There are no signs of a doom loop in Oakland’s queer nightlife scene, where brick and mortar nightclubs and bars quadrupled in the last year, and the events to go along with them have grown too. KQED Arts and Culture Editor Nastia Voynovskaya explains what’s behind this flourishing scene.Links:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953497/a-queer-party-renaissance-brings-new-life-to-downtown-oakland">A Queer Party Renaissance Brings New Life to Downtown Oakland</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/oakland-queer-nightlife-scene-renaissance-18121382.php">'Something's blooming': Queer nightlife in Oakland is approaching a renaissance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/11981253/oaklands-queer-nightlife-renaissance-is-here">Episode transcript</a></li>
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