Celebrities Nightclub
Celebrities nightclub located at the entrance of Davie village is the city of Vancouver’s largest gay dance club. The nightclub opened in 1914 as a ballroom, however by the mid 1980s the West End became the center of the gay community with many gay shops and groups clustered near Davie Street. As recognition to this change in atmosphere and attitude towards the LGBT, the nightclub reopened as a gay dance club in 1987. Celebrities nightclub has been, and continues to be, one of the most popular nightspots in and around Downtown Vancouver.
As the trend towards a more inclusive and tolerant city became more accepted Celebrities nightclub began to facilitate that relationship. Celebrities nightclub attempted to establish this relationship between the LGBT and the heteronormative society by holding several straight nights every week, such as Stereotype Fridays and Tuesdays and Celebrities. These two nightlife events are now some of the most anticipated nights of the week for partygoers and Celebrities nightclub has been voted the #1 dance club in Vancouver for 5 consecutive years by the Georgia Straight. Celebrities nightclub produces a platform for the interaction of the LGBT and the heteronormative community. Celebrities nightclub provides a clear representation of the inclusiveness of this city and the strong relationship between the LGBT community and the heteronormative community.
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