It’s a community haven for not only the gay community but anyone that feels different than their surrounding area. Luis Mandujano, Co-Owner and General Manager, Gigi’s: People think that this is just a bar and it’s not. Having opened in 1973, just four years after the Stonewall uprising in New York City. This year, Gigi’s has celebrated a major milestone, 50 years in business. Everyone is welcome except narrow-minded people.Ĭhris Jordan, One Detroit: Gigi’s is Detroit’s oldest gay-owned and operated bar, located on Warren Ave, just off of Southfield. It doesn’t matter who or what you are, color or creed. It’s predominantly gay, but everyone’s welcome. Nickki Stevens, Cabaret Show Director, Gigi’s: Gigi’s has always been a place. One Detroit’s Chris Jordan sat down with Gigi’s co-owner and general manager Luis Mandujano, who bought the bar in 2020 after being a regular there for more than twenty years, Gigi’s Cabaret show director Nickki Stevens, and bar manager Randy Markoz Santiago to discuss the bar’s history, legacy, and place within the Detroit LGBTQ+ community. It’s also home to Michigan’s oldest drag pageant, and the oldest gay bar drag competition title in the country, the annual Miss Gigi’s contest. Gigi’s has played a pivotal role in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and has fostered a vibrant queer culture that continues to thrive today. Patrons sit at the bartop at Gigi’s the oldest gay bar in Detroit.
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