Bulldog Road (Chicago Gay Bar/80's and 90's) Color:Natural Nexus — Austin

Nexus — Austin

when leather culture was still misunderstood even within the broader LGBTQ community

and a total refusal of rock’s macho mythmaking

surviving into the 2000s as one of the Midwest’s longest-running gay bars

It was the bar you wandered into before you knew where you belonged — and the one you returned to once you figured it out

Bulldog Road (Chicago Gay Bar/80's and 90's) Color:Natural Nexus — AustinBulldog Road Chicago, IL (1980s and 90s) 2916 N. Broadway Lakeview After Dark. Before rainbow pylons and brunch lines, Broadway had bars that felt scrappy, sweaty, and absolutely essential. Bulldog Road was one of them. Tucked into Lakeview at 2916 N. Broadway, Bulldog Road ran through the 1990s, when Chicagos North Side queer scene was growing louder, prouder, and more packed by the weekend. The 80s Chicago scene had layers leather bars, disco