This leather bar has been a San Francisco standard since the gay hustler days of the 1970s, and it still remains one of the city’s quintessential gay bars.
Little of the LGBT nightlife remains, save The Cinch. The first Gay Pride in the country marched, danced and sashayed its way down this street. Polk Street is San Francisco’s original gay district. And because the city’s just 7x7 square miles, you can see them all in a night - a long, fun night. If you’re only in town for a night or a weekend, here are the five must-visit San Francisco LGBT bars. From young, hip lesbian bars to old gay theater hangouts to kinky leather bars, the City by the Bay has LGBT bars for every persuasion. You don’t have to travel far to find a great LGBT bar in San Francisco.
