France Île-de-France Paris
New Monocle
- 60 Boulevard Edgar Quinet
- 09 67 76 85 59
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Although it’s been closed for years and has now, sadly, reopened as a hostess joint for straight men named New Monocle, Le Monocle is such an important part of queer Parisian history. Before WWII, Le Monocle was the most famous lesbian nightclub. You can just imagine what kind of intriguing and amazing people went to the establishment run by Lulu de Montparnasse. If someone were to write a “Midnight In Paris”-esque film around queer Paris in the Jazz Age, Monocle would be the center of the whole movie. Its distinct, monocle-shaped doorway is still there to this day.
fenderqueer 2 years ago
New Monocle Articles
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Your Ultimate Guide to Queer Paris
Read more...Look, traveling is hard. But traveling solo as a queer person? Even harder. For all the gay travel sites and guides out there, there’s a heavy focus on cis-men. But what about the women, the trans folk, and the non-binary? We travel too, but it’s hard to find reliable information about inclusive, queer spots to […]