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'''Axis Nightclub''' is a [[gay bar]] and nightclub in [[The Short North]], [[Columbus, Ohio]].
'''Axis Nightclub''' is a [[gay bar]] and nightclub in [[The Short North]], [[Columbus, Ohio]].


The multi-level dance club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/03/clevelands_gay_bars_evolve_in.html|title=Cleveland's gay bars evolve in age of greater tolerance|website=Cleveland.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> has hosted drag acts and competitions ("So You Think You Can Drag?"),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/news/20180128/gay-rights-advocate-nina-west-has-long-used-drag-queen-act-to-raise-money-for-charities|title=Gay-rights advocate Nina West has long used drag-queen act to raise money for charities|first=Mike|last=Wagner|website=Dispatch.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/photogallery/OH/20180920/PHOTOGALLERY/920009998/PH/1|title=Photos: Weekends events for Columbus and central Ohio, September 21–23|website=Dispatchc.om|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20170927/community-feature-local-to-compete-in-miss-gay-america-pageant|title=Community feature: Local to compete in Miss Gay America pageant|first=Erica|last=Thompson|website=Columbusalive.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> including Miss Gay Heart of America<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/annual-miss-gay-heart-of-america-pageant-hits-axis-this-weekend-gf1|title=Annual Miss Gay Heart of America Pageant Hits Axis This Weekend|date=4 March 2017|website=Columbusunderground.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> and performances by ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' contestants [[Alaska Thunderfuck]], [[Asia O'Hara]], [[Ben De La Creme]], [[Bianca Del Rio]], [[Sasha Velour]], [[Shangela]], and Yuhua Hamasaki,<ref>http://1870mag.com/bar-battle-axis-vs-union-cafe/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/event/white-party-with-asia-ohara-of-rpdr-10|title=White Party with Asia O’Hara of RPDR 10|date=22 May 2018|website=Columbusunderground.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-10-contestant-to-perform-at-axis-tm1|title=RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 Contestant to Perform at Axis|date=2 May 2018|website=Columbusunderground.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> among others. Local drag queen Nina West hosts the show "Heels of Horror" annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelantern.com/2013/10/review-heels-horror-combines-pop-culture-halloween/|title=Review: Heels of Horror combines pop culture, Halloween|website=Thelatern.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/mega-weekend-fall-2016-vol-5-top-things-to-do-columbus|title=Mega Weekend Fall 2016 – Vol. 5|date=20 October 2016|website=Columbusunderground.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref>
The multi-level dance club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/03/clevelands_gay_bars_evolve_in.html|title=Cleveland's gay bars evolve in age of greater tolerance|website=Cleveland.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> has hosted drag acts and competitions ("So You Think You Can Drag?"),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/news/20180128/gay-rights-advocate-nina-west-has-long-used-drag-queen-act-to-raise-money-for-charities|title=Gay-rights advocate Nina West has long used drag-queen act to raise money for charities|first=Mike|last=Wagner|website=Dispatch.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/photogallery/OH/20180920/PHOTOGALLERY/920009998/PH/1|title=Photos: Weekends events for Columbus and central Ohio, September 21–23|website=Dispatchc.om|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20170927/community-feature-local-to-compete-in-miss-gay-america-pageant|title=Community feature: Local to compete in Miss Gay America pageant|first=Erica|last=Thompson|website=Columbusalive.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> including Miss Gay Heart of America<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/annual-miss-gay-heart-of-america-pageant-hits-axis-this-weekend-gf1|title=Annual Miss Gay Heart of America Pageant Hits Axis This Weekend|date=4 March 2017|website=Columbusunderground.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> and performances by ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' contestants [[Alaska Thunderfuck]], [[Asia O'Hara]], [[BenDeLaCreme]], [[Bianca Del Rio]], [[Sasha Velour]], [[Shangela Laquifa Wadley]], and Yuhua Hamasaki,<ref>http://1870mag.com/bar-battle-axis-vs-union-cafe/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/event/white-party-with-asia-ohara-of-rpdr-10|title=White Party with Asia O’Hara of RPDR 10|date=22 May 2018|website=Columbusunderground.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-10-contestant-to-perform-at-axis-tm1|title=RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 Contestant to Perform at Axis|date=2 May 2018|website=Columbusunderground.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> among others. Local drag queen Nina West hosts the show "Heels of Horror" annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelantern.com/2013/10/review-heels-horror-combines-pop-culture-halloween/|title=Review: Heels of Horror combines pop culture, Halloween|website=Thelatern.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/mega-weekend-fall-2016-vol-5-top-things-to-do-columbus|title=Mega Weekend Fall 2016 – Vol. 5|date=20 October 2016|website=Columbusunderground.com|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==

Revision as of 02:44, 9 December 2018

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Axis Nightclub is a gay bar and nightclub in The Short North, Columbus, Ohio.

The multi-level dance club[1] has hosted drag acts and competitions ("So You Think You Can Drag?"),[2][3][4] including Miss Gay Heart of America[5] and performances by RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Alaska Thunderfuck, Asia O'Hara, BenDeLaCreme, Bianca Del Rio, Sasha Velour, Shangela Laquifa Wadley, and Yuhua Hamasaki,[6][7][8] among others. Local drag queen Nina West hosts the show "Heels of Horror" annually.[9][10]

Reception

Shawnie Kelley, author of Insiders' Guide to Columbus, Ohio (2003), said the bar "is becoming a staple of Columbus nightlife for gay and straight, men and women alike".[11]

References

  1. ^ "Cleveland's gay bars evolve in age of greater tolerance". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ Wagner, Mike. "Gay-rights advocate Nina West has long used drag-queen act to raise money for charities". Dispatch.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Photos: Weekends events for Columbus and central Ohio, September 21–23". Dispatchc.om. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ Thompson, Erica. "Community feature: Local to compete in Miss Gay America pageant". Columbusalive.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Annual Miss Gay Heart of America Pageant Hits Axis This Weekend". Columbusunderground.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ http://1870mag.com/bar-battle-axis-vs-union-cafe/
  7. ^ "White Party with Asia O'Hara of RPDR 10". Columbusunderground.com. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  8. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Contestant to Perform at Axis". Columbusunderground.com. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Review: Heels of Horror combines pop culture, Halloween". Thelatern.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Mega Weekend Fall 2016 – Vol. 5". Columbusunderground.com. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. ^ Kelley, Shawnie (July 1, 2008). Insiders' Guide to Columbus, Ohio. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 104. Retrieved December 8, 2018.

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