Petrelis Files

New Gay Leather Bar Opening in SF

(The old My Place bar at 1225 Folsom Street, which will soon reopen as Chaps II.)

Gay bars have been dying ever since the New York City cops raided the Stonewall Inn back in June 1969.

In recent years, much cruising and social networking has migrated from the bars to the web, and some pundits point to the recent shuttering of gay bars in a few locations across America as proof that gay bar culture is supposedly dying.

But a new gay bar is soon opening for business in San Francisco, catering to the leather and S/M crowds. No date has been announced for the opening of Chaps II, but the bar owners have a help wanted ad in today's Bay Area Reporter.

New leather & gear bar opening in SOMA on Folsom. Hiring bartenders, bar backs, door/security. Accepting applications and conducting interviews on SATURDAY MARCH 8th from 10:30am to 4:30pm at 1225 Folsom between 8th & 9th. Must fill out an application & submit references. For more information email info(at)ChapsBarSanFrancisco(dot)com. An equal opportunity employer for all the gear pigs out there.

The owner of the new bar, David Morgan, is founder of the Men in Gear organization, and if you click here, you'll find lots of information on the organization and updates on the opening of Chaps II.