Name |
Address |
Opened |
Closed |
YrsOpen |
note |
1101 West |
=Appleton, 1101 W. Wisconsin Ave. |
1980 |
1988 |
|
|
602 Club |
=Madison, 602 University Ave. |
1951 |
1994 |
|
|
AJ's on Broadway |
=Green Bay, 311 S. Broadway |
2003 |
2005 |
|
|
After Dark Lounge |
=Oshkosh, 2839 Harrison |
1980 |
1981 |
1 |
|
Allegre |
=Madison, 150 S. Blair |
1995 |
1998 |
4 |
renamed Manoeuvres |
Aphrodesia Lounge, Retlaw Hotel |
=Fond du Lac, Main & Division |
1973 |
1976 |
|
|
Astor Hotel Bar |
=Green Bay, 21 N. Adams |
1963 |
1969 |
|
|
Back Door |
=Eau Claire, 411 Galloway |
1991 |
1992 |
|
became Scruples |
Back Door, Ltd. |
=Madison, 46 North Park at Regent |
1972 |
1977 |
|
|
Back East |
=Madison, 508 E. Wilson |
1984 |
1989 |
|
moved and became Back East II |
Back East II |
=Madison, 3054 E. Washington |
1989 |
1990 |
|
renamed Club 3054 |
Barracks |
=Madison, 5 Applegate Court |
1999 |
2019? |
|
within Club 5 |
Belmont Hotel Bar |
=Madison, 39 N. Pinckney |
1962 |
1967 |
|
|
Blue Lite |
=Sheboygan, 1029 N. 8th |
1992 |
2024 |
|
|
Body Shop |
=Green Bay, 720 Bodart Way |
1982 |
1985 |
|
became Who's in 1985 |
Brandy's |
=Green Bay, 409 S. Washington |
1985 |
1989 |
5 |
|
Brandy's II |
=Green Bay, 1126 Main St. |
1989 |
2007 |
18 |
|
Buddies |
=Green Bay, 1264 Main St. |
1997 |
2003 |
6 |
|
Camp |
=Wausau, 117 Scott St. |
1986 |
1986 |
1 |
|
Campus Lounge |
=Beaver Dam, 815 Park Ave. |
1980 |
1981 |
|
|
Capers/ Illusions |
=Kenosha, 6305 N. 120th |
1999 |
2001 |
|
later Club 94 North |
Captain Dix Bar |
=Wis. Dells, 4124 River Rd. |
2003 |
2016 |
|
at Rainbow Valley Resort |
Cardinal Bar |
=Madison, 418 E. Wilson St. |
1975 |
2017 |
|
(bi) |
Carry's Lounge |
=Fond du Lac, 2 N. Main St. |
1984 |
1985 |
|
see also Sabrina's, Myrna's Place |
Cavalier Lounge |
=LaCrosse, 114 N. 5th |
1993 |
2007 |
|
|
CE's |
=Madison, 2415 Winnebago St. |
2000 |
2003 |
|
|
Chances R |
=LaCrosse, 417 Jay St. |
2008 |
(present) |
|
previously Rainbow's End |
Chanticleer Guest House |
=Sturgeon Bay, 4072 Cherry Rd. |
1998 |
(present) |
|
|
Cheri's Back East |
=Madison, 508 E. Wilson |
1984 |
1989 |
|
|
Chick's Bar |
=Kenosha, 505 58th |
1964 |
1969 |
|
listed AYOR (at your own risk) |
Christopher Allan's Club 1226 |
=Oshkosh, 1226 Oshkosh Ave. |
2006 |
2010 |
|
aka Club 1226 |
Christophers |
=Lake Geneva, 421 Baker St. |
1985 |
1985 |
|
(within Georgian Guest House) |
CJ's Great Escape |
=Eau Claire, 304 Eau Claire St. |
2001 |
2002 |
|
|
Cleo's Brown Beam Tavern |
=Appleton, 205 W. College |
1977 |
1982 |
|
|
Clinique |
=Madison, 110 N. Hamilton |
1968 |
1971 |
|
|
Close Encounter |
=Sheboygan, 827 Pennsylvania |
1986 |
1986 |
|
|
Club 5 |
=Madison, 5 Applegate Court |
1998 |
(present) |
|
|
Club 94 |
=Kenosha=, Hwy C at I-94 |
1985 |
2003 |
|
(relocated north, renamed Club 94 North) |
Club 94 North |
=Kenosha=, 6305 120th St. |
2003 |
2006 |
|
|
Club 125 |
=Green Bay |
1988c |
1988c |
|
|
Club 1226 |
=Oshkosh, 1226 Oshkosh Ave. |
