” I agree, in general. I, too, like what I like. That said, if I don’t find myself attracted to someone, I still take a moment to 12 Gay Vegas Magazine

question why that is. I encourage you to do the same. You may be missing out by sticking to your predetermined likes. Of course, no matter what our backgrounds are, we are all responsible for our own behaviors. Part of taking responsibility is becoming knowledgeable, which is what annual awareness days are supposed to support. This column in particular is in support of National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), which is Oct. 15. This is the first year that “Latinx” is in the official NLAAD title, replacing “Latino.” Latinx (pronounced “La-teenex”) is a gender-neutral alternative to Latino and Latina. The Latino Commission on AIDS coordinates the NLAAD campaign, but groups across the country conduct local NLAAD events. According to the NLAAD website, since the awareness day was established in 2003, there are now about 450 partners that organize more than 150 related events nationwide. To find an event near you, please go to nlaad. org or Twitter @nlaad or Facebook @ OfficialNLAAD for more information.

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ARTICLE BY DANIELA COSTA / INTERVIEW BY JOHN LAWRENCE

Tyler Glenn has now become a familiar face for Gay Vegas readers. For a third year in a row, the Neon Trees’ frontman has graced our cover and granted us an exclusive interview. The out rocker and now ex-Mormon is back with new music, which he’ll release later this month when his solo album Excommunication drops. Tyler will be performing his hits and sharing his unreleased, LGBTthemed new music early with the Las Vegas community on Oct. 7 during Come Out Vegas Weekend’s 14 Gay Vegas Magazine

NCOD celebration. We talked to him about his connection to Vegas, his new album, coming out, his relationship with the Mormon Church today and more. I feel like this album is not only a coming out album, but it’s kind of like a breakup album. With singles like “Trash”, you’re kind of like breaking up with the Mormon Church. You guys are going through a hard time. It’s a violent relationship. Yeah. And it may be a violent

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relationship, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t stem from a place of love for the Church. That’s why it’s so much more powerful when you have a breakup like that. So, what was your first coming out experience? I came out I think when I like knew who I was and I came out like confidently, it was to my producer, Tim Pagnotta, who I had done most of Neon Trees’ records with but I also did this last record with. So he would be the one that like when I was 29 and like had just written our record Pop Psychology and told him what the songs are about and came out to him in that way. When you say in the song, “First Vision”, “I fell in love with a married man,” is that stemming from a real life experience? It’s a real life experience. It’s real. It’s the most real that I’ve ever been on an album about anything. I feel to the point where I haven’t been very vague on this record. It’s pretty specific. I don’t think I’m the only one that goes through this, but I have fallen in love with my straight friends. And some of them have happened to be married. But there have been relationships that I’ve 16 Gay Vegas Magazine

had with men that were married that were very emotional and very confusing for the both of us. I wrote that song at a bar in Tribeca drinking wine and like reflecting. So that’s just sort of a stream of conscious as the song goes on pretty much. After your producer, who did you come out to next? Then I came out to my mom, and that was like a few days later. But I mean I came out to my producer and then when he reacted so positively, like I wanted to tell everybody. But I thought my parents, my immediate family, my bandmates, they need to know. And so it was sort of over the period of like a few weeks that I kind of came out to everyone in my immediate life. How was it coming out to your mom? Scary, but also so warm and loving. Because she recalls looking over at me when I was coming out to her and seeing like her 10-yearold son needing his mom. Like I wasn’t the almost 30-year-old full grown man that she was in the car with. She realized I was being sincere. Ever since then it’s just brought us to such transparency,

