a year ago
Decent staff and atmosphere. A more old-school gay bar, friendly and LGBTQ+ accepting people. Not really an LGBTQ+ safe space to be precise, in my opinion. Dance floor on the lower floor and karaoke, toilets were OK, but some broken. Upper floor 2 pool tables, which I hadn't tried and a smoking room which is good. Entrance fee of 3e for both hangar and entrance I believe, it's okay and affordable. If you need a SAFE safe space, I'd recommend another bar like 1bar for it being small and safer in general. The way this place is safe, is by the means that people don't care what you are, but that doesn't necessarily make it a safe space. Some people somewhat on other stuff as well than just alcohol, at least when I visited. The place was created originally by an old-school racist who owned a lot of bars and clubs in Helsinki and Oulu as well, the biggest motivation for them to create a gay bar is probably the same as making the bar for black people in Helsinki at the time. --Not wanting that population to spend time in his other bars. I think some of that history still carries to this day's development of this place as well. Water costs 1,5e even with paying for another drink which is ridiculous even if it's only 1,5e. Most places don't charge for water if you order something that costs at the same time, some places serve water free. Won the dildo bingo grand price when I visited and some person wanted to hug after which they smelled my hair. Didn't really enjoy the latter, but these are things that can happen regardless of the club/bar.
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