01 ea 03
Skivies (eo pele e neng e le Lebokose la Lebokose), Topeka, Kansas
photo by Andrew Collins Litšoantšo tsa li-gay, li-nightclub, li-lounges, cabarets, le mekhoa e meng ea bophelo bosiung lithabeng, e kenyelletsa Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma le South Dakota
Hoo e batlang e le moriting o ka bochabela oa Kansas State Capitol Building, e nang le libaka tse seng kae feela, o tla fumanoa ke barata feela ba Topay, Skivies (921 S. Kansas Ave., 785-234-0482), e tšoantšetsoang morao ha e ne e bitsoa Lebokose la Lebokose. Ke sebaka se tlaase, ho kenyelletsa le ho kopanya basali le banna, boholo ba bona ba tsoa sebakeng sa habo bona - 'me ka linako tse ling meea e seng mekae ea boithaopo e tsoang motseng oa koleji oa Lawrence (lehae la Kansas University), le hoja bongata boo bo atisa ho ba mohlape ka tsela e 'ngoe ho ea Kansas City.
Ha e le hantle lipolotiking, motse oa Topeka o kene ka tlung ea Westboro Church (le lelapa la lehloeo le ka mor'a kereke, le etelletsoe ke mohoeletsi Fred Phelps). Kamano ea Phelps e entse hore Topeka e be le botumo bo boima ho batho ba bong bo fapaneng ho feta ba lokelang - ho na le sechaba sa GLBT mona, 'me Topeka o se a ntse a tsoela pele ho kopanela liphate ka nako e telele (le hoja ho le joalo ho feta Lawrence le hora, Kansas City). Skivis e monate ebile e phutholohile, e nang le lino tse theko e tlaase, tse fokolang ka tlaase ka morao, 'me e le botsoalle haeba ho na le letšoele le fokolang - motseng ona, baahi ba moo ba atisa ho tsebana hantle. Haeba u batla setšoantšo sa ho ema-le-mohlala se phahameng sa ketsahalo ea ketsahalo, tlohela KC. Ena ke sebaka se seholo sa moqoqo o se nang boikemisetso le ho tseba batho ba moo.
02 ea 03
Merchants Pub (eo pele e neng e le Teller), Lawrence, Kansas
photo by Andrew Collins Le hoja e le motse o motle ka ho fetisisa oa ho ba le bashanyana Kansas le o mong oa metse ea kolefera le e tsoelang pele ka ho fetisisa ea k'holejeng, Lawrence ha a na bar ba gay ea molao. Leha ho le joalo, Merchant's Pub (746 Massachusetts St., 785-843-4111) e nang le mehaho e metle e nang le mehaho e meholo, e nang le mohaho o moholo oa banka o nang le lifensetere tse phahameng le ho phahamisa lifensetere tsa arched, e 'nile ea e-ba le se latelang le motse oa gay oa motse ho fihlela sebaka sena se tsejoa e le Teller. Gastropub ea setaele e nang le libaka tse ngata tse khethiloeng tsa libaka le menu e tšosang ea sebakeng se haufi le moo ho lulang teng, e leng khetho e ntle bakeng sa lino tse tahang, botsoalle, kapa letsatsi la lijo tsa mantsiboea.
Ho na le litulo tseleng, kahoo matsatsi a mofuthu ke sebaka se phethahetseng ho thabela batho ba bangata ba shebileng motseng o moholo oa Lawrence, Massachusetts Street - Teller o karolong e karolong e ka leboea ea mohaho oa lifilimi, haufi le sebaka sa lipapali tsa filimi le ka har'a maeto a mararo ea lik'hafere tse ling tse thabisang le mabenkele. Batho ba tebileng ba li-nightlife tsa gay ba tla batla ho ea Kansas City ka metsotso e 40 ka bophirimela, kapa ho na le pinch, ho na le metsoalle e nang le botsoalle ba metsoalle e ka bang metsotso e 20 ho Topeka . Empa haeba u batla ho ea ho Lawrence, ena ke bet e ka tšeptjoang, ea hip le e thabisang.
03 ea 03
Fox Bar, Haley Park, Kansas (e koetsoe)
photo by Andrew Collins Tlhokomeliso: Sebaka sa Fox se koetsoe
Metsing e mengata ea metse ea Kansas City e batlang e le khutšoanyane ka ntle ho motse, Fox Bar (7520 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Overland Park, KS) haufi le Overland Park, Kansas ke eona e lokelang ho etsa boiteko. Ke setsebi motseng oa Mission, sebaka se bonolo sa metsotso e 10 ho tloha Westport karolong ea Kansas City, 'me e hula ka botlalo metsoako ea banna le basali ba li-gay ba lilemo tsohle, ho tsoa li-suburbanites tseo bao e leng bona ba hang hang hangout ho ba bang ba thabelang feela ho ba le botsoalle bo botle, ka hare le ho noa joala. Fox Bar o ile a ea libokeng tsa karaoke nako e telele hammoho le lebokose la juke le monate, 'me ho na le litafole tse tharo tsa letamo sebakeng se nang le mabone a lebala. Basebeletsi ba amoheleha ebile ba monate, 'me maikutlo a mona a amoheleha ka ho fetisisa, haeba a batla a hokae (feela ka kutloisiso ea hore basebetsi ba bangata ba tsebana mona). Leha ho le joalo, ena ke Kansas City, sebaka se tsotehang haholo ho etsa metsoalle e mecha.