2006 |
2010 |
|
aka Christopher Allan's Club 1226 |
Club 3054 |
=Madison, 3054 E. Washington |
1990 |
1993 |
|
replaced Back East bar |
Club Capers/ Illusions |
=Kenosha, 6305 N. 120th |
1999 |
2001 |
|
later Club 94 North |
Club Cheeks |
=Green Bay=, 232 S. Broadway St. |
1996 |
1996 |
1 |
|
Club Icon |
=Kenosha=, 6305 120th St. |
2006 |
(present) |
1 |
|
Club Impulse |
=Beloit, 132 W. Grand Ave. |
2005 |
c2012 |
|
|
Club Majestic |
=Madison, 115 King St. |
2003 |
2005 |
3 |
|
Club Nautilus |
=Sheboygan, 434 Pennsylvania Ave. |
2014 |
2015 |
|
was Filibusters |
Club Night Out |
=Stevens Point, 2533 County Road M |
2004 |
(unknown) |
3 |
one-time Website |
Club XS |
=Green Bay, 1106 Main St. |
2003 |
(present) |
|
see- XS |
Clubhouse Filling Station |
=Kenosha, 6325 N. 120th |
1997 |
2000 |
|
|
Colony Bar |
=Fond du Lac, 15 W. Division |
1962 |
1973 |
|
|
Columns |
=Appleton |
1970 |
1976 |
6 |
|
Conway Hotel Bar |
=Appleton, 128 N. Oneida |
1963 |
1977 |
|
|
Country Kitchen |
=Appleton, 2506 College |
1980 |
1980 |
1 |
|
Cricket's Fox River Lounge |
=Green Bay, 715 S. Broadway |
2003 |
2006 |
|
previously Sorry We're Closed |
Crossroads |
=Appleton, 1042 W. Wisconsin Ave. |
2000 |
2007 |
7 |
|
Crossroads and Friends Bar |
=Lake Mills, W6642 Highway B |
1993 |
2000 |
8 |
|
Dangle Lounge |
=Madison, 119 E. Main St. |
1966 |
1982 |
|
|
Darlyne's |
=Superior, 1812 Broadway |
1973 |
1978 |
|
|
Deb's Spare Time Bar & Grill |
=Oshkosh, 1303 Harrison St. |
2009 |
(present) |
|
aka 'Spare Time' |
Diversions |
=Neenah, 1413 Green Valley Rd. |
1997 |
1999 |
2 |
|
Do-Re-Chi |
=Chippewa Falls, 33 E. Spruce St. |
1998 |
2000 |
2 |
|
Doris' Super Bar |
=Appleton, 343 W. College Ave. |
1974 |
1977 |
|
became Lambda Lounge |
Douglas Tavern |
=Superior, 318 Tower Ave. |
1975 |
1982 |
|
|
Down Under |
=La Crosse, 787 N Losey Blvd. |
1976 |
1977 |
|
|
Downtown Express |
=Eau Claire, 101 Graham |
1987 |
1990 |
3 |
|
Emily's |
=Madison, 508 E. Wilson |
1984 |
1984 |
1 |
|
Fierte |
=Kenosha, 5722 3rd Avenue |
2010 |
2012 |
|
|
Filibusters |
=Sheboygan, 434 Pennsylvania Ave. |
2013 |
2014 |
|
became Club Nautilus |
Fireside Lounge |
=Madison, 1229 Regent |
1962 |
1967 |
|
|
Flame |
=Stevens Point, Maria Drive at 2nd St. |
c1998 |
unknown |
|
|
Flame |
=Superior, 1612 Tower Avenue |
2006 |
(present) |
|
|
Fox Hole |
=Madison, 5 Applegate Court |
2000 |
(present) |
7 |
Womyns bar, within Club 5 |
Fox River Lounge |
=Green Bay, 715 S. Broadway |
2002 |
2005 |
|
Cricket's... previously Sorry We're Closed |
Friends |
=Fort Atkinson, 10 E. Sherman Ave. |
1993 |
1995 |
3 |
|
Fyfe's Corner Bistro |
=Madison, 1344 E. Washington Ave. |
1994 |
1999 |
|
|
Gail's Bar |
=Green Bay, 1101 W. Main |
1956 |
1977 |
|
|
Geraldines/ The Mens Room |
=Madison, 3052 E. Washington |
1994 |
1997 |
|
part of Ray's |
Going My Way |
=Madison, 111 W. Main St. |
1977 |
1983 |
|
aka One Eleven West |
Grand West |
=Green Bay, 1444 Main St. |
