In the other half, dozens of gay and lesbian patrons were making it a more festive Home Team happy hour than usual.Ĭharleston’s well-organized gay community has faithfully supported its bars and restaurants, and small groups have been meeting at other spots across the Lowcountry for years.

In one half of the restaurant, a wedding party enjoyed a rehearsal dinner. Home Team wasn’t much different from what you’d expect on a Friday night - barbecue in the kitchen and live blues music out front. As the website notes, they’re taking the gay bar with them wherever they go “one happy hour at a time.” “When you walk in, it smells like lima beans and corn bread,” says Trevor Donovan.įor one night in August, West Ashley’s Home Team BBQ was the place for gay movers and shakers to see and be seen - people like Donovan and his partner, Marshall Morris, who organized the latest event as part of Takeover Charleston. How can you describe Charleston’s latest gay hotspot?