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LA Lesbian Bar Ruby Fruit Is Fighting For Its Survival. We Really Need It To Win.

“The thing about having a community hub, a place you return to again and again, is that it makes the…

Gabrielle Korn

Jan 17, 2025

the scene

LA Lesbian Bar Ruby Fruit Is Fighting For Its Survival. We Really Need It To Win.

“The thing about having a community hub, a place you return to again and again, is that it makes the city feel smaller. You start to run into the same…

Gabrielle Korn

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Jan 17, 2025

a person in cowboy gear with their shirt unbuttoned, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat

society + culture

Texas’ DIY Parties Are Creating Spaces for Lesbians From Scratch

I wear a leather vest for a shirt, a black cowboy hat, and pearls for added flair. The party is in a discreet, always-changing location, available only by word-of-mouth invite.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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Apr 18, 2024

Real Queer Women Bartenders of WeHo: A colorful collage of photos of various queer women bartenders featured in the article.

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The Real Queer Women Bartenders of WeHo

When the rest of Santa Monica Blvd is male bartenders, male dancers, and male patrons, seeing these bartenders sends a message: We see you in here.

Gabe Dunn

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Apr 11, 2024

a collage featuring beer, pool balls, arcades, a neon bar sign, darts, polaroids, and lesbians hanging out

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All 37 Surviving Lesbian Bars In the U.S.

Building on the work of so many queer archivists, writers, and historians, we have created this list, meant to be an ongoing record, of lesbian bars operating in the U.S.…

Riese and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 13, 2024

image of michelle tea and sini anderson performing in sister spit many moons ago

the scene

The Return of Sister Spit: A Love Letter to Queer Spaces of Belonging

The traveling show Sister Spit is back on the road, and it’s making a lot of old queers nostalgic about our weird and holy gay spaces.

Raechel Anne Jolie

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Aug 9, 2022

a queer party, two girls with long hair lean against a wall flirting and touching each other, other folks are in the foreground doing their party thing

the scene

You Need Help: How Can I Learn To Enjoy Gay Clubs?

Try to let go of the need for perfection on the space and on yourself. Instead let that bliss find you whenever it’s meant to find you.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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May 3, 2022

Sheila Smallman, owner of Herz lesbian bar in Alabama, sits on a pool table while being filmed for The Lesbian Bar Project

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Meet The Owners of Herz, a Lesbian-Owned Bar in Alabama

Herz might just be the queer miracle of Mobile.

Liana DeMasi

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Aug 20, 2021

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The Drag Kings of Taipei

I moved to California from Shanghai at fourteen and threw myself into learning how to be an American. It’s a lot like doing drag.

Alison Tam

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Nov 6, 2019

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The Scene

LA Lesbian Bar Ruby Fruit Is Fighting For Its Survival. We Really Need It To Win.

LA Lesbian Bar Ruby Fruit Is Fighting For Its Survival. We Really Need It To Win.

Texas’ DIY Parties Are Creating Spaces for Lesbians From Scratch

The Real Queer Women Bartenders of WeHo

All 37 Surviving Lesbian Bars In the U.S.

The Return of Sister Spit: A Love Letter to Queer Spaces of Belonging

You Need Help: How Can I Learn To Enjoy Gay Clubs?

Meet The Owners of Herz, a Lesbian-Owned Bar in Alabama

The Drag Kings of Taipei

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