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which I hope that more LGBTQ people feel, but I know that’s not the case all the time when they’re coming out, especially to their parents. In the coming out process, did you feel any rejection from anyone? Did you go through any difficult situations? It took some of my family members a couple weeks to just get used to the idea. But like I don’t think for them homosexuality was ever a thing in their life. I really had it mostly positive, to be honest. It’s actually been more crazy since coming out of Mormonism that I feel like a lot of relationships have either gone by the wayside, or have become strained, or some I don’t have anymore. So I think leaving the religion and coming out as an ex-Mormon has been harder almost for me than coming out as gay, which is kind of weird but the truth. Did your bandmates know at all? In some of your early work with Neon Trees you would use words like “queer” and there were always these little hints. I had told my bass player Branden because we had a pretty close friendship. I had told him that I had those thoughts 17 Gay Vegas Magazine

and emotions, but I was never like transparent about, “Yeah, I think I’m gay.” So he had kind of a clue. And I think my other bandmates always sort of like took it at face value like, “If Tyler says no, then he says no.” They saw me dating women and they saw me sort of comfortable in my own skin, never really addressing my sexuality. I always felt like they supported me either way. And they have. I think religion definitely has confused a lot of things because there are things that my bandmates, some of them as Mormons, believe. But I think for me personally and like my happiness, they are and always have been supportive regarding me being gay. In one of your songs, “G.D.M.M.L. GRLS (God Didn’t Make Me Like Girls)” you say, “It’s hard for me to keep it up.” Is that about keeping up the charade? I think it was hard for me to keep up the image of being the gay Mormon and then it was hard for me to keep up the image of now being this, at least within Mormonism, anti-Christ. Like I live in Utah and it’s interesting. It’s interesting when you can scare people if you

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stop believing what they believe in. And if you’re bold and if you’re clear about it then people sort of get freaked out. It’s just sometimes hard to keep up the image of what people want you to be. And I think that’s the whole point with this record, is I’m trying to like say, “Yo, it’s okay to be very clear about where you’re at with things.” I want it to feel empowering versus like wounded.

my window. And I still have them from time to time, which is really admittedly scary. Just because I’ve forged a new path and I’ve left a lot of my old belief system behind doesn’t mean that I’m like this whole saved individual. I’m extremely proud of who I am and I know where I want to be, but I still have those dark days too.

Also in “G.D.M.M.L. GRLS” you say, “I tried to kill myself and I’m not the only one.” Is that pulled from an actual experience as well? Yeah. The weekend that the LDS Church put out the policy against same-sex couples and their children, which was November 4 of last year, it was one of the most difficult weekends of my life because I was being faced with this institution that I had not only believed in, but preached and tried to make work my whole life. It taught me that my orientation was wrong and I tried to suppress it and I tried to fix it. And since the discovery of so many untruths within that religion, like that weekend was very, very dark. There were sincere moments looking at

And then it’s that question of selfacceptance. I think acceptance is the start, but we still have to walk it. We still have to live it. I also know that I’m not the only one who either tried or had those thoughts. Many have acted on it. And within the LGBTQ religious community many have acted on it because they felt their self-worth wasn’t there. So that pretty much is that line, that lyric.

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It’s damaging to go through that. It’s absolutely damaging.

You talk in your album about losing your faith. Do you feel like you’ll ever get that back? Do you think there’s change coming for the Mormon religion? It’s weird. I believe that I’m faithless as far as I don’t totally know how to label my faith in things like the

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afterlife or a creator. But I’m not hopeless and that’s the difference. I’m not a hopeless person and I have hope that things can change within religion. I have hope that there’s something bigger than me. I have hope that families are forever. The things that I know now is what is happening right now. I know what is true is life and the present is important. So that’s sort of my belief system at this point. I’m not anti-religion, I’m not anti-God. I just don’t know because I discovered that things that I thought I knew with sureness weren’t and didn’t have a space for me. So it’s complicated, and it’s still so fresh. Like it’s not even a year into this whole journey. You’re on a journey and we’re all on that journey with you. As well, we’re really looking forward to seeing you perform in Las Vegas for Come Out Vegas Weekend’s NCOD celebration. Yeah, that’s awesome! In one of your songs you talk about driving to Vegas in your car. So how much has Vegas been a part of your life? Vegas was always this scary place to me growing up. And then when we started playing 22 Gay Vegas Magazine

