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Owned by Check It Enterprises, a nonprofit founded by LGBTQ+ youth, the museum serves as an inclusive hub for culture and creativity, where artists and visitors can gather, perform and learn.
Fun fact: One of the museum’s co-owners, Mo, who is featured in the documentary Check It, often works at the front desk.
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Think burgers, chips and lots of chocolate cake.Other fun spots for dancing and mingling include Pony, Queer/Bar, and Unicorn.
The welcoming spirit can be felt in other neighborhoods as well. Spread throughout D.C, and concentrated around Dupont Circle, is a bountiful collection of gay bars and clubs, representing the city’s diverse population and historic gay culture. Nearby, the massive but somewhat-hidden Together can be found at 1309 9th Street NW.
The newest addition to DC's street art scene is a half-mile long mural, completed just in time for WorldPride.
Open 7 days a week. A bit farther afield, the carefully tended gardens of Manito Park are an idyllic spot for a stroll or a picnic.
In addition to several tasting rooms, Spokane has a wide range of LGBTQ+-popular restaurants and bars. Good bets for food include the Black Cat and Colophon Cafe.
The idyllic San Juan Islands make for one of the most bewitching LGBTQ+ trips in Washington, especially if you love to commune with nature, whether through forest hikes or whale-watching excursions.
Larry's Lounge has a low-key, relaxed vibe. Venture to the National Gallery of Art's sculpture garden to see Robert Indiana's AMOR. Lisa Marie Thalhammer's Love is For Everyone climbs up the side of the Little Gay Pub in Logan Circle, while her rainbow LOVE mural lives in a Shaw alleyway.
All titles, gifts and community-facing events share the mission of uplifting authors and creators across all LGBTQIA+ identities. Also held here, the Little Big Fest Music and Arts Festival is a strong ally of Pride and takes place over three days in mid-August. For bites, don’t miss Everybody’s Brewing and Henni’s Kitchen & Bar.
Outdoorsy Bellingham boasts a stunning setting on the Salish Sea and ranks among the top LGBTQ+-friendly destinations in Washington.
Get a sense of the city’s roots as a haven of LGBTQ+ life on the entertaining Bellingqueerstory walking tour from the Good Time Girls.
Downtown’s Mount Baker Theatre, which dates to 1927, presents concerts, comedy, and other arts programming from well-known acts, and the Pickford Film Center hosts variety of festivals and events, including a queer cinema series.
Other LGBTQ+ supportive spots include Salty Girls Seafood, the Peninsula Taproom, and the Dandelion Botanical Company. They host shirtless nights and underwear night, too.
There's dancefloor upstairs, screens playing music videos and a very cheap happy hour.
Shirtless men drink free - 22:00 - 23:00 and men in underwear drink free between 00:00 - 00:30.
Happy hour goes on all night Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Shaw's Tavern isn't a gay venue but it hosts gay events, such as Dinner-n-Drag every Sunday.
Start your visit to Olympia at the handsome Washington State Capitol Campus, where legislation was passed to legalize same-sex marriage in 2012.
In June, Capital City Pride Festival takes place over three days and includes a parade from the Capitol Campus to the shores of Capitol Lake. It can get quite busy. In July, Saturday in the Park is the city’s premier Pride event, drawing visitors from throughout the region.
One of these charming hamlets, Stevenson, hosts Skamania Pride in early June. DJs every weekend.