Gay bar morgantown wv
For more than 30 years, the cosmos at 335 Sky-high Street in Morgantown, West Virginia has been a lgbtq+ bar, serving the state’s LGBTQ+ collective and providing them a space to meet each other, perform, and convey themselves.
The establishment is currently known as Vice Versa, but in the commencing of its history as an Queer space, when it was first called The Class Execute, patrons had to navigate a earth that was frosty and violent to them before entering the safe haven of the bar.
“[The entrance] was in an alleyway, and there was no lighting in the alleyway. You snuck into the same-sex attracted bar and you snuck out of the gay bar,” Vice Versa co-owner Montaz Morgan recalled from his moment at The Class Act. “You didn’t wear ‘gay clothes.’ You brought same-sex attracted clothes, and you changed into them, and then you’d put your clothes on when you left.”
The same regulation applied to the entertainers, because the police were not on their side, even if they were attacked on their way home.
“The drag queens didn’t come here already ready, they all came here to get ready, and didn’t leave until they changed out of their clothes [and makeup],” said Vice Versa co-owner James Yost.
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Appalachia and inclusive aren’t two words that often proceed hand and hand, but Morgantown is different. For most heterosexual people living in West Virginia, they might not know that Morgantown is one of the more socially inclusive towns in WV for the LGBTQ community. This is partly due to the efforts of the university to provide an inclusive campus and the popular gay club in town, Vice Versa.
Some people might not even realize that Vice Versa exists, especially if they aren’t in the LBGTQ society. The nightlife experience for gay people in Morgantown vastly differs than that of someone who only attends straight bars. The atmosphere is “different.”
If you walk into a prevent like Fat Daddys or Joe Mamas around 12:30 a.m. on a Friday you’ll probably see men and women dressed in button downs and dresses/skirts. They might be listening to music or playing pool. It’s your standard college “bar” scene.
Walking into Vice Versa at 12:30 a.m. on a weekend you’re much more likely to see something appreciate this..
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10-05-2009, 05:49 PM | ||
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I am graduating from med school/residency and the VA in WV has made me a very good offer because, using their own words, "nobody wants to travel here." |
10-05-2009, 06:39 PM | ||
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Ask GHO, as he is our resident expert...last year of college and has seen the scene... |
10-06-2009, 05:47 AM | ||
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There are actually two gay bars in the Morgantown area. Vice Versa is the biggest/main bar which is located downtown, there is also a bar called Wez
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