I am in New Orleans for the ACS Conference! Sooooo what about the gay bars?

• tautomer
  
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  Apr 07, 2013 5:57 AM GMT

  Title is self explanatory . I'm here Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
  
  Recommended gay bars? I pretty much never go to them. What I care about most is one that plays good music at night (i.e. stuff with a good dance beat, none of this slow rnb/rap, and pop/popular music BS). Recommendations?
  
  Thanks!

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  Apr 07, 2013 12:48 PM GMT

  American Chemical Society .... sounds like you may need a drink after a or two of talking about how to get more chemicals into our food supply.
  
  Come on guys roll out the suggestions for this man in need.

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  Apr 07, 2013 1:44 PM GMT

  Heard of Google?
  
  Someone else can insert the URL
  
  http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/fq/gaybars.html

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• rnch
  
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  Apr 07, 2013 2:55 PM GMT

  What are you looking for?
  
  PM me and perhaps I can steer you in the right direction.
  
  Around the French Quarter, Burbon sreet, between St. Ann and Esplanade is "Gay central" for bars and gay guys.

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• thatirishbast...
  
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  Apr 07, 2013 2:56 PM GMT

  Oz and Corner Pocket in the French Quarter are probably the most well-known.

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  Apr 07, 2013 2:56 PM GMT

  ozmuscle2 saidHeard of Google?
  
  Someone else can insert the URL
  
  http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/fq/gaybars.html

  
  
  Don't be a bitch. Google doesn't hold a candle to someone with personal experience, which is what the OP was asking for.

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  Apr 07, 2013 2:57 PM GMT

  The Bourbon Pub and that dance bar across the street from it are good bets just to start.......and the Lafitte In Exile 1 blk up the street, oldest gay bar in the south (there is even a recent book on it, have not gotten it yet).

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• Neferti
  
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  Apr 07, 2013 2:58 PM GMT

  Go to Bourbon and St. Anne and take your pick. Just don't miss Good Friends a block over and Cafe Lafittes a little further up Bourbon. NIce thing about New Orleans if you don't like one, your other options are just right across the street.

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  Apr 07, 2013 3:15 PM GMT

  Neferti saidGo to Bourbon and St. Anne and take your pick. Just don't miss Good Friends a block over and Cafe Lafittes a little further up Bourbon. NIce thing about New Orleans if you don't like one, your other options are just right across the street.

  
  
  
  
  
  How true!
  
  Doing "The Fruit Loop" of the gay bars is a New Orleans Sunday evening French Quarter tradition for many Gay Guys.
  
  
  
  
  
  A short taxi ride (or a medium walk) into the area adjacent and to the east of "da quatta" will bring you to the neighborhoods of Marigny and Bywater, the best "gayborhoods" in New Orleans, IMO. This is the residential gay areas for many of us. Restaurants, gay bars, night clubs, and "open minded" guys & gals abound in these neighborhoods.

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• tautomer
  
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  Apr 07, 2013 5:30 PM GMT

  Cool. Thanks for the info! I am not sure if I am going to have much time to do anything but I am gonna try to make it down there at least one night. It will be interesting cause I have never gone to a bar alone before.

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  Apr 07, 2013 5:34 PM GMT

  All of above stated options are good. Personally, I like Good Friends and Lafitte's. Less drama than Oz and the Pub. JMHO.

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  Apr 07, 2013 5:57 PM GMT

  Also—you know the ACS has an LGBT Chemists and Allies group, right?
  
  Here are some of the events going on at the conference that might be of interest:
  
  https://communities.acs.org/message/13142#13142
  
  You should go to one and meet some other gay chemists :-) Then you won't have to go to the bar alone!
  
  

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  Apr 07, 2013 6:47 PM GMT

  TigerTim saidAlso—you know the ACS has an LGBT Chemists and Allies group, right?
  
  Here are some of the events going on at the conference that might be of interest:
  
  https://communities.acs.org/message/13142#13142
  
  You should go to one and meet some other gay chemists :-) Then you won't have to go to the bar alone!
  
  

  
  
  
  ...WHAT?
  
  This is COMPLETELY new to me. I am excited!

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  Apr 07, 2013 7:21 PM GMT

  tautomer said

  TigerTim saidAlso—you know the ACS has an LGBT Chemists and Allies group, right?
  
  Here are some of the events going on at the conference that might be of interest:
  
  https://communities.acs.org/message/13142#13142
  
  You should go to one and meet some other gay chemists :-) Then you won't have to go to the bar alone!
  
  

  
  
  
  ...WHAT?
  
  This is COMPLETELY new to me. I am excited!

  
  
  Awesome. I've been very involved in the physics equivalent. Google LGBT physicists if you want to hear more.
  
  Let's all help to make science inclusive for LGBT+ people!
  
  

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  Apr 07, 2013 8:06 PM GMT

  Shawnathan saidACS has an LGBT group?!?! That's kinda cool. Everyone always says to meet guys doing things you love.
  
  I'm preparing a paper for an ACS publication (ES&T) right now. I don't know if it's good enough to get accepted though.

  
  
  Good luck with the paper!
  
  Physics, Astronomy and Chemistry all have LGBT+ groups in various stages. Please join one of them and help make science inclusive for everyone!

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  Apr 07, 2013 8:49 PM GMT

  You're in one of the most accepting cities in the U.S. There is no need to seek out a gay bar here! The gay bars are lame as fuck.

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  Apr 07, 2013 9:05 PM GMT

  I'm so jealous!! Is it pretty awesome?! I wanted to go this year but my rugby team had a tournament this weekend

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  TomatoTomato saidI'm so jealous!! Is it pretty awesome?! I wanted to go this year but my rugby team had a tournament this weekend

  
  
  I love that you have Quantum Chemistry in your list of interests.
  
  Time for some pi-pi conjugation X

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  Apr 08, 2013 2:59 AM GMT

  tautomer said

  TigerTim saidAlso—you know the ACS has an LGBT Chemists and Allies group, right?
  
  Here are some of the events going on at the conference that might be of interest:
  
  https://communities.acs.org/message/13142#13142
  
  You should go to one and meet some other gay chemists :-) Then you won't have to go to the bar alone!
  
  

  
  
  
  ...WHAT?
  
  This is COMPLETELY new to me. I am excited!

  
  
  Tell us how it goes :-)

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• tautomer
  
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  Apr 08, 2013 6:27 AM GMT

  Well i am here now (oz in particular) this area is nuts but a lot tamer then i expected. Likely cause it is a sunday night.
  
  For the life of me i can not find napoleons itch.

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  Apr 11, 2013 5:36 AM GMT

  [quote][cite]tautomer said[/cite]Well i am here now (oz in particular) this area is nuts but a lot tamer then i expected. Likely cause it is a sunday night.
  
  Ummm. It's next door with a big sign that says "Napoleon's Itch".

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  Apr 11, 2013 6:01 AM GMT

  LOL. For some reason, ASM was in NO for like, 3 out of 5 years at one point. I think I was in some of those places, but too blitzed to realize that they were "gay bars." After that, I've been too burned out on the place to even go out when I'm there.

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