Even before COVID-19 decimated much of the restaurant and bar industry, gay nightlife spots in Portland, Oregon were an endangered species — In fact, bars catering to local lesbians are nearly extinct, and in recent years, Portland’s queer community has said goodbye to holdouts like Fox & Hounds, Sullivan’s Gulch, and Embers. In 2020, Pride was a much milder affair — a necessity, given the circumstances — and the city’s few gay bars held on, in attempt to make it to the other side of the pandemic.
Still, not all is lost — there are still a slew of spaces that offer adult beverages, food, and great company, as
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