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==Description==
==Description==
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]],<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> [[BenDeLaCreme]], [[Bianca Del Rio]], [[Sasha Velour]], [[Shangela Laquifa Wadley]], and Yuhua Hamasaki,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://1870mag.com/bar-battle-axis-vs-union-cafe/|title=BAR BATTLE: Axis VS Union Café|last=Staff|first=1870|date=2018-06-04|website=1870 Mag|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}</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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inmagazine.ca/2014/06/three-cheers-for-columbus/|title=Three cheers for Columbus|date=2014-06-20|website=IN Magazine|language=en-CA|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> 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]],<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> [[BenDeLaCreme]], [[Bianca Del Rio]], [[Sasha Velour]], [[Shangela Laquifa Wadley]], and Yuhua Hamasaki,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://1870mag.com/bar-battle-axis-vs-union-cafe/|title=BAR BATTLE: Axis VS Union Café|last=Staff|first=1870|date=2018-06-04|website=1870 Mag|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}</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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inmagazine.ca/2014/06/three-cheers-for-columbus/|title=Three cheers for Columbus|date=2014-06-20|website=IN Magazine|language=en-CA|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> 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> as well as drag competitions.<ref>https://www.thelantern.com/2012/02/king-trumps-queens-in-axis-drag-search/</ref>


Rajesh Lahoti is an owner of the bar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.columbusmonthly.com/article/20140206/NEWS/302069420|title=The Fallen Kings of the Short North|website=Columbus Monthly|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://columbusmag.com/section-suitless-article.php?id=390|title=C Magazine / columbusmag.com|website=columbusmag.com|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20170614/statement-from-unionaxis-founder-rajesh-lahoti|title=A statement from Union/Axis founder Rajesh Lahoti|last=Lahoti|first=Rajesh|website=Columbus Alive|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>
Rajesh Lahoti is an owner of the bar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.columbusmonthly.com/article/20140206/NEWS/302069420|title=The Fallen Kings of the Short North|website=Columbus Monthly|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://columbusmag.com/section-suitless-article.php?id=390|title=C Magazine / columbusmag.com|website=columbusmag.com|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20170614/statement-from-unionaxis-founder-rajesh-lahoti|title=A statement from Union/Axis founder Rajesh Lahoti|last=Lahoti|first=Rajesh|website=Columbus Alive|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>

Revision as of 05:02, 14 December 2018

Axis Nightclub
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Address775 North High Street
LocationColumbus, Ohio, U.S.
TypeGay bar

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

Description

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,[6] BenDeLaCreme, Bianca Del Rio, Sasha Velour, Shangela Laquifa Wadley, and Yuhua Hamasaki,[7][8] among others.[9] Local drag queen Nina West hosts the show "Heels of Horror" annually,[10][11] as well as drag competitions.[12]

Rajesh Lahoti is an owner of the bar.[13][14][15]

Axis has been described at Columbus' most popular gay bar. In 2001, the bar's general manager estimated that 20 to 25 percent of clientele were Ohio State University students.[16] In 2014, Axis' fifth annual "Night of 100 Drag Queens" reportedly broke the record for the largest drag show, with 55 participants, who performed to "It's Raining Men".[17] Also in 2014, Axis hosted the inaugural Shooting Star Awards, and won the award for Best Nightclub.[18]

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".[19]

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. ^ "White Party with Asia O'Hara of RPDR 10". Columbusunderground.com. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  7. ^ Staff, 1870 (2018-06-04). "BAR BATTLE: Axis VS Union Café". 1870 Mag. Retrieved 2018-12-09. {{cite web}}: |first= has numeric name (help)
  8. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Contestant to Perform at Axis". Columbusunderground.com. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Three cheers for Columbus". IN Magazine. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  10. ^ "Review: Heels of Horror combines pop culture, Halloween". Thelatern.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Mega Weekend Fall 2016 – Vol. 5". Columbusunderground.com. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  12. ^ https://www.thelantern.com/2012/02/king-trumps-queens-in-axis-drag-search/
  13. ^ "The Fallen Kings of the Short North". Columbus Monthly. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  14. ^ "C Magazine / columbusmag.com". columbusmag.com. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  15. ^ Lahoti, Rajesh. "A statement from Union/Axis founder Rajesh Lahoti". Columbus Alive. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  16. ^ Gehrig, Mike. "Columbus dance clubs attract world's top DJs". The Lantern. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  17. ^ Allen, Timothy (2014-07-30). "Columbus Nightclub Breaks Record For World's Largest Drag Show". www.queerty.com. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  18. ^ https://www.queerty.com/award-winners-exclusive-photos-first-ever-shooting-star-awards-20140729
  19. ^ Kelley, Shawnie (July 1, 2008). Insiders' Guide to Columbus, Ohio. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 104. Retrieved December 8, 2018.

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