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LGBTQ Off the Lost Path in the NKY and Cincy Region
Off the Lost Path: A Local’s Guide to LGBTQ Offerings
Welcome to Northern Kentucky! My label is Franck (pronounced “Frank” not “Fronk” – LoL!), and I’ll be your local tour manual to some of my favorite LGBTQ haunts in NKY and neighboring Cincinnati. In the past, as queer travelers, many of us began our explorations of a new urban area by stopping at the nearest male lover bar and taking tips from the locals. But with the closing of so many traditional bars, we’ve had to be more creative. Where’s a tourist gal or guy likely to find their lgbtq+ peers here in NYK and Cincinnati? Not to worry! Follow me, gayly, as we accept the path less traveled to uncover fun and unique LGBTQ offerings here in the region.
Gay-Friendly Trivia Spots in the NKY and Cincy Region
Want to practice your intellect, and not just your libido? Then check-out these gay-friendly trivia nights. Some of the best comprise “Trivia with a Twist” at The Gruff in Covington’s Riverside District; “Big Gay Trivia” at The Birdcage Lock & Lounge in downtown Cincinnati; a
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Amy Mobley (she/her)
Bar 32
Covington, KY
As I step into Bar 32 located in Covington, I’m overwhelmed by a instinct of nostalgia. The bar instantly feels like home, where the regulars converse like they’ve famous each other for years (which they probably have) and attend this place frequently (which they probably do). It reminds me of the neighborhood bars in Louisville that have the uncanny ability to calm someone as soon as they step inside.
Amy Mobley (she/her) has owned Block 32 in Covington, KY, for 10 years, though she worked at the bar for years prior when it was formerly a bear bar.
“I just yearn all of the gay people and all of the gay people to feel welcome,” she says, her tattooed skin radiating in the sun from the large windows that make up the bar’s front area. “I used to do ladies’ evening and bear nights, and it felt like it was excluding certain people on those nights. I took all the labels away and made it an everyone bar, and it took off.”
She drops some oranges and cherries into a glass behind the bar, adds some prevent syrup, and muddles the fruit before a healthy pour of Woodford Reserve f
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, 456 Madison Pike looked appreciate little more than a modest prevent tucked into the hillside, its roof barely visible from the parking lot. But for those in the understand, this was The Downstairs Club—one of the most infamous and cherished lgbtq+ gathering places in the region from the late 1950s through the 1970s.
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 establish more than a bar; they create a sanctuary. Here, in this smoky underground haven, tenderness 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 avenue corners, The Downstairs Club offered something rare—embraces without shrink from, conversation without pretense, and the easy yet radical operate of being seen.
Longtime patron Sco