It quickly became a safe haven for Black and Brown queer people, particularly on the South Side, and it’s maintained its notoriety in large part because there are no other establishments like it. Sitting across from a former bank, Jeffery Pub has been a neighborhood stalwart since the 1960s.
SOUTH SHORE - For Black and Brown LGBTQ Chicagoans, finding belonging on the North Halsted strip formerly known as Boystown long has been a struggle.īut they’ve long found a home and fellowship inside an unassuming bar in South Shore - one of the only Black-owned LGBTQ bars in Chicago.
