See geographical subdivisions for this heading, below.

Entries for Saskatoon and other Canadian prairie bars/clubs have been made

under name of bar/club or, in some later cases (as explained in note at

COMMUNITY PAGE LISTINGS heading), only as part of a group listing under GAY

AND LESBIAN GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS, subdivided geographically.

See, e.g., entries under specific name for the following prairie bars and clubs:

AT LIBERTTI; COVE; DIVA'S; GIO'S; GIOVANNI'S ROOM;

HAPPENINGS SOCIAL CLUB; HEADQUARTERS PUB;

MERTZ BAR & GRILL; MS. PURDY'S CLUB; NUMBERS; OZ;

PARKSIDE (Calgary); RUMOURS (Regina); SCARTH STREET STATION;

ZORRO'S. Also see the broader GAY AND LESBIAN GROUPS AND

ORGANIZATIONS headings; LEATHER

See also RITZ HOTEL (Saskatoon).

Entries at some points will refer user to a broader entry; e.g., COVE: See KING

GEORGE HOTEL.

The user will find that some non-prairie bars have received individual entry in addition to

an entry under GAY BARS, subdivided geographically, and that there might be some

indexing overlap in this area. The primary examination for information on gay bars

outside the Canadian prairie provinces, as reported on in Perceptions, should be made

using the GAY BARS heading and appropriate geographical subdivisions, below.

However, the following direct name entries will also be found in this index:

BIJOU; PARKSIDE TAVERN (Toronto); REMINGTON'S (Toronto);

RUMOURS (Halifax); ST. CHARLES TAVERN (Toronto)

Some of the earlier bars frequented by gays did not serve an exclusively or primarily gay

clientele, but were nevertheless meeting places for gays. Passing reference has also been

encountered to a Senator Hotel bar and to the Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon. Be it ever so humble... [author's thoughts on gay bars, and on Saskatoon's one gay bar]. By Bert Lang.

P159 (v21n2)(March 5, 2003): 8 (37cm.)

New club opening? [report that two gay men, Dave Mabell and Maurice MacKenzie, attempting to establish a private club for the queer community in Lethbridge; are selling preferred shares in the business; hope club will open shortly].
P165 (v21n8)(Dec. 3, 2003): 14 (14cm.)

My spineless body [opinion piece in which author criticizes two unnamed Winnipeg bars for their lack of support for gays/lesbians and criticizes also the verbal sparring of two unnamed local gay activists in the local media re attempt to discredit the Winnipeg Gay/Lesbian Resource Centre]. By Robert Shaw.
P90 (v12n5)(July 27, 1994): 4 (53cm.)

Gay landmark closed [newsnote that Toronto's St. Charles Tavern closed Oct. 3; Parkside Tavern "became a Burger King last year"].
P38 (Jan. 13, 1988): 11 (3cm.)

Police raid gay bar [Remington's, Toronto gay strip bar; February 19/96; summary report of strong reactions from several sources].
P104 (v14n3)(April 24, 1996)[dated April 26 on contents page]: 29 (48cm.)

Backrooms shut down [in Toronto; last February, Remington's male strip club raided; in September, police told management of The Black Eagle leather bar to close back room; etc.].
P109 (v14n8)(Dec. 4, 1996): 22 (20cm.)

Trial turns indecent [at Toronto trial against two employees of Remington's, a Toronto strip club, Crown attorney attempts to discredit longtime gay activist, George Hislop and to block testimony of academic sociologist, Gary Kinsman; details; trial resumes November 2].
P116 (v15n7)(Oct. 22, 1997): 26 (23cm.)

Theatre raided [concerning the Bijou in Toronto; police raid on June 13, 1999; eight men arrested; Bijou is "a bar and theatre which screens male adult films on television screens throughout the premises"; various comments of police, who say raid carried out to protect unsuspecting tourists; "raid brought back memories of the infamous 1981 bathhouse raid [in Toronto]"; other details].
P130 (v17n5)(July 28, 1999): 25 (32cm.)

Worried about a crackdown [Toronto's gay community "on edge" after June 13, 1999 raid at The Bijou, "a gay porno bar in the gay village"; details and comments].
P131 (v17n6)(Sept. 15, 1999): 26 (28cm.)

Montreal bar bust [still harassment of gay community and gay bar raids by Montreal police; on Feb. 17, 200 men arrested at Katacombs; 200 people demonstrated to protest the raid; other details].
P87 (v12n2)(March 9, 1994): 21 (18cm.)

Be it ever so humble... [author's thoughts on gay bars, and on Saskatoon's one gay bar]. By Bert Lang.
P159 (v21n2)(March 5, 2003): 8 (37cm.)

Good Times ["Daddy's Good Times," Missoula and western Montana's first gay-owned bar and restaurant].
P15 [1985]: 26 (10cm.)

Vegas' gay nightclub [newsnote announcing Las Vegas's first gay nightclub on the Strip; Krave is scheduled to open October 1, 2004; aiming for top-of- the-line entertainment].
P171 (v22n6)(Sept. 15, 2004): 24 (18cm.)