| AIDS Taskforce | Our center welcomes everyone whether they have HIV or not |
| Ambiance | Our home-grown erotic boutique has a wide range of condoms, restraints, and women’s lingerie at several suburban shops |
| b.a. Sweetie | Sugar babies and chocolate galore at the nation’s largest candy store |
| Blow Hair & Nail Spa | Sit back and relax and don’t worry: chic Hingetown is no longer queer, just tamely gay. |
| Bounce | Our only gay dance club is a great place to tell your own story |
| Cocktails Cleveland | Friendly gay bar with an open stage for drag queens |
| Cuyahoga County Courthouse | Whether you say it kie-a-hoe-ga or kie-a-hog-a, drop in here for civil marriage licenses (online pre-registration available!) |
| Dean Rufus House of Fun | Great place to pick up a gift for the gay teen in your life |
| Emerald Necklace | Nickname of our extensive public park system. Check out the Fishing Pier public facilities at the nearby Lakefront Reservation |
| Flex | The nation’s largest bathhouse has a great gym to find personal trainers who also do massage |
| Gray’s Auctioneers | This local auction house has classic accessories for your office |
| Great Lakes Brewery | Local brewery’s cold beer is always a hit – run in today, especially since it’s not gay! |
| The Hawk | Full of stocky black guys, but don’t be intimidated: this friendly gay bar always has an interracial crowd |
| Hopkins | Our airport has sparkling bathrooms and helpful folks to lift your luggage |
| Jack | Not the app, not a sex club, it’s our casino’s new name! |
| Kimpton Schofield | Our new boutique hotel is great for 1-on-1 meetings (it may look 20 stories high; but it’s not even 18) |
| Lakewood | Right next to Cleveland, this gay-friendly city hosts St. Edward’s, home of the best wrestling team in the state. |
| Leather Stallion | Sadist? Guys who can take your abuse gather at the Midwest’s oldest leather bar |
| Lesbian bar | You’re right to be skittish if you’re a womyn-loving-womyn: there’s not even a woman’s night at any of our gay bars |
| LGBT Community Center | Volunteers serve gay youths in hip Gordon Square |
| Metroparks Zoo | Animal lovers can see monkeys and box turtles and the butchest otters! Be advised, though: there’s wolves but no dogs, zebras but no horses, miniature donkeys but not mules. |
| Ohio City | Looking for a bed and breakfast for a quiet getaway just for two? Check out Cleveland’s most historic neighborhood |
| Old Stone Church | Into activism? It’s just a short stroll to the historic church on Public Square that doesn’t perform same-sex weddings |
| People’s University | What we call the Cleveland Public Library, home of helpful librarians, and a great place to study up on LGBTQ rights |
| Scene | Our alternative weekly has the sassiest pages in town |
| Shaker Heights | Best suburb to buy that mansion for your “intimate associate” |
| Soldiers & Sailors Monument | Enter our veteran’s memorial on Public Square to learn about gay soldiers. If you’ve got questions, ask: the docent will tell |
| Twist | Must-see gay bar—at least pop in to use the bathroom |
| Velvet Tango Room | Not a gay bar (perfect!), but one of America’s best cocktail bars. You can easily drop $1,500 while people-watching |
| Vibe | Gay bar with the least public transportation and most parking |
| …and of course, there’s always Grindr! | post your pics there (or there or there). We’ll be watching! |
Greggor Mattson 