Backstreet   

Backstreet has been the on-and-off center of gay Detroit club life since the 1970s, when it was known as the Escape Disco and nearly naked men entertained the patrons. They often still do, and this spacious club's floors are usually hopping with magazine-quality men and those who want to get to know them. Women are welcome, but Backstreet is definitely a testosterone-oriented club, with black walls, metal accents, loud, pulsating music and pecs as far as the eye can see. If you just want to watch the action or make new friends, the club offers areas to escape the music and chat or sit and sip your Cosmo. Fridays offer happy hour with drink specials; Saturdays, live entertainment and a $5 cover charge.