![]() The Boulet Brothers present Queen Kong every Friday, a night of "High Faggotry, Art, Trash, Disco, Dick & Rock & Roll." The monthly Bonkerz! usually features a live performance by drag queen royalty Jackie Beat and promotes itself as "a big dumb gay party," which is sometimes just what we queers need. Its central location has made it popular amongst both west- and eastsiders and its spacious open air patio has made it a favorite for those of us still packing Marlboros, or simply packing heat. Last year, Precinct was the first to usher in a new wave of gay bars opening downtown. Oil Can Harry's is located at 11502 Ventura Blvd. This is the type of place you walk into as a group of four friends and exit as eight. With half -off drinks and stiff gin and tonics before 10 p.m., you and your friends will want to get over the hill early. Honky-tonk line dancing on Fridays, retro 70s disco on Saturdays, and karaoke most nights make the joint popular among older folks, lesbians, straights, and those of us champing at the bit for a diversion from our usual hotspots. Oil Can Harry's is LA’s go-to gay cowboy bar-well, our only one. Singer Colin Deane performs at Oil Can Harry's (Photo by CAN HARRY'SĬertainly the only bar on this list where a song by Reba McEntire or Shania Twain would not be out of place.
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