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Skip to content Naomi Dix. Photo courtesy of the subject. Best Gay Bars in Durham, NC - Last Updated October - Chemistry Night Club, Flex, Club Era, Stone Parque. 15 Queer-Friendly Bars, Restaurants, and Coffee Shops in the Triangle Safe spaces for queer and trans people to escape and unwind.

Find it here. Sign up. Partner Promotions Exclusive local deals, giveaways, and more from trusted partners. Keep up with it. Dix also pointed to historical divisions across communities that she hopes to bridge. Dix says that the bar and club, slated to take over the basement of The Fruit on Dillard Street, will feature local artists, DJs, and drag queens.

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Sign Up! Insider Sundays The goodies we published this week. Best of the Triangle The best known competition in the Triangle, all year long. Dix, born and raised in Durham and then born again, as a drag queen in Durhamemphasizes that Club ERA is meant to be a piece of a bigger queer puzzle in Durham, rather than a new competitor with existing nightlife.

While you'll find safe, queer-friendly spaces across Durham – a city where you'll often find "rules of engagement" at bar entrances stating patrons are expected to respect and welcome one another – our LGBTQIA-owned. In Durham, we proudly wave and display our rainbow flags, cherish our queer community and support our queer-owned businesses.

Know when to vote! Get the good stuff straight to your inbox. There's an INDY newsletter for you. As someone who has entered many a gay club only to be immediately drowned in a sea of gyrating, shirtless white men, that sentiment rings true.

Comment on this story at backtalk indyweek. And to be clear, that demographic is still welcome at Club ERA. Reach Reporter Chase Pellegrini de Paur at chase indyweek.