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Why Kiki is 'The Place for Everyone'
WHY KIKI isn’t just a bar—it’s a vibe, a community, and a celebration of personality. Whether you’re here for the drag, the disco, the drinks, or just the unforgettable energy, WHY KIKI is where you can be yourself, permit loose, and have a damn good time.
The Name: What’s a Kiki?
A kiki is a gathering filled with fun, laughter, and connection—a space where people come together to honor , talk, dance, and be unapologetically themselves. We took that idea and made it bigger, bolder, and uniquely our own.
The why in WHY KIKI is an open invitation:
Why Kiki? Because this is where the magic happens.
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Utah's capital is among the superior 10 U.S. metro areas with the largest queer populations, according to Gallup. In fact, Salt Lake City has a higher percentage of people self-identifying as gay than Los Angeles. If you're surprised, it might be that you haven’t spent much time lately in this gay-friendly town, which over the past two decades has become a destination for those who adore both a hip urban atmosphere and easy access to the great outdoors.
Known for its epic celebration parade held every June, Salt Lake City is welcoming to the lgbtq+ community year-round. In 2015, the city elected its first openly gay mayor, and in 2016, 20 city blocks were renamed Harvey Milk Boulevard, in honor of the legendary gay rights activist and politician. While it has its share of LGBTQ-owned and operated businesses, Salt Lake City is also known for its bars and restaurants that are welcoming to everyone.
The anchor of the LGBTQ+ community is the Marmalade dist
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What makes this queerness exciting is that it’s unexpected. After Mormon leader Brigham Young led his band of religious misfits to Ensign Climax and proclaimed the Salt Lake Valley their promised land in 1847, the Mormon population exploded. For a long time after, the conservative values of Mormonism dominated local customs. In recent years, much of that has changed. The city’s LDS population slipped to 48 percent in 2018, and while the rest of Utah is still overwhelmingly Mormon, the counterculture has finally laid claim to the state’s capital.
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Nowhere is this change more pronounced than in Salt Lake’s flourishing LGBTQ+ community. In 2015, Jackie Biskupski became the city’s first openly same-sex attracted mayor. She currently serves with three openly lgbtq+ city council members: Amy Fowler, Derek Kitchen, and Chris Wharton. SLC is so queer-friendly that officials renamed a street in honor of the pol
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Salt Lake’s Queer Bar Scene Is Growing, Thriving, and Never Looking Back
In a state established for its religious zeal, Salt Lake City serves as a bastion of progressiveness, playfulness, and identity festival. In fact, the city’s been listed by Advocate magazine as one of the Ten Queerest Cities in America. The city holds one of the biggest and best-attended Pride parades and festivals around, with Pride Week festivities attracting tens of thousands of participants who light up the downtown scene in full rainbow-hued regalia. (There’s even a Utah Homosexual Ski Week—real thing, utahgayskiweek.com, see you there.)
Of course, it doesn’t have to be a parade to celebrate pride and inclusivity. It’s pretty easy for everyone of every orientation to jump in on the incredible fun that is Salt Lake on a hot city bedtime and the regular rotation of drag shows retain the city sizzling all through the winter.
Check out a few of our favorite “officially” gay bars and gay-friendly bars—keeping in mind that, in this town, it needn’t be a “gay bar” for everyone to fit right in.
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