Los Globos — Restaurant in Los Angeles

On January 27 at the BLACKOUT event eventbrite hosted at Los Globos there was no dress code written on the tickets. I got there with my friend that drove us. And when the bouncer saw me wearing flip-flops he looked inside and looked at me and said "I'm sorry, boss. But you can not come in." Surprised I asked why. He said. "Sorry you wearing flip-flops. I'm concerned about your safety and on the dance floor people can step over your feet." I've been clubbing over 20 years with or without them. And at the Abbey or any other club I frequently go never before was I denied from coming in. So I asked my friend if he wanted to go in by himself because I could not get in apparently. My friend said. "No, we will go home. It's not a problem." Then the shady bouncer said "Well if you have some money we can work on something and I can let you in." Confused I asked? "What do you mean?" He replied "If you give me some cash and anybody inside reprimand you just say that Eric in the front has your back." Only because I wanted to see the dj and enjoy my night I gave him money on the side to let me in. And let me tell you this was the best money I ever spent in my life! 8 different guys stepped on my feet but I didn't feel a thing because I paid Eric so I was protected! That was my insurance working for me, right? All jokes aside Eric is a disgusting conniving sleezeball that started my night on a very sour note. The bartenders and other merchants inside need to get on it. Because I was "out" of money for his extorsion and bribing I could not have a couple other drinks nor tip nor buy stuff the event...

Trying to find a not so swanky late night club that plays good music can be tough. More of a whim to come here, they have their finger on the pulse of the streets. No top anything, just underground, 2 months from radio regional stuff. Having less than an hour before last call we haggle the cover down to nothing and head straight through the dark almost country barn looking wood corridor's to the blue backlit bar. Cheap drinks, a bit on the weak side for drinks, but I guess when you're young and hopped up on other recreational pursuits a proper cocktail is less of a worry. The lighting wasn't spectacular, but man you get to see the DMV of LA, the full gamut of the party scene. Young skinny models to back east boys in redwings and fatigues, to nerds in a crew necks, all of them seemingly dazed. Oh and the creepy guy in the suit who ended up getting into his Porsche out front. Go to the clubs in Hawaii and that same methamphetamine glaze is rampant. I usually suspect that a more expensive white powder is the preferred vice, but I think everyone was here for the same reason we were to get down to some grimy beats. No concept of time a few drinks later the lights come up and we're herded out to street meat carts, cigarette smoke and kids without a care in the world. Oh to be young. Not packed enough on a Friday to really mask the poor dancing and drama that ensues among drunks and lovers, but this definitely isn't the cream of the crop, but a late...

I went to Spooki Ball here on Nov. 2nd 2018 in the upstairs area. A ball is something that was created by poc lgbtqia people. I’m a trans woman of color and I was beyond excited to dance on the sidelines of such a beautiful event. It felt like a night I could finally let loose and relax for once as a trans woman in public. Went to use the bathroom at one point which is separated into genders. A woman in a full suit that works for Los Globos tapped me on the shoulder as I’m about to enter a stall and explains to me that “this bathroom is not unisex”. I’m a trans woman which means I’m a WOMAN. In this moment in history I will not back down and say this was okay let it go. I was wearing a dress I wasn’t going to go use the men’s restroom. That’s incredibly hurtful and disrespectful. These types of things assumed and said to me and to people like me are acts of transphobia. I don’t ever write reviews for things ever even if I love them. I will make sure to avoid this place and also warn other trans & gnc people to stay away from here. This place doesn’t deserve our business if you can’t respect the trans movement that’s clearly happening in this country regardless of the current administrations failure to be on the right...