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Durham, North Carolina
Durham's first dedicated LGBTQ+ nightclub in decades, opened June 2024
Club ERA opened in June 2024 as Durham's first dedicated gay and trans nightclub in more than three decades, the project of Afro-Latinx drag performer Naomi Dix of the House of Coxx. It occupies the basement level of The Fruit on South Dillard Street, a space Dix built explicitly to center queer and trans people of color who'd been underserved by the Triangle's existing nightlife. The design nods to Studio 54 and the club scenes of '80s and '90s New York and Chicago, with themed rooms hung with curated artwork that give you somewhere to land away from the bass. The week runs several nights deep — house DJs, drag productions, and queer karaoke among them — and the room stays mission-first: a Black- and trans-centered floor rather than a generic dance club. For travelers, it's a big part of why Durham now reads as its own LGBTQ+ destination instead of an afterthought to Raleigh, and it's worth planning a weekend around.
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