shows, it like became this whole other thing to me and I really started to value it. Especially in more of my adult life. That’s where Neon Trees really got like our first big break, getting to open for The Killers. Ronnie [Vannucci Jr] saw us perform for like 10 people at a show in Vegas and then got us the support gig. Branden, our bass player, is from Vegas. We always seem to play there. Really good shows. So for me, Vegas is like integral to Neon Trees. And we look at you as one of our own. There are a lot of Mormons in Vegas. So where do you stand right now with the Mormon Church? Your album’s called Excommunication. Have you been excommunicated? Have you excommunicated yourself? Or does the name mean more than that? I haven’t been excommunicated. I’ve been contacted, but in ways that are less threatening than you’d think. They’re wanting to meet with me and hear what I have to say, but I’m sort of hesitant right now. Just because I want it to be meaningful.

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So it’s really exploring how I’m sort of excommunicating myself from this identity crisis that I think I’ve always gone through. Whether it be me trying to fit into the mold of what a gay man looks like or what a gay man is, or what a religious man is, or what a gay Mormon is. And so it’s essentially me taking the scarlet letter and empowering myself with it instead of having it as like this curse or this sign of weakness. It’s also sort of a play on words because I am sometimes speaking to my ex relationship. Some of the lyrics and some of the songs were inspired by that as well. I think the word “excommunication” is sort of like scary and intense to a lot of people, and I’m I guess reclaiming it and trying to take the fear out of it. There are certainly different shades of Mormonism that allow for LGBTQ acceptance today. What would you call them? I’ve learned that yeah the Mormon spectrum is like way larger, as is the case for most religious people. There’s not one look. I guess I would call them progressive Mormons. I don’t know. A new order Mormon or something. Now we need to talk about your 24 Gay Vegas Magazine

songs “Gods and Monsters” and “John Give ‘Em Hell”. What was the inspiration for them? “Gods and Monsters” is completely about my sort of breaking up with my exboyfriend. It just ended really sad and poorly. And he was sort of my first open love after coming out. I had introduced him to my family and we dated for a year. We had been making lots of plans. He gave me a lot of confidence. I had never really been publicly affectionate with another man. So there were all these like milestones that I had had with him. The first verse and the second verse in that song is basically like calling him out and telling him, “This is how I felt when I discovered that you were not being who you said you were.” And then I kind of tied it in because in that weekend was sort of the same time I was finding out about all of these false claims within my religion that I tried to live for my whole life. So that’s what “Gods and Monsters” is. I even call out the club/bar that he went to in LA, called Faultline, so that’s kind of like a little nod to that as well. And then “John Give ‘Em Hell”, John’s an actual person. He’s

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this really popular religious podcaster and me and him really forged a friendship after I left Mormonism last year. He was also excommunicated from Mormonism, but publicly. And getting to know him really gave me like a lot of encouragement and insight, but also like insight into the pain that it causes when you’re excommunicated from a religion. Your life is totally flipped upside down and sometimes a lot of people, especially within the Mormon community, turn you into a heretic. So I wrote the song basically just to give him support, and didn’t plan on putting it on the album and then just ended up loving the song so much so I included it on the record. But I think in a sense it’s an empowering song, like, “Go give them hell. You got this.” Fortunately not all Mormons see you as a heretic. No and that’s the thing. When I say the Mormon Church, I don’t even think of Mormons. Like I love Mormons. I think I’ll always be a Mormon in my core because that’s me. It’s more at the system that’s set up right now and I think there needs to be change. 26 Gay Vegas Magazine

And when they acknowledge that, and they acknowledge and make a space for LGBTQ people, then that will be great. But I know like so many Mormons, including my family who are still Mormon, that are wonderful and supportive and do love gay people. So this isn’t an anti-Mormon record, but it’s a sort of look into the struggle. If there’s one thing Excommunication is, it’s a kickass album. And you can get a copy of it on Oct 21. Visit TylerGlennMusic.com to keep up with the latest on that. To keep up with the latest Come Out Vegas Weekend news, including details on Tyler’s performance, visit ComeOutVegas.com.

