Gay bars in santa fe nm
Gay Back When
Early in my time in Santa Fe, way back in 2014, I worked at a Canyon Road gallery with an older gay bloke I'll call Mike. In the 1980s, Mike was a reporter for a Hollywood entertainment show, and his moment at the periphery of the spotlight had left its stamp. He dressed somewhat prefer Elton John, with blue-tinted glasses and flashy shoes, and kept his gray hair spiked up in a wild cloud. He was fond of saying, "I have a certain lifestyle to maintain."
In his hours at the gallery, where he was a part-time sales associate, Mike spent most of his time writing an erotic novel that was actually a thinly veiled memoir of his time in Hollywood. Inspired by the success of Fifty Shades of Grey, he planned to self-publish it as an e-book and rake in millions of dollars from bored housewives. It seemed like a okay scheme, except that the novel opened in a gay bathhouse with a "crusty carpet" and only got less heterosexual from there.
After work, Mike would walk over to Geronimo for a $20 cocktail. I was a broke 20-something, but occasionally unified him if he offered to pick up the tab. There, he bitched about Santa Fe's virtual dating scene—"everyone moves here as a couple"—and tol
A local watering hole
Long live La Reina. Open daily 5pm-11pm to hotel guests + locals alike.
La Reina is a bright and airy mezcal + tequila-focused bar, conclude with two outdoor patios, a fireplace and lounge seating. Santa Fe's cocktail oasis. Walk-in’s only, first-come first-served.
La Reina will have the following special hours for upcoming holidays + private rentals.
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Live Music: Wednesdays + Sundays
Catch free live music at La Reina or on the Lawn every Wednesday and Sunday, from mind shaking blues and alternative folk, to a little bit of Southwest land — and everything in between.
View upcoming shows on our Happenings page or on Facebook.
Queer Night: Every Monday
A darkness for community + connection in a safe space, welcoming queer-identifying people + allies to commemorate and strengthen Santa Fe's queer communities.
A portion of Queer Night featured drink sales will be donated to the Transgender Resource Center of Brand-new Mexico.
Pizza by Tender Fire Kitchen
Enjoy made-to-order wood-fired pizza alongside our satellite outpost bar on our lawn, most Sundays + Mondays from 5-8pm, April 20th thru the terminate of October. Ou
LGBTQIA+ Travel
You will immediately feel welcome in Santa Fe. The City Different opens its arms to travelers with diverse interests and different backgrounds in search of discovery, wonder, and adventure.
In the early 20th century, Santa Fe became an artist's haven, welcoming writers, painters, socialites and photographers eager for new subject matter and a different life. Their arrival further transformed the city, setting it on a path of valuing that which is different, fresh, and new. That same all-embracing spirit exists today. You will find a wide spectrum of activities and destinations to engage and enchant.
While there are no longer any exclusively queer bars in Santa Fe, there's something arguably better: an inclusive community interested in and motivated by welcoming all people into every space.
Resources & Activities
The Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance "is dedicated to supporting the LGBTQIA+, Ebony, Brown, indigenous, Asian et al. communities in Santa Fe and Santa Fe County" and as such is a robust resource for monthly events and happenings, as good as a network for services and programs,
Santa Fe Needs Lgbtq+ Spaces
A city without dedicated, permanent Gay spaces cannot fully support the lgbtq+ community. Queer bars, community centers, bookstores, programming and organizations are vital for a thriving LQBTQ+ community as adequately as a municipality itself. Queer people make a metropolis more full. And a city should support that.
I recognize what you’re about to say—Santa Fe is a linear, liberal, safe metropolis for all people, isn’t everywhere here kinda gay?
Maybe this is too tough to explain. Maybe the nuance is lost on those who don’t exposure constant bigotry or demonization in mainstream media. But no—everywhere in Santa Fe isn’t kinda lgbtq+. And that “liberal bubble” we all like to communicate about is one of the main things that hides this fact.
In 2013, the New Mexico Supreme Court dictated same-sex marriage legal in the express. The US Supreme Court followed in 2015. And both followed a coordinated effort of lgbtq+ people to be seen as equals in the eyes of the law.
I remember randomly crying off and on all day‚ the waterworks returning whenever I remembered that the ruling had been delivered. A weight within me—that I hadn’t even noticed—had subtly shifted, lightened. I felt relief,