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There’s no repression at Capitol Hill’s favorite retail outlet of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender books and magazines.

It’s Seattle’s oldest leather bar, and the atmosphere reeks of a crowd driven by studs and black leather straps and hard rock music.

Organizes activities, support groups, a youth leadership council, dances, and other events to inspire empowerment among 14–22 year olds. The center includes a full kitchen, living room, pool table, library, TV, games, and most important, people who will listen.

It’s been billed as a video bar, but the clientele arrives to look and be looked at. They serve stiff but pricey martinis.

Witness hedonism at its best, with talent shows, wet ‘n’ wild contests, open mike nights, CD release parties, nightly drink specials, and dancing boys. Thursdays–Saturdays the club stays open for after hours dancing.

Capitol Hill’s largest gay club has a full bar and music video monitors on its first floor; dart boards, free pool, and pinball on its second floor; and dancing, live DJs, karaoke, and a weekly strip show on its third floor.

The entrance sign perhaps best sums up the philosophy of a club that features some of the area’s best DJs: “No minors, drunks, drugs, bigots, or loud-mouths.”

An exclusive gay men’s club catering to a crowd ranging from 20-somethings to middle agers. Arrive on Sundays for a kegger blowout.

A store selling sex toys, and sponsoring a variety of sex workshops that continue to enlighten, amuse, and shock audiences.

A lesbian-centric club, although it encourages a mixed and permissive crowd to assemble. The drinks are on the strong side.