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NIGHTCLUB & BAR SCHEDULE PHOENIX 2 for 1 Happy Hour 11a - 7p RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars Season 2 Viewing Party w/ Keyska Diva 8p - 9:30p THERAPY THURSDAY KARAOKE w/ Shiela 9:30p - 1a QUADZ 2-for-1 12p-8p. POKER NIGHT Live poker 6p. No buy in. Prizes, free pool, liquor and beer bust 8p - 11p. FRIDAY/ BADLANDS Happy Hour 12p-7p FABULOUSLY FUNNY FRIDAYS drag show with Jimmy Emerson & Company - Showtime 11:30p $5 Absolut Vodka Cocktails $4 Fireball & $3 Blowjob Shots 9p-1a. BASTILLE Any drink 2-for-1 daily 11a-2p, 4p-8p. BEER BUST $5 9p-12a. $4 Absolut 8p-11p. Music Videos By Request 6p-12a. CHARLIES 2-for-1 3p-8p & 3a-8a. 8a-3p $2 well & domestic. LIQUOR BUST $10 well $20 premium 9p-12a. EAGLE THE ORIGINAL UNDERWEAR PARTY Drink free well & draft IN UNDERWEAR GARAGE 2-for-1 drinks 11am-7pm. $3 Cherry or Jager Bombs 8p-4a and $5 premium VODKA SPECIALS after happy hour GOODTIMES 3RD FRIDAYS Show, 2 Live bands & DJ PHOENIX 2 for 1 Happy Hour 11a - 7p FIREDUP FRIDAY w/ Tyler Caiden & Keyska Diva 9p - 1a $10 Beer / Liquor Bust 10p - 1a QUADZ 2-for-1 12p-8p. FRESH FRIDAYS DJ Ricoché 11p-4a. Plays the freshest videos and $2 shot specials. SATURDAY / BADLANDS << REWIND Dance anthems & pop videos from the 80’s & 00’s. Go-Go Dancers at 10:30p. $1 well drinks / domestic beer 9p-12a. Shuffleboard tourney 7:30p. Minimum prizes $50 & up. BASTILLE Any drink 2-for-1 daily 11a-2p, 4p-8p. MUSIC VIDEOS BY REQUEST 6p-12a and Drink Pitcher Specials 8p-11p LIQUOR BUST $10/$20 9p-12a. $4 Jack Daniels or any Bacardi Rum 8p-11p.

EAGLE VIVA DRAG VEGAS @ 11P w/ Shawn M & Friends! GARAGE 2-for-1 drinks 11a-7p. Beer bust 8p-11p $5 domestic $8 import & $1 off well cocktails. 1/2 price LONG ISLANDS 8p-4a. GOODTIMES 2 for 1 3p-7p. LATIN NIGHT with Barbara de la O - Latin Hip Hop R&B Top 40. PHOENIX BRUNCH 11a - 3p ($15 All you can drink mimosa’s & sangria) 2 for 1 Happy Hour 4p - 7p Different Party Each Week 9p - 1a QUADZ 2-for-1 12p-8p. ALL REQUEST SATURDAYS Your videos 11p-4a & $2 shots. Gambler Bonus Draw 11p w/ $20 in. SUNDAY / BADLANDS RECOVERY SUNDAYS $2 Margaritas, $2 Bloody Marys, $2 Michelada Pints, $3 Mimosas. BASTILLE Any drink 2-for-1 daily 11a-2p, 4p-8p. Music Videos 6p-12a. BEER BUST $5 9p-12a. $2 wells and $2 off signature cocktails 8p-11p. CHARLIES 2-for-1 3p-8p & 3a-8a. 8a-3p $2 well & domestic. 4p-8p beer bust $5 domestic $8 premium. LINE DANCING & DRAG REVUE Line dance lessons 5-9p. 10p Drag Revue. $2 Long Islands 8p-12a. EAGLE BBQ 4p-7p $5 Beer Bust & Liquor Specials. 2nd & 4th is Carnie Asada’s #EATIT GARAGE 2-for-1 drinks 11a-7p. Beer bust 5p-9p $5 domestic $8 import. $3.50 Patron Silver shots 8p-4a. MUSIC VIDEOS & LIQUOR BUST 9p-12a $10 well $20 call. RED ZONE FOOTBALL free appetizers 2p-7p. PHOENIX Brunch 11a - 3p ($15 All you can drink mimosa’s & sangria) 2 for 1 Happy Hour 4p - 7p SUPERSTAR SUNDAY KARAOKE w/ Shiela 9p - 2a QUADZ 2-for-1 12p-8p. COUNTRY SUNDAYS Country Music Videos and beer bust 4p-8p.

