So it was that I finally went to one of the Jen Bryant Raven nights on January 15, 2012. Back then, I had one night out a month as Sophie, and that was for Ren and Angela’s.Įventually, I talked Wife into giving me an extra night on a given month–sort of a “Christmas gift. They were extremely popular, but I couldn’t go. That’s about when Jennifer Bryant, a popular Philly trans woman, started holding parties for transgender people every few months. People I met at Renaissance and Angela’s Laptop Lounge raved about the place.
One of the bars is a piano bar where show tunes are gleefully sung by long time regulars seated around a grand piano. The bars and dining room are done in beautiful carved dark wood and stained glass. It has a large, elegant dining room, two bars, a swimming pool, cabana bar, and a small number of hotel rooms. The Raven in New Hope is a legendary gay bar in the northeast U.S.
