"Randy Henson's Brief History of The Seattle Eagle: Daring To Be Different For 35 Years". "SF Eagle Bar Passes First Hurdle Toward Landmark Status". "10 LGBTQ Bars to Check Out in New Orleans, the Most 'Anything Goes' City in America". History of Gay and Lesbian Life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Behind the Bar: An Interview with Eagle LA's Charlie Matula". "Three years after closing, the Eagle on North Side remains empty". ^ Nelson Jones, Diana (April 20, 2015)."The changing face of Toronto's Village". "Montreal's Best LGBTQ Bars and Hangouts". "After closing three times, Baltimore Eagle reopens this month under its '90s-era founders". ^ Kaltenbach, Chris (October 1, 2019)."Longstanding Gay Bar Atlanta Eagle To Close In November, Plans To Reopen Elsewhere in 2021". "Atlanta Eagle Gay Bar to Be Designated Historic Landmark, Saving it from Demolition". " 'Sex clubs are dying… If we hadn't moved with the times, we'd be finished' ". ^ a b Hudson, David (September 16, 2016)."There's a Lot More to Being a Leatherman Than You'd Expect". "How 'The Eagle' Became One of the Most Recognized Gay Bar Names". ^ a b c d e f g h Street, Mikelle (October 24, 2017).You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. As of 2017, there are over 30 Eagle bars, in countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Austria, and Japan. Īt their peak of popularity, over 50 bars around the world operated under the name "Eagle". Some Eagle locations historically enforced strict dress codes obligating patrons to wear leather garments, though NBC News reported in 2017 that these standards have largely been relaxed due to "both societal changes and business realities". Not all Eagle bars conform to these characteristics for example, Eagle London began as a leather bar before shifting towards a general LGBT clientele, while Eagle Tokyo bills itself as a " Brooklyn-style" bar targeted towards bears. The diffuse nature of the ownership of the name "Eagle" resulted in a conflict in 2007 between two gay bar owners in Portland, Oregon who both sought to use the name for their respective bars. Rather, Eagle bars typically share the common trait of catering to a clientele of masculine-presenting gay men, with specific emphasis on the kink and leather subcultures. Gay bars that use the name "Eagle" operate as independent businesses, and are not managed by a single corporate entity in the manner of a franchise or chain store. The Eagle's Nest became a popular gathering point for the city's gay leather subculture, biker groups, and sports clubs, and subsequently inspired the creation of similarly named gay bars across the United States and internationally. Prompted by the Stonewall riots in 1969 and subsequent growth of the city's gay culture, the tavern's owners converted the establishment into a gay bar in 1970.
The bar originally operated as a longshoreman's tavern that opened in 1931 under the name Eagle Open Kitchen. The first gay bar to operate under the name "The Eagle" was The Eagle's Nest (now named Eagle NYC), located in New York City. As of 2017, over 30 gay bars in locations around the world operate under the name "Eagle". Bars that use the name "Eagle" typically cater to a clientele of gay men in leather and other kink subcultures. It is not a franchise or chain of gay bars, but rather a name adopted by bars inspired by The Eagle's Nest, a leather bar in New York City. The Eagle is a name used by multiple gay bars. Interior of the Black Eagle, an Eagle bar in Montreal, Canada