Club DJ
DJ Benson Wilder
Spins at the Dallas Eagle, Purple Party 2018.
Benson Wilder wanted to be a DJ since he was a teenager, buying (and making) mix tapes and CDs at flea markets. And for the last decade, that dream has been a reality. He’s forged his tastes from Miami to San Francisco to NYC, but lately, crowds show up to hear his dance beats at the Dallas Eagle, where he’s a resident DJ well known for his We Love the ’90s sets on Sundays. But Wilder also enjoys funky club tracks on Friday nights and tribal/house on Saturdays or at circuit events, like the Purple Party, where he will be featured entertainment later this spring. That’s a sweeping resume, but the end result is usually the same: Happy, sweaty men dancin’.
— Arnold Wayne Jones
Lesbian Club
Sue Ellen’s
3014 Throckmorton St.
Open daily 4 p.m.–2 a.m.,
after-hours until 4 a.m. • 214-559-0707 SueEllensDallas.com.
Sue Ellen’s is undoubtedly an institution in the LGBTQ Dallas scene — a home for the ladies to bond, dance and drink. But in today’s conversation, its status as a haven for women is even more important. This is a place where sisterhood thrives … and not just for lesbians. All women can let their hair hang down (and maybe other things hang out) where dudes aren’t in the way being, well, dudes. Instead, Sue’s is a celebration of feminism across the spectrum — gay, straight, nonbinary, trans — and we should never stop celebrating that.
— Rich Lopez
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Best Straight Bar for LGBTs
The Grapevine Bar
3902 Maple Ave.
Open daily 3 p.m.–2 a.m. (Sundays from 1 p.m.)
214-522-8466.
GrapevineBar.com
Best Gay Bar / Friendliest Staff
Round-Up Saloon
3912 Cedar Springs Road.
Open daily 3 p.m.–2 a.m. 214-522-9611
RoundUpSaloon.com.
Best Latino Club
Havana Lounge
4006 Cedar Springs Road.
Open Monday and Wednesdays–Saturdays
7 p.m.–2 a.m., Sundays 3 p.m.–2 a.m.).
214-886-6804.
Best Karaoke Host
Wayne Smith, Liquid Zoo
2506 Knight St. • 214-221-3004.LiquidZooSportsBar.com.
Best Exotic Dancer
Max Dakota, Club Stallions
11311 Harry Hines Blvd.
972-997-1493.
Best Bartender
David Garza
Cedar Springs Tap House
4123 Cedar Springs Road, ste. 100.
214-377-7446.
CedarSpringsTapHouse.com.
Best Local Drag Performer
Cassie Nova, The Rose Room at S4
3911 Cedar Springs Road.
PartyOnTheBlock.com.
Best Theme Night
Trashy Tuesdays | TMC
3903 Cedar Springs Road.
214-521-4205.
TMCDallas.com
Best Beer Bust
The Hidden Door
5025 Bowser Ave.
Open Mondays-Saturdays 7 a.m.–2 a.m.
(noon to 2 a.m. on Sundays)
Beer bust on Sundays. • 214-526-0620.
HiddenDoor-Dallas.com.
Best Place To Get A Lap Dance
Tin Room
2514 Hudnall St.
Open Mondays–Saturdays 10 a.m.–2 a.m.
(noon to 2 a.m. on Sundays). • 214-526-6365.
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