I-Beam (Moorhead/Fargo Gay Bar/80's to 2000's) Color:Heather Navy no-attitude hangout where cowboys

no-attitude hangout where cowboys

and a refusal to apologize for either

remains controversial—but also groundbreaking

Urkel wasn’t supposed to take over pop culture

a post-Pride pilgrimage

I-Beam (Moorhead/Fargo Gay Bar/80's to 2000's) Color:Heather Navy no-attitude hangout where cowboysThe I Beam Fargo, ND (1980s2000s) In a state not exactly known for queer nightlife, The I Beam stood strong. Opening in the 1980s, The I Beam (actually located in Moorhead) became Fargos defining gay bar a rare, durable LGBTQ+ gathering space in North Dakota. The name fit perfectly: structural, industrial, unpolished. Like the steel beam it referenced, the bar held weight. Inside, it was equal parts dance floor and dive pool tables, jukebox energy,