Chigo gay bars drop Bud Light amid transgenr ad backlash

Contents:

• CHIGO GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• ILLOIS GAY BARS BOYTT BUD LIGHT OVER ANTI-TRANSGENR COMMENTS
• CHIGO GAY BARS DROPPG BUD LIGHT, GOOSE ISLAND AMID BACKLASH FOR TRANSGENR AD MPAIGN
• COMPANY GO FULL-ON BUD LIGHT WH ‘GAY WATER’ RELEASE
• MOVE OVER BUD LIGHT, GAY WATER IS HERE AND IT’S QUEER
• CANNED COCKTAIL GAY WATER AIMS TO RIGHT BUD LIGHT'S LACK OF LGBTQ+ SUPPORT

CHIGO GAY BARS AND CLUBS

There’s a reason so many young queer people flock to Chigo and never leave: the cy’s gay scene is fun as hell. Boystown, of urse, is the cy’s official gayborhood, wh LGBTQ-iendly bars, rtrant, and clubs occupyg nearly every storeont on Northalsted. But Chigo’s queer muny exists far outsi the Lakeview enclave—and so do the great gay bars.

Whether they clu drag, dancg, or are div—or a ltle b of all three—Chigo’s bt gay bars have a ltle somethg for everyone. Gay Edgewater rints of all ag ll themselv regulars at this iendly, sual dive bar.

This Uptown spot featur a relatively mixed-genr clientele ( the scheme of gay bars). Wh no distguishg signage outsi, this unmarked dive is much more discreet than s very gay clientele is.

ILLOIS GAY BARS BOYTT BUD LIGHT OVER ANTI-TRANSGENR COMMENTS

Sitrack is generally herald as the kg of Chigo gay bars, and not for no reason: the sprawlg plex featur five different bars year-round. Add another two the summertime, when the upstairs pat—one of Chigo’s bt, gay or straight—is open for bs. Not only is the Jefey Pub one of the olst gay bars the untry, ’s also the only black-owned LGBTQ bar Chigo.

Our gay and lbian bars have a ltle b of somethg for everyone, wh late-night loung, dance clubs, burlque and drag shows, and long-standg neighborhood waterg hol almost every rner of the cy.

And each wh their own unique history and out some of the bt gay bars and clubs to experience Chigo’s LGBTQ+ nightlife scene.

CHIGO GAY BARS DROPPG BUD LIGHT, GOOSE ISLAND AMID BACKLASH FOR TRANSGENR AD MPAIGN

Jeffery PubOne of the cy’s olst gay bars, Jeffery Pub is a neighborhood stutn.

The South Shore staple is also one of Chigo’s first black-owned gay bars, makg all the more meangful for the spot’s many regulars.

Come for trivia, the ee Sunday night buffet, and the themed dance parti — then e back the next morng for bnch at attached sister rtrant ClosetYou n’t talk about gay bars Chigo whout talkg about Northalsted (also known as Boystown).

COMPANY GO FULL-ON BUD LIGHT WH ‘GAY WATER’ RELEASE

Come for happy hour, Sunday afternoon mimosas, or late StoryLookg for a gay bar near downtown Chigo?

Some Illois gay bars have announced boytts of Bud Light and other Anhser-Bch products for anti-transgenr ments the pany ma followg s partnership wh Dylan Mulvaney, a transgenr fluencer and activist. "Newsweek reached out to the 2Bears Tavern Group via email for further Sitrack bar Chigo, another gay bar, also announced that was planng to "cease" the sale of all Anhser-Bch products, sayg that the pany "wrongfully validat the posn that is acceptable to acquice to the mands of those who do not support the Trans muny and wish to erase LGBTQ+ visibily. “If you’re gay, God bls you.

”Northalsted bar Sitrack also said would no longer sell Anhser-Bch products a statement posted to statement said Sitrack — owned by longtime activists for gay rights — has always enuraged pani lookg to w over the LGBTQ ctomer base to actively support the muny.

MOVE OVER BUD LIGHT, GAY WATER IS HERE AND IT’S QUEER

One newly lnched pany is releasg “Gay Water” a rponse to the backlash Bud Light suffered after partnerg wh transgenr TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney. Twelve ns of Gay Water n be purchased onle for a total of $36.

CANNED COCKTAIL GAY WATER AIMS TO RIGHT BUD LIGHT'S LACK OF LGBTQ+ SUPPORT

The pany also sells “Gay Water” tumblers and tcker hats.