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Reggie Chrishon says after his favorite gay bar closed 20 years ago, he prayed — literally prayed — to one day saunter back into that familiar welcoming place at 107 West 4th Street in Downtown LA. 

The Alabama native moved to Southern California more than 30 years ago. Back then, Chrishon was closeted, and happened upon the watering hole by accident. 

“I was wrestling with my desire in men,” Chrishon explains. “Because [of] my Christian upbringing, I was told it was not the right thing to do, but I was doing it anyway on the side.” 

Score was the first homosexual bar Chrishon ever stepped foot into: “I used to pass by this area across the lane, and you’d call Score a gentleman's club. So I thought it was a strip club. I did not think it was a gay bar.” 

He continues, “The place would be packed, but as soon as I walked in and heard the Latin music and the crowd, I felt appreciate I was at home.”

This winter, Crishon’s prayers for that homey place on this familiar street were answered.

Kiso, Downtown LA’s newest gay bar, opened in December as part of a renaissance of homosexual spaces in the urban core. It’s the brainchild of Downtown LA l

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When it comes to gender non-conforming nightlife options in Los Angeles, there’s lots to choose from—and not just in rainbow-dipped West Hollywood, home to countless queer bars. To help you pick the best spots for dancing, boozing, flirting and cruising in Hollywood, Silver Lake and beyond, review out this list of our favorite queer bars and clubs in L.A.—there are even Pasadena, Venice and Valley options, for those sick of the party-hearty WeHo scene. Now get out there, tiger.

May 2025: Just in age for WeHo Pride, I’ve updated our guide to the city’s best male lover bars. This list removes St. Felix, Stache and Redline, all of which have unfortunately closed, as well as the Ruby Fruit (which has recently been revamped to a neighborhood grill) and Revolver Video Bar. The newest addition is Kiso, a welcome entrant to Downtown’s queer nightlife scene.Time Out has also instituted a sitewide change in review policies. All food and drink venues included in guides now have celestial body ratings, with five stars corresponding to “amazing,” four to “great” and three to “good,” and we’ve also standardized how most listings are struc

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