All posts tagged "LGBTQ bars"
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LGBTQ Bar Apologizes After Drag Performer’s Blackface Act
Pittsburgh's Blue Moon Bar canceled its weekly Open Stage event after receiving death threats over a performance that drew community outrage.
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Leon’s of Baltimore Reopens After Summer Closure
Baltimore's oldest gay bar and its sister venue, Leon's Backroom, return under family management following longtime owner Ron Singer's death.
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LGBTQ Hospitality Group Acquires 49% of Pitchers and ALOHO
HV Entertainment, which is focused on keeping LGBTQ spaces in community hands, has partnered with owner Dave Perruzza as it expands into D.C.
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Gay Adult Performer Alfonso Osnaya Attacked Outside LGBTQ Bar
The alleged assault took place outside the Castro gay bar Beaux after other patrons mocked Osnaya’s porn career.
