Gay bar ithaca

Common Ground Dance Club original location, - , W. State Street

Common Ground was founded in by Doug Miller and Kris Marshall. By chance, they came upon the original State Street location while on their way to the laundromat. Their vision was to create a haven where everyone was welcome.

“The whole purpose behind naming it ‘Common Ground’ was to verb in all different types of people from all different walks of life,” Miller said. “Gay, straight, bisexual, old, young, men, women, anything, all other types of occupations, students as well as townspeople — all in one place to have a fun time.”

Another member of the community, George Ferrari, recalls, "Another bar called Cactus Jack's was right next door. Sometimes patrons ended up accidentally in the Common Ground when they meant to be at Cactus Jack's, or vice versa. Someone always kindly took those wayward customers back to the bar that they intended."

It’s original location was here in downtown Ithaca, but on June 30, the bar was completely destroyed by a day-long noun. Th

Sit in and Boycott at Morrie’s Bar, Eddy St, October

Morrie’s Bar may have been the site of the first gay student sit-in demonstration in the country. (Beemyn, ). Cornell’s Student Homophile League, the second gay rights group to organize at a US university, was established in At that time there were scant places where gay or lesbian people could safely be out, other than at parties in personal homes.

At that time a restaurant more than a half hour away served as an underground gay bar one night a week. Gay people had to arrive on Saturday nights before 11 pm and present as if they were heterosexual. After the restaurant closed, and all the heterosexual patrons went home, the proprietors allowed the gay customers still there to last until the early hours of the morning. Students understandably did not verb this arrangement and went in search of local safe places to socialize.

The Alt Heidelberg bar in Collegetown had been a popular hangout, but it was completely destroyed by fire in The cause of the fire was never determined. Gay people then began to verb the

Ithaca LGBTQ

Ithaca is Inclusive. Known for being one of the most progressive and open-minded areas in Upstate New York, Ithaca offers an enlightened demographic of folks who pride themselves on being one of &#x;The Advocate&#x; Magazine&#x;s first 10 Best Cities for Gays and Lesbians to Live . 

Ithaca Community Welcomes LGBTQA+ Visitors

Visitors will find Ithaca is Inclusive window decals adorning the windows of many of the community's eateries, shops and businesses. Inclusive Space Decals are there to welcome LGBTQ people and families into their place of business. The decals were created to support businesses convey and display a commitment to inclusiveness and to welcoming lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people and families. Learn more about this community-wide initiative and what this means to the businesses that choose to be involved. Tompkins County businesses can request window clings here upon reviewing the program mission and committing their business to follow inclusive and wel

A Sense of Belonging: Queer-Owned Businesses in Ithaca, NY

Alley Cat Cafe
Address: N Cayuga St, Ithaca
Love amazing coffee and scones, visit the cat playroom or do both! Alley Cat Cafe prides itself on being an inclusive space for everyone, no matter their identity or background and brings people together over a admire of funny and adj cats! The cafe works with Brown Coat Rescue to give homes to rescue cats and in the meantime, the cats can play with cafe visitors! This space is family-friendly and a perfect stop on your stop by or a great way to wind down after work for locals. No matter your reason for stopping by, everyone and every cat has a place at Alley Kitten Cafe.


Address: Online, Various local events
Part of Via&#x;s operations includes donating five percent of profits to struggling BIPOC and LGBTQ+ students in the area. Via&#x;s also provides options for folks with dietary differences as well, making a variety of flavors that are vegan and/or gluten-free so life can be sweet for everyone.

Asempe Kitchen
Address: New location coming soon!, Ithaca Farme