1986 |
1989 |
4 |
|
Greenbush |
=Madison, 914 Regent |
1998 |
2000 |
3 |
|
Gus's Bar |
=Racine, 2201 Mead |
1973 |
1976 |
|
|
Illusions/ Capers |
=Kenosha, 6325 N. 120th |
1999 |
2000 |
5 |
part of Clubhouse Filling Sta |
Jake's (inside Ray's) |
=Madison, 2526 E. Washington |
2005 |
2006 |
|
inside Ray's |
Java's |
=Green Bay, 720 Bodart Way |
1990 |
1991 |
1 |
|
Java's |
=Green Bay, 1106 Main St. |
1994 |
1997 |
4 |
|
Jay's Nautical Inn |
=New London, Hwy 54 |
1988 |
1989 |
2 |
|
Jeanie's |
=Beloit |
1989c |
1989c |
1 |
|
Jo'Dee's Intl. |
=Racine, 2139 Racine St. |
1969 |
2014 |
43 |
|
JT's Bar & Grille |
=Superior, 1506 N. 3rd |
2000 |
2011 |
|
|
Kirby's Klub |
=Madison, 121 W. Main |
1998 |
1999 |
2 |
|
Kloset |
=Beloit, 232 SHirland |
1998 |
1999 |
|
|
Kollege Klub |
=Madison, 714 State St. |
1953 |
1972 |
|
|
L.D. CrossRoads |
=Appleton, 1042 W. Wisconsin Ave. |
2000 |
2007 |
7 |
aka Crossroads |
Lambda Lounge |
=Appleton, 343 W. College Ave. |
1979 |
1982c |
|
previously Doris' Super Bar |
Lark |
=Wausau, 2nd & Scott |
1973 |
1977 |
|
|
Larry & Dave's |
=Mt. Pleasant (Racine), 22nd & Mead |
1973c |
1975c |
|
(see also Shack II; aka Larry & Ev's |
Loft |
=Green Bay, 2328 University Ave. |
1982 |
1991 |
|
|
Lombardo's Piano Lounge |
=Madison, 119 E. Main St. |
1963 |
1969 |
|
|
Loveboat |
=LaCrosse, 411 S. 3rd |
1986 |
1988 |
|
|
Lydia's Bar |
=Racine, 901 S. Memorial Dr. |
1972 |
1974 |
|
|
Lydia's Tavern |
=Kenosha, 10936 Sheridan Rd. |
1970 |
1972 |
|
|
Lysistrata |
=Madison, 325 W. Gorham |
1979 |
1985 |
|
lesbian bar + restaurant |
Mad Bar |
=Madison, 150 S. Blair |
1995 |
1998 |
4 |
with Manoeuvres |
MadHatter |
=Wausau, 320 Washington |
1991 |
1997 |
7 |
|
Maggies Bar |
=Eau Claire, 505 W. Barstow |
1985 |
1988 |
|
gay nights |
Main Club |
=Superior, 1813 N. Third St. |
c1970 |
1996 |
27 |
burned down with death of 2 |
Main Club |
=Superior, 1217 Tower Ave. |
1997 |
(present) |
|
|
Manhole |
=Green Bay, 207 S. Washington |
1977 |
1982 |
|
|
Manoeuvres |
=Madison, 150 S. Blair |
1995 |
1998 |
|
orig Allegre; with The Mad Bar |
Marty's |
=Madison, Wilson St. |
1962 |
1966 |
|
(from natl gay guides) |
Masquers |
=Wausau, 320 Washington |
1989 |
1991 |
|
|
Mayfair Lounge |
=Green Bay, 314 N. Adams |
c1960 |
1976 |
|
|
Memories |
=LaCrosse, 314 S. 4th St. |
1987 |
1992 |
|
|
Men's Room |
=Madison, 3052 Washington Ave. |
1997 |
1997 |
|
part of Ray's |
Michael's |
=LaCrosse, 217 S. 3rd St. |
1972 |
1974 |
|
|
Molly's Paradise / Molly's & Oscar's |
=Superior, 405 Tower Ave. |
1979 |
1983 |
|
|
Mother's |
=LaCrosse, 223 Pearl St. |
1979 |
1982 |
|
|
My Place |
=LaCrosse, 3201 South Ave. |
1999 |
2020 |
|
|
My World |
=Green Bay, 409 S. Washington |
1979 |
1985 |
|
(became Brandys) |
Myrna's Place |
=Fond du Lac, 2 N. Main St. |
1985 |
1986 |
|
see also Sabrina's, Carry's Lounge |
Napalese Lounge |
=Green Bay, 515 S. Broadway |
1983 |
2000 |
24 |
(relocated to Cedar St.) |
Napalese Lounge |
