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In a nutshell: Owensboro's alternative, Equals Bar is the Tri Mention Area's place for everyone to come together and have a good day every Mon - Sat. Features, patio, dancefloor, and pool table
Equals Bar Hours: (Call ahead to confirm)
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Along the winding stretch of Madison Pike—known locally as the 3-L Highway, just outside of Covington—where gas stations, roadside diners, and farm stands dotted the landscape, one unassuming building held a secret. At first glance, Madison Pike looked like little more than a modest bar tucked into the hillside, its roof barely noticeable from the parking lot. But for those in the know, this was The Downstairs Club—one of the most infamous and cherished queer gathering places in the region from the late s through the s.
Hidden in the rolling hills of Kenton County, its remote location offered a paradoxical mix of isolation and protection. Beneath the cover of darkness, LGBTQ patrons from Kentucky and Ohio verb more than a bar; they found a sanctuary. Here, in this smoky underground haven, affection could unfold freely, forging deeper connections and strengthening a community that so often had to exist in secrecy. Unlike the fleeting, often dangerous encounters in surveilled parks or shadowed street corners, The Downstairs Club offered something rare—embraces without fear, conversat
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Being Gay in Owensboro
by Charly Wood
“Gay or lesbian people living here have to come to a excellent compromise with their hold personalities. They must project a false persona with all people at all times. It’s a mixture of denial, of self-protection, and it is absolutely necessary for them to do this. It takes a tremendous toll on their spirits,” says Rev. Michael Erwin of Brand-new Hope United Church of Christ.
It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that Owensboro has its “gaylesbitran” complement of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals. Yet one local heterosexual recently told his partner Adam, “I don’t even know any gays.”
Adam is gay.
This is the paradox in which gay men and women detect themselves. Some remain in the closet because they fear negative consequences if they tell family, friends and employers about their sexual orientation – while some heterosexuals appear almost willfully ignorant of the possibility that people with whom they live and work may be homosexual.
But this is changing, in Owensboro and throug