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Changes – An LGBTQ+ neighborhood pub located in the Wallingford area. Back in , McIssac was tired of the scene on Capitol Hill. He kept a meticulous list of all the things he liked, and disliked, about other Seattle gay bars. He painted the walls black, so it felt like the classic San Francisco spaces. He installed TVs and a sound system.

He held Halloween costume contests and claims he gave way more prizes than any other bar in town.

He selected high tables and chairs so people entering the bar blend in with the crowd. Other bars had low tables, which made him feel like a model walking in on a runway, he joked. The Stranger talked with McIssac before the bar celebrated 35 years on the last day of January. He talked about the bar, and his experiences as a young gay man visiting Seattle bars during the s.

It started snowing, and we had probably one of the worst snowstorms that we've ever had. We actually had a very good turnout, because of the person who worked for the [ Seattle Gay News ]. He made sure we had ads together to promote the bar months before I opened. We had probably 30 people, which for that bar is a pretty good turnout considering, prior to that, if they ever had 30 people in that bar—it would have been a miracle.

It was called the Bus Stop. I don't know if you would call it a lesbian bar at that time, but it was owned by two gals. They were partners. But it was a neighborhood bar. I used to stop by there with a friend of mine all the time who didn't want to go to the Hill. It was never busy. I mean, maybe five people was the busiest I'd ever seen it. I don't even know how they afforded to keep the doors open.

But I instantly turned it around the day I bought it. At that time, , all the [gay] bars were located on the Hill. Everything that was downtown had closed, because prior to that there were a lot of bars downtown and they all moved up to Capitol Hill. I just think it was a terrible attitude when you went to those places up there. The bartenders weren't very nice. You were just a number, I guess you would say.

And there was really no personal contact or no customer service. I really promoted [Changes] to let people know that when they came in there, they were going to be treated well … I could care less what you look like, I could care less if you're a male or female, I want to treat every person as a person, as an individual so they felt welcome; they felt special.

Your age has absolutely nothing to do with it, and your sex has absolutely nothing to do with it. We welcome everybody. I sponsor a couple lesbian softball teams. In the summertime.