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NORTHAMPTON — When Diva’s Nightclub closed in 2016 after a 16-year run, the city was left without a gay venue.

But that’s no longer the case. In September, the Majestic Saloon, which opened as a craft beer and wine bar last year, became a “fully popped queer bar, lounge and occasional club,” as the new owners wrote in their “big gay announcement” on the bar’s Instagram account, majesticnoho.

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WE’RE COMING OUT! We are very excited to share that, starting September 1, The Majestic Saloon will be transitioning into a FULLY POPPED QUEER BAR, LOUNGE, AND OCCASIONAL CLUB. We’ll be Q/T owned and operated, seven nights a week. It was your continued support of our weekly Queer Nights that made this possible, so this space is for all of you. Consider weeknight poetry readings, free afternoon co-working hours, and astrology-themed dance parties. Consider delicious, locally sourced and handmade tacos ‘til 3am (!!) on the weekends. Think everything you need your Northampton queer lock to be and execute, then come tell us and we’ll try our best to make it happen. Our big same-sex attracted re-launch weekend will be FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13 and SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14 (Friday TBA and Saturday

Best Gay, Trans, Gender non-conforming & Lgbtq+ Bars & Clubs In Northampton – Massachusetts

As you step into Northampton, Massachusetts, you'll feel a friendly embrace from the community's thriving and welcoming queer scene. This city has earned the nickname of the womxn loving womxn capital of the US, and it's not hard to see why. With a low-key and hipster nightlife vibe, Northampton is house to several gay-friendly bars and nightclubs that cater to the LGBTQ+ collective. It's a place where you can be yourself, surrounded by people who accept and rejoice you for who you are.

The queer-friendly atmosphere in Northampton extends to nearby Amherst, making it a great destination for LGBTQ travelers. Whether you're looking for a nighttime of dancing, a cozy place to have a guzzle or a secure space to be yourself, you'll detect it all in Northampton. From the top gay and lesbian bars to trans-friendly clubs, this city has it all. So, approach along on a journey as we explore the top trans, queer & LGBTQ+, and male lover bars & clubs in Northampton, Massachusetts, for an indelible night out.

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Ronald Reagan might be credited with prompting the inception of Northampton’s Pride March. Following his swearing-in as the 40^th U.S. President on Jan. 20, 1981, the Valley experienced growing force toward women, gays and people of color. The Valley Women’s Voice, an area feminist monthly newspaper, carried reports of this from alternative news sources across the country during 1981.

Springfield experienced an increase in forcible rapes that was three times the average national increase (though that also rose). One analysis of that increase in rape in California found that 30% of the victims were lesbians. Within a two-month period, six women drivers in Springfield and South Hadley were forced off the road or lured to block their cars then beaten and raped by the “tire iron man.”

The Puerto Rican communities in the North End of Springfield and Holyoke were targets of arson. In the first eight months of 1981, 85 fires in Holyoke left 600 people homeless and killed six residents. That same summer, the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses in Westfield.

Accompanying this direct violence was federal and state legislation in 1980-81 that denied gays immigration an

Is Northampton still queer woman mecca? Why we must keep lgbtq+ spaces alive in Northampton

By KATE LAUGHLIN and GRACE XU
For the Advocate

Walking into the Majestic Saloon in Northampton feels like a breath of fresh, albeit heavily perfumed, air. The pink and purple lighting with a continual loop of accepted drag queens Trixie and Katya on the TV signals that it’s a space where outcasts of all kinds are welcome. At the Majestic, the vigilance and skepticism of daily being for queer people melts away with the sound of someone singing Shakira at their Friday night karaoke.

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The crew at Majestic, from left, Alex Noonan, Yas Rosser, Marisah Helems (DJ PRL), Alden Peotter, co-owner Kayla Abney and Aaliyah Bell on a Friday night in Northampton.

“There is always a queer block in town, and now it is Majestic Saloon,” says Phil Peake, one of the bar’s co-owners, and a professor of psychology at Smith College.

Northampton was dubbed “Lesbianville, USA” by the National Enquirer in 1992 and has a rich history of queer spaces. However, across the territory, queer spaces are disappearing. In the U.S. there are 45% fewer Queer bars in 2023 than there were in 2002.

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