Texas’ Oldest Gay Leather bar since 1982.

40 YEARS OF LEATHER LAUGHTER AND LOVE.

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    ENVIRONMENT

    The crowd is incredibly laid-back and cool, and while bears in harnesses abound, people of all genders and orientations are welcome.

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    RIPCORD'S HISTORY

    Since 1982, Ripcord has been a fixture of Houston’s LGBTQ+ bar scene and THE gay leather bar in Houston where the wild, the weird, and the kinky gather on a nightly basis.

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