Queer Wisconsin — A living history of LGBTQ+ life in Wisconsin

A living history of LGBTQ+ life in Wisconsin

Bar / Club

Scruples

Eau Claire

Summary

Scruples opened at 411 Galloway Street in Eau Claire in August 1992, continuing LGBTQ nightlife in the same building as the earlier Back Door. Listings in Wisconsin LGBTQ media sometimes lagged address changes; the bar is believed to have closed in March 1996.

Images

Earliest listings in In Step's Guide included the new Scruples listing at top, but with the hold-over Back Door listing still shown at the end of the section / (In Step vol. 9 #19 - Sept. 1992) / / In Step
Article about Gay Bashings in Eau Claire including a fight at Scruples on Sept. 6, 1992 / (In Step vol. 9 #19 - Sept. 1992) / / In Step