“It was a lot of fun as an attendee and it was just really awesome to see everyone having fun.” “It was great to see just everyone taking advantage of that mixer,” he said. By coordinating events like a mixer at San Mateo’s Qube Bar and Grill in February, An, who started a weekly gay bar night in San Mateo, said seeing new faces from a wide array of groups was refreshing, leading him to wonder how similar events could be held in the future. Though several LGBT groups and meetups have formed in Peninsula cities, An said central meeting places for them had been lacking until the San Mateo County Pride Center made an all-inclusive space available when it opened in San Mateo in June. Having lived in San Mateo for nearly 20 years and been active in its LGBT community, Richard An knew the interest in having community spaces where LGBT groups could gather has been strong for years. From The Daily Journal (SF Peninsula), “Gay bar set to open in San Mateo: Qube Bar and Grill restaurant to host all-inclusive meeting place on Friday” by Anna Schuessler on 4/27/18: Qube is only a bit south of the San Mateo Jail, but they’re different institutions entirely. Not that there’s anything wrong with that it’s just not the same thing.) But that would be only 3½ hours a week - not like having an actual gay bar. The message appeared in really tiny type on my computer screen, and its actual first word was entirely unpredictable in context, so it’s not entirely a surprise that I misread it. And San Mateo is about 16 miles from where I live, so it would take some effort. Not really my thing, but I know people it might appeal to.
Prison Gay Nite Every Friday in San Mateo – Piano Bar this weekĪ piano bar behind bars, gayfolk mingle with the incarcerated at the San Mateo Jail. The header on the e-mail appeared to promise: