There have also been losses: Iconic Barracks Row lesbian bar Phase 1 shuttered its doors last year. Those new hangouts include Dirty Goose, Trade and Uproar. In February 2016, the Washington Blade noted an 'unusual flurry of activity' with the opening of four new gay bars, the majority of which landed in the U Street/Shaw/Logan Circle area.
But D.C.'s evolving gayborhood has shifted towards Logan Circle and U Street. Today Dupont Circle and 17th Street institutions such as JR’s, The Fireplace, Cobalt, Duplex Diner and Larry’s Lounge are still going strong. 'Dupont Circle was like a little island where people would come and have a good time,' a longtime District resident told the Washington City Paper last year. For decades, Dupont Circle was one of the centers of D.C.’s LGBTQ community.
