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Spencer Hoddeson: Gay Water September 2023 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Spencer Hoddeson, founder of Gay Water. We chat about what inspired Spencer to start Gay Water [vodka & soda for those who wonder), and how his experience in corporate branding, as well as building up a social media following during COVID, allowed him to expand his talents into the world of entrepreneurship with the recent launch of Gay Water, now available in most st... | [LINK] https://gaywater.com/ | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | 
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Cinequest: Drew de Pinto - Last Call August 2023 #ILoveGay Today's special Cinequest series features filmmaker Drew de Pinto and their short film, "Last Call". Focusing on the caretakers of three historic queer bars in San Francisco as they close their establishments amidst the 2020 pandemic lockdown, we chat about this and other works they've done that have been a part of the SF Queer Film Festival and Outfest. | [LINK] https://www.drewdepinto.com | San Francisco, CA VIDEOS | @ILoveGaySF | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | Entertainment VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTV | | Lesbian |
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DJ Paul V: Dragstrip 66 April 2023 #ILoveGay Today meets up with a Los Angeles icon, DJ Paul V., one of the founders of the original Dragstrip 66, which ran from 1993 to 2013 in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles. Dragstrip 66 was the place LA's queer/mixed underground eagerly descended upon for an evening of messy drag and trashy rock ’n roll. Listen in as Paul tells us a bit about his history and the history of Dragstrip 66, as w... | [LINK] https://ds66thefrockumentary.com/ | Los Angeles, CA VIDEOS | @ILoveGayLA | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | Entertainment VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTV |
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Patrik Gallineaux: Stoli Vodka May 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Patrik Gallineaux, LGBTQ+ Brand Ambassador for Stoli Vodka. We chat about some of his work over the years with Stoli and the LGBTQ+ community, including their Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic where they host events all throughout the US, bringing the winning bartenders down to Key West for their main event held during Pride. This year, they are releasing their 2nd uniq... | [LINK] | Florida VIDEOS | @ILoveGayFlorida | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | |
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LGBTQ+ Bars - Our Safe Spaces Adapting to a Post-COVID world, Part 1 May 2021 Join us as we dive into this ever-evolving story of LGBTQ+ bars around the US and around the world fighting for survival during this past year's pandemic, quarantine and subsequent shutdowns and closures. We meet the owners of Stonewall Inn, Alibi Lounge and Julius' Bar, all in NYC, where they share with us some of their stories as to how they've adapted to keep their businesses afloat long enough... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | News & Issues VIDEOS | @ILoveGayViews | |
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Scott Gatz: Q.Digital - #SaveOurSpaces March 2021 As part of our series on bars & clubs adapting to the pandemic and shutdowns over the past year, #ILoveGay Today meets up with Scott Gatz, founder & CEO of Q.Digital. We chat at length about their campaign #SaveOurSpaces, an initiative in partnership with GoFundMe and Grindr to help bring much needed funds to some of the LGBTQ+ bars across the US and around the world in need of help. Their goal - ... | [LINK] | San Francisco, CA VIDEOS | @ILoveGaySF | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | |
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Stonewall Inn March 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Stacy Lenz and Kurt Kelly, two of the owners of the historic Stonewall Inn in NYC. We chat about their iconic history, as well as designation as a National Monument, while touching on how they've adapted and survived the pandemic and shutdown, including working with the folks at the Gill Foundation and GoFundMe to carry them through some of the rougher patches over th... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | History VIDEOS | @ILoveGayHistory | |
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Helen Buford: Julius Bar NYC March 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Helen Buford, owner of the historical Julius Bar in NYC. We chat both about the history of the bar, as well as how Helen came to own it. There's now light at the end of the tunnel in terms of how this pandemic and shutdown has affected her business, and the financial assistance from the Gill Foundation has played a major part in that. | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | |
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Alibi Lounge: Alexi Minko March 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Alexi Minko, owner of the Alibi Lounge in Harlem. His interview is the first in a series of interviews we're doing, documenting the fight for survival happening in the LGBTQ+ bar and restaurant industry, both here in the US and around the world. We chat about the history of the Alibi Lounge, as well as how his entrepreneurial focus on keeping the bar alive has cost hi... | [LINK] | New York City, NY VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNYC | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | |
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Gay Club TV: Marcelo Acevedo February 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Marcelo Acevedo of Gay Club TV. Marcelo has been a cornerstone in the San Francisco LGBTQ+ community, with his passion and focus on videos of LGBTQ+ life in the city, ranging from Pride festivals to various club events. He's distributed these videos first in various San Francisco clubs themselves, as well as online, which during the pandemic, has grown into opportunit... | [LINK] | San Francisco, CA VIDEOS | @ILoveGaySF | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | Entertainment VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTV | |
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Art Smith - ART of HYPE and The Wow Biz August 2020 #ILoveGay Today joins Art Smith of ART of HYPE and The Wow Biz, where he's been helping companies over the years navigate online marketing & social media outreach. His latest endeavor has become an amazing LGBTQ+ historical project... he's researching and recreating some of the various LGBTQ+ bar logos over the past 40 years, mostly from bars and clubs that have since closed. He's nearly at 400 so... | [LINK] | Tampa/St Petersburg, FL VIDEOS | @ILoveGayTampa | | Bar Life VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBars | | Business VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTBiz | |
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