Charlie’s truly shines in its inclusiveness. But country is our first love and we play it as often as our community will accept. And look to the stage and dance floor for drag queens, bikers and bears. In this new century, we are all now LGBTQs and “dance” music, line dancing and drag shows have replaced much of our couples dancing. It seems that small time rural values help to comfort many people in our community.Ĭharlie’s has made changes just as our community has changed. Charlie’s has survived and flourished because of its loyal, steady and doggedly determined customers epitomized by the story of the mirrored boots. These boots are now a part of Charlie’s registered trademark. The Triangle Bar strives to offer an elevated experience to our LGBTQ family and allies by offering food & cocktails featuring locally. Mondays are College/alternative/karoke nights. Located in the historic old Triangle Lounge building in heart of downtown Denver, we feature crafted cocktails, fresh farm to bar food, coffee by Starbucks and lively entertainment 7 days a week. Wear your chaps and cowboy boots, and you'll fit right in. The boot shaped mirror ball is always spinning and lighting up the dance floor. This Country-Western bar is fun if you're interested in meeting a few gay cowboys or girls. To save money, a customer took it home for repairs and brought back instead, a pair of his own boots covered in the unbroken mirrors. Charlie's Denver - Charlie's is one of Denver's classic gay bars. We were so poor that we decided not to replace the mirror ball after it fell and broke one night. Charlie's Nightclub Denver Bar in Denver, Colorado 3.7 Open now Community See All 10,948 people like this 11,266 people follow this 58,662 check-ins About See All 900 E Colfax Ave (879. Interstate organized gay sporting competition was a new concept back then. Charlie’s even supported the ultimate oxymoron a thing called Gay Rodeo. Gay bar thats part country-western saloon, part Top-40 dance club & draws a mixed. How could a gay bar survive that supported tequila over drugs, courting before sex, and even touch dancing, in these modern days of 1981? Everybody knew that those hats, Wranglers, and strange belt buckles had gone out of style for 30 years. Ĭharlie’s was poorly located, under financed, built by duct tape and bailing wire and misunderstood by much of its own gay community. How could a gay bar survive that supported tequila over drugs, courting before sex, and even touch dancing, in these modern days of 1981?. Who was this fanatical group of gay cowboys hanging out at that new watering hole way out in West Kansas? And, what was this country western lifestyle they were all talking about?Ĭharlie’s was poorly located, under financed, built by duct tape and bailing wire and misunderstood by much of its own gay community.