Once McKechnie realized the innovative nature of the bar, the name quickly followed: The Mattachine Society was a 1950s Los Angeles–based gay rights organization. that is teaching their bartenders the difference between bourbon and rye and the history of distillation,” says co-owner and operator Garrett McKechnie. “There really is not another gay bar in L.A. Open since October 2015, the bar's focus on craft cocktails is what makes it stand out and why I chose it as our first stop of the evening. My friends and I began our night out at Bar Mattachine.

Bar Mattachine's Garrett McKechnie Credit: Jeremiah Hansen