I wish I had a vagina... :-(

i don't have a vagina neither and i have never EVER felt less than welcome at the rose. happy birthday rose. i hope you have 25 more..
love ,
always and forever.
riz

no jimmy.. I"VE been WELCOMED there and made to feel always. i've invited to dj there a few times and the 'whatchu doin here' looks have been rare and when they have occured aren't nearly as bad as they've been at the cuff or neighbors( at least neighbors back in the day)

You must be an asshole then Jimmy cause I have NEVER seen a bio male or even a trans-man treated poorly there unless it is deserved.

As a trans-man I have had so many of those "looks" you speak of at EVERY SINGLE gay bar in Seattle. The Rose is the only bar that I can stand to go to, and seemingly the only one I am welcomed in.

I feel more welcome at the Rose than any bar in Seattle. I love the bar, but more importantly I love the people.

Speaking from the perspective of a gay man who thinks there is nothing funnier than going to get Tacos and a Busch on a Tuesday at the Rose, I have always felt welcome there. There are a few bad apples in every bushel, but just because you may get a mean glance from a one or two girls shouldn't affect your enjoyment of the bar as a whole. The food is pretty good and the staff, especially Shelly have always been great to me.

Here's to 25 more years!

Hear, Hear! Thank you to all of the folks who have been through many more struggles than a few looks could stifle! Thank you to those who have paved the way for the Wildrose to be a place for ALL people to share!

Let's party on December 30th to celebrate its doors and minds still being open!!

Jimmy = fag
I am giving you an F) in your faggetry degree for failing a) gay history, b) dyke nite awareness, and with epic proportion c) capitol hill history. Although you get a few pussyboy extra credits for a)unregistered comment limp wrist and b) sissy attempt at snark.
Tug's Belltown Tavern was a lesbian bar every Thursday aka Wymmyn's Nite, and as one of only two men to ever work that night I can assure you it was wall to wall lesbian (apologies to Riz-I think you ran clean up a couple nights; did you sub dj too?).
Tug's Belmont on Capitol Hill was a pale attempt to re-create the original but was frequented by shallow capitol hill fags such as yourself and failed because of said patrons.
You would think that in fourteen years on the hill, you would have bothered to learn something, but no, just another clueless baby fag who thinks their arrival on the hill is the beginning of all gay history.
Any attitude you have encountered in the Wild Rose says more about your lame ass self than anything tossed your way.

@12 - is that from one angry old cocksucker to another? Srsly, I have seen plenty of gay boys, str8 boys, transmen, transwomen, dykes, lipstick lesbians...

Never seen anyone treated badly unless they were being shown the door for acting badly.

I was worried about whether I would still be welcome there when I began my transition. Silly me. The place truly is a community bar.

The Wild Rose is a fundamentally racist establishment.

The owner is responsible for the environment.

If you have money, you're ok--for awhile. But this is easily the most fucked up lesbian bar I've ever visited in the world.

As one of the founders of the Wildrose 25 years ago, I can tell you that we created the Rose to be a place for lesbians, for women and for the our lovers, families and friends. We created a place where everyone was welcome as long as they behaved and treated us with respect--respect for our lifestyle, for our community and for our dykeness.

My love, appreciation and best wishes to all the folks who worked at the Rose, performed, participated and played at the Rose for all these 25 years. Thanks Shelly and Martha for throwing a great 25th Anniversary Party.

I visited the Wild Rose last summer as part of a little Mecca tour I was on, including HerShe bar in Vancouver, Lesbo a Go Go at the Stonewall NYC,the Cubbyhole in NYC, the Lexington in San Fran and Le Drugstore in Montreal. I didn't stay long, or get to talk to anyone there, so my experience was limited. But it had a happy atmostphere, and I found the venue cute and cosy.

Aesthetically, I found the Wild Rose to be the Butchiest and most hip hop of them all (but maybe it was just a hip hop night). I'd go back again if I'd stayed longer.

Maybe the bar celebrating it's 25 years of survival should not be held accountable for the closed minded man haters that may wonder in from time to time. You can't throw someone out for personal preferences. If only it were that easy. I find the rose to be a great place on the hill that just happens to be a lesbian bar. If I have ever had a problem at the Rose it has been because of a customer when I felt it appropriate, I let the staff know and the issue is resolved before I even make it back to my seat. Cheers to you Wildrose! Survival of the fittest.