CHARLIES 2-for-1 3p-8p & 3a-8a. 8a-3p $2 well & domestic. BEER BUST $5 domestic and $8 premium from 9p-12a.

PROMOTIONAL GLOSSARY: LIQUOR BUST OR BEER BUST - a promotion involving a one time fee for an all-you-can-drink time frame. GAMING - this establishment has a gaming license and you can expect gambling machines such as video poker, etc. * Venue responsible for updates. Promotions are not guaranteed. Verify information with venue directly. *

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GAY VEGAS CLUB & BAR DIRECTORY

GAY NIGHTCLUBS FLEX LAS VEGAS 4347 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89102 (702) 878-3355. FlexLasVegas.com Open 24/7. Gaming. NO COVER. FREEZONE NIGHTCLUB & BAR 610 E. Naples Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702) 794-2300. FreezoneLV.com Open 24/7. Gaming. NO COVER. GOODTIMES NIGHTCLUB & BAR 1775 E. Tropicana Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702) 736-9494. facebook.com/goodtimesbarlv Open 24/7. Gaming. COVER VARIES NIGHTLY. PIRANHA NIGHTCLUB 4633 Paradise Road. Las Vegas, NV 89169 (702) 791-0100. PiranhaVegas.com Open 24/7. Gaming. NO COVER.

FUN HOG RANCH 495 E Twain Las Vegas, NV 89169 (702) 791-7001. FunHogRanchLV.com Open 24/7. Gaming. NO COVER. THE GARAGE 1487 E. Flamingo Rd., Ste. C Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702) 440-6333. TheGarageLV.com Open 24/7. Gaming. NO COVER. KRUSH NIGHTCLUB 4740 Arville St., Las Vegas, NV 89103 (702) 331-7544 LAS VEGAS LOUNGE 900 Karen Ave C101, Las Vegas, NV 89109 (702) 737-9350 Open 24/7. NO COVER.

GAY BARS

THE LOCKER ROOM 700 E Naples Dr. Suite 111, Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702) 444-4004.

BADLANDS SALOON 953 E. Sahara Ave. #22 Las Vegas, NV 89104 (702) 792-9262. Badlands-Saloon.com Open 24/7. Gaming. NO COVER.

THE PHOENIX 4213 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89102 (702) 826-2422. facebook.com/thephoenixlv Open Noon - 4am daily. Gaming. NO COVER.

BASTILLE ON 3RD 1402 S. 3rd St. Las Vegas, NV 89104 (702) 385-9298. BastilleLV.com Open 10am-2am. Gaming. NO COVER.

QUADZ VIDEO BAR 4640 Paradise Rd. Las Vegas, NV 89169 (702) 733-0383. QuadzBar.com Open 24/7. Gaming. NO COVER.

CHARLIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LAS VEGAS 5012 S Arville Rd. Las Vegas, NV 89118 (702) 876-1844. CharliesLasVegas.com Open 24/7. Gaming. NO COVER.

REVOLT NIGHTCLUB 3667 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV (702) 551-7005.

