The Stud (bar)
The Stud in 2019 | |
| Address | 1123 Folsom Street San Francisco U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′34″N 122°24′30″W / 37.77613°N 122.40843°W |
| Type | Gay bar |
| Opened | May 27, 1966 |
| Years active | 57 years in business (not continuously; has been closed before) |
The Stud is a gay bar currently located on 1123 Folsom Street in San Francisco.
It was started by associates George Matson and Alexis Muir (Muir was a transgender woman then known as Richard Conroy) on May 27, 1966. According to George Matson, it was a "bar for people, not just pretty bodies". Originally, the Stud was located at 1535 Folsom Street; in 1987, it moved to Ninth and Harrison Streets.
The Stud closed in May 2020, due to financial troubles stemming from a shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the Stud reopened on April 20, 2024, on 1123 Folsom Street.