Howard University’s home coming was this weekend. Florida Avenue was mobbed and there was some of the best people-watching that I’ve ever experienced.
Despite the amazing fashion, my favorite memory is this lovely scene of three female couples dancing on the side of the street.
Although Cedar Springs has a large number of gay bars and restaurants, there aren’t actually that many places to dance.
That is why we’ve found ourselves going to more straight bars. Here are our three favorite straight bars in Dallas right now:
1924 N Henderson Ave, Dallas, TX 75206 / Website
Who knew that chain dive bars were a thing? Beauty Bar is a bumping place in the Knox/Henderson neighborhood of Dallas. It’s a nail bar during the day, and a dance club at night.
Beautiful people at Beauty Bar in Dallas (Hi Walter!)
Beautiful people at Beauty Bar in Dallas (Hi Walter!)
The No Requests sign at Beauty Bar in Dallas.
Beauty Bar is a small, single-room place with a retro setting. (It actually reminds me a lot of Liquor Lyle’s in Minneapolis.)
All the typical things happened – there were drag queens, ridiculous outfits, sloppy messes, and brawling lesbians.
Unlike Minneapolis gay pride or Chicago gay pride, I got to experience this parade as a resident. My building is right in the heart of the metroplex’s gay district, so I didn’t have any of the typical logistics to worry about.
My building also threw a block party for residents with a drag stage and open bar. My neighbors and I spent most of our time watching from our gated-off VIP section on the parade route.
Dancing at the iLume Block Party at Dallas Pride.
In addition to the open bar, there were also these guys from a local HIV resource center walking around handing out jello shots. I think they overestimated the number of party attendees, so they ended up giving 10+ shots to each person.