=Green Bay, 1351 Cedar St. |
2000 |
(present) |
24 |
|
New Bar |
=Madison, 636 W. Washington (upstairs) |
1984c |
1996 |
12 |
(fire burned down Hotel Washington) |
New Leaf |
=Janesville, Hwy. 51 S., Rt. 7 |
1989 |
1993 |
5 |
became Runway 51 |
Old Fort Lounge |
=Fort Atkinson, 10 E. Sherman |
1988 |
1989 |
2 |
|
One Eleven West |
=Madison, 111 W. Main St. |
1981 |
1982 |
1 |
aka Going My Way |
Our Place |
=Racine, 1216 Douglas |
1988 |
1989 |
1 |
|
Oz |
=Wausau, 320 Washington St. |
1997 |
(present) |
23 |
|
Pendulum |
=Wausau, 100 Scott St. |
1982 |
1983 |
|
peviously The Pit |
Perkins Restaurant |
=Appleton, 2505 College Ave. |
late 1970s |
early 1980s |
1 |
Restaurant only; Cruising |
Phaze II |
=Madison, 117 W. Main St. |
1985 |
1994 |
9 |
|
Pier Bar |
=Wis. Dells, 302 Broadway |
1968c |
1969c |
|
|
Pirate Ship |
=Madison, 116 N. Fairchild St. |
1970c |
1983c |
|
|
Pit |
=Wausau, 100 Scott St. |
1979 |
1983 |
|
|
Pivot Club |
=Appleton, 4815 W. Prospect Ave. |
1986 |
1996 |
10 |
|
PJ's |
=Oshkosh, 1601 Oregon St. |
2010 |
2013 |
|
|
Plan B |
=Madison, 924 Williamson Street |
2009 |
2019 |
|
became Prism |
Planet Q Video Dance Bar |
=Madison, 5 Applegate Court |
1999 |
2000 |
5 |
|
Platwood Club |
=Stevens Point, 701 Hwy. 10W |
1990 |
2000 |
11 |
|
Players |
=LaCrosse, 214 Main St. |
2000 |
2019 |
|
|
Portal, The |
=Madison, 310 S. Brearly St. |
2005 |
c2006 |
|
|
Prism Dance Club |
=Madison, 924 Williamson Street |
2019 |
2019 |
|
previously Plan B |
Pulse |
=Appleton, 222 W. Franklin St. |
2008 |
2008 |
|
|
Puss 'n Boots |
=Racine, 2148 Racine St. |
1977 |
1977 |
|
bar/baths |
R Place |
=Madison, 121 W. Main Place |
1997 |
1997 |
1 |
aka Scandals |
Rainbow Room |
=Madison, 121 W. Main St. |
1999 |
2003 |
|
|
Rainbow's End |
=LaCrosse, 417 Jay St. |
1994 |
2008 |
|
became Chances R |
Ramblin' Rose |
=LaCrosse, 717 Rose St. |
2005 |
2005 |
1 |
|
R-Bar |
=Wausau, 102 Scott St. |
1986 |
1989 |
|
|
Rascals Bar & Grill |
=Appleton, 702 E. Wisconsin |
1992 |
(present) |
14 |
|
Raulf Hotel Bar |
=Oshkosh, 530 N. Main St. |
1963c |
1976c |
|
|
Ravens Bar |
=Appleton, 215 E. College |
2007 |
2013 |
|
|
Ray's Bar & Grill (orig.) |
=Madison, 2415 Winnebago |
1992 |
1995 |
|
|
Ray's (2nd location) |
=Madison, 3052 E. Washington |
1995 |
2003 |
|
aka Geraldine's |
Ray's Bar & Grill (3rd loc.) |
=Madison, 2526 E. Washington |
2004 |
2007 |
|
|
Red Dragon |
=Janesville, 2100 E. Milwaukee St. |
1976 |
1978 |
|
in Fairview Mall |
Red Lion |
=LaCrosse, 120 3rd St. |
1975 |
1981 |
|
|
Reflections |
=Madison, 3052 E. Washington |
1994 |
1994 |
|
opened as Geraldine's |
ReMixx |
=Neenah, 8386 State Highway 76 |
2014 |
(present) |
|
|
Rod's |
=Madison, 636 W. Washington |
1979 |
1996 |
17 |
fire burned down Hotel Washington |
Rosie's Bar |
=Oshkosh, 120 Wisconsin Street |
1999 |
1999 |
|
|
Roxy Lounge |
=Green Bay, 209 Pine St. |
1976 |
1982 |
|
|
Runway 51 |
=Janesville, Hwy. 51 Rt. 7 |
1993 |
1994 |
2 |
