In the past six months Talbott Street, long-known for its drag shows, closed, as did the 501 Eagle, a bar favored by leather enthusiasts since 1986. Among the casualties: the venerable Varsity, the city's oldest gay bar, dating back to the 1940s. Since 2015 at least five have closed their doors in Indianapolis, about half the city's total. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gay bars are going out of business fast.