THE EAGLE 3430 E. Tropicana Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89121 (702) 458-8662. facebook.com/thelasvegaseagle Open 24/7. Gaming. NO COVER.

SPOTLIGHT LOUNGE 975 E. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89104 (702) 431-9775. SpotlightLounge.com Open 24/7. Gaming. NO COVER.

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (AHF)

GENDER JUSTICE NEVADA

North: 702-639-8110 South: 702-862-8075 AidsHealth.org

7465 W Lake Mead Blvd #107 Las Vegas, NV 89128 702-425-7288 GenderJusticeNV.org

AID FOR AIDS OF NEVADA

GOLDEN RAINBOW

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION - NEVADA (ACLU)

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

1120 Almond Tree Ln. Las Vegas, NV 89104 702-382-2326 AFANLV.org

401 S. Maryland Pkwy. Las Vegas, NV 89101 702-366-1226 ACLUNV.org BEARS LAS VEGAS

BearsLV.org Board@BearsLV.org

BETTY’S OUTRAGEOUS ADVENTURES (BOA)

BettysOut.com Bettys@BettysOut.com THE CENTER

401 S. Maryland Pkwy. Las Vegas, NV 89101 702-733-9800 TheCenterLV.com COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

714 E Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89104 702-369-8700 cccofsn.wix.com/ccc-new

714 E Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89104 702-384-2899 GoldenRainbow.org HRC.org

IMPERIAL ROYAL SOVEREIGN COURT OF THE DESERT EMPIRE

P.O. Box 46481 Las Vegas, NV 89114 DesertEmpire.org

LAS VEGAS BOYS OF LEATHER

LasVegasBoysOfLeather.org LAS VEGAS MEN’S CHORUS

Las Vegas Men’s Chorus PO Box 95021 Las Vegas, NV 89193 702-594-3393 LvMensChorus.org

LAS VEGAS PRIME TIMERS

PO Box 42424 Las Vegas, NV 89116 702-527-2360 info@lasvegasprimetimers.com

LEATHER UNIFORM CLUB OF LAS VEGAS (LUC OF LV)

LUCofLV.com LUCofLV@Gmail.com

COMMUNITY RESOURCES NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE

1-800-SUICIDE suicidepreventionlifeline.org NEW HORIZONS

P.O. Box 42244 Las Vegas, NV 89116 702-706-0306 info@NewHorizons-NV.com NEVADA GAY RODEO ASSOCIATION (NGRA)

PO Box 96055 Las Vegas, NV 89193 NGRA.com

PARENTS, FAMILIES FRIENDS OF LESBIANS & GAYS (PFLAG) LAS VEGAS

P.O. Box 20145 Las Vegas, NV 89112 702-738-7838 PFLAG.org

SAFY SPECIALIZED ALTERNATIVES FOR FAMILY & YOUTH

4285 N. Rancho Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-385-5331 SAFY.org

SAINT THERESE CENTER HIV OUTREACH CENTER

100 E. Lake Mead Pkwy. Henderson, NV 89015 702-564-4224 SaintThereseCenter.org

SOUTHERN NEVADA ASSOCIATION OF PRIDE, INC. (SNAPI)

4001 S. Decatur Blvd. #37-540 Las Vegas, NV 89103 866-930-3336 SIN SITY SISTERS SADAP

P.O. Box 60005 Las Vegas, NV 89160 702-592-6969 SinSitySisters.org

SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT (SNHD)

280 S. Decatur Blvd. Las Vegas, NV, 89107 702-759-1000 www.SNHD.info

EAST LAS VEGAS PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER

560 N. Nellis Blvd. #1, Las Vegas, NV 89110 702-759-1340 www.SNHD.info SUICIDE HOTLINE

LGBT Youth 1-866-488-7386 thetrevorproject.org

TRANSCENDING THE GENDER BOX

1140 Almond Tree Lane #305, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104 (702) 420-1294 fb.com/TranscendingGenderBox

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