was prev New Leaf |
Sabrina's |
=Fond du Lac, 2 N. Main St. |
1983 |
1984 |
|
see also Carry's Lounge, Myrna's Place |
Sam's |
=Madison, 1206 N. Regent |
1979 |
1984 |
5 |
|
Sara Jane's Attic |
=Manitowoc, Main St. |
1980 |
1981 |
|
(in City Hotel) |
Sass |
=Green Bay, 840 S. Broadway |
1992 |
2012 |
|
|
Scandals |
=Madison, 121 W. Main Place |
1997 |
1997 |
1 |
|
Scooters |
=EauClaire, 411 Galloway St. |
1997 |
(present) |
|
|
Scruples |
=EauClaire, 411 Galloway St. |
1992 |
1996 |
4 |
became Scooters |
Shack |
=Kenosha, 10936 Sheridan Rd. (Hwy 32) |
1972 |
1985 |
13 |
(replaced by Club 94) |
Shack II |
=Racine, 2201 Mead |
1976 |
1978 |
|
(see also Larry & Dave's) |
Shamrock |
=Madison, 117 W. Main St. |
1986 |
(present) |
|
|
Sheely House Tavern |
=Chippewa Falls, 236 W. River St. |
c1990 |
c2005 |
1 |
'gay' off and on |
Shelter Club |
=Green Bay, 730 N. Quincy St. |
2004 |
2017 |
12 |
|
Sherlock's Home |
=Sheboygan, 733 Pennsylvania |
1981 |
2000 |
20 |
|
Silver Saddle |
=Green Bay, 409 S. Washington |
1982 |
1982 |
1 |
rear entrance of My World |
Six-O-Two Club |
=Madison, 602 University Ave. |
1951 |
1994 |
|
|
Sorry, We're Closed |
=Green Bay, S. Broadway |
2002 |
2003 |
|
became Cricket's Fox River Lounge |
Spanish Eyes |
=Green Bay, 1031 W. Main St. |
1973c |
1974c |
|
|
Spare Time Bar & Grill |
=Oshkosh, 1303 Harrison St. |
2009 |
(present) |
|
aka 'Deb's Spare Time' |
Stealers |
=Racine, 2148 Racine St. |
1982 |
1982 |
|
disco |
Stoddard Hotel Bar |
=LaCrosse, State St. at 4th |
1950c |
1976 |
|
|
Stone's Throw |
=Eau Claire, 304 Eau Claire St. |
2005 |
2005 |
|
|
Stop Lite |
=Madison, 302 E. Wilson |
1969 |
1975 |
|
|
Tattoo's |
=LaCrosse, 1552 Rose St. |
1982 |
1989 |
|
|
The 90's |
=Green Bay, 1106 Main St. |
1993 |
1994 |
1 |
|
Three Bells |
=Madison, 763 University |
1946 |
1970 |
|
|
Tipsy's On Broadway |
=Green Bay, 301 S. Broadway |
2006 |
(present) |
1 |
|
Trading Company |
=Eau Claire, 304 Eau Claire St. |
1995 |
1997 |
|
with Stage Door Cafe |
Trio |
=Superior, 820 Tower |
1995 |
2000 |
6 |
|
Trix's All Star Joint/ aka Trixie's |
=Green Bay, 121 S. Washington |
1982 |
1985 |
|
|
TRTO |
=Superior, 820 Tower |
1987 |
1993 |
7 |
|
Velvet Swing |
=Madison, 317 W. Gorham |
1968c |
1971c |
|
|
What About Me? |
=Racine, 600 6th St. |
1992 |
2006 |
|
|
Who's |
=Green Bay, 720 Bodart Way |
1985 |
1989 |
|
previously Body Shop |
Wildwood Club |
=Eau Claire, 2112 Esmond Rd. |
1990 |
1991 |
|
aka Jodie's |
Wings 3054 |
=Madison, 3054 E. Washington |
1991 |
1994 |
|
|
Wolfe's Den |
=Eau Claire, 302 E. Madison |
1990 |
2005 |
|
|
Woo Woo |
=Oshkosh |
1974 |
1974 |
|
|
WOOF's |
=Madison, 114 King Street |
2008 |
(present) |
|
|
XS |
=Green Bay, 1106 Main St. |
2003 |
(present) |
|
aka Club XS |
Za's |
=Green Bay, 720 Bodart Way |
1989 |
1990 |
2 |
|
Za's Videobar |
=Green Bay, 1106 Main St. |
1991 |
2000 |
11 |
|
Za's Historic West Theatre |
=Green Bay, 405 W. Walnut St. |
2001 |
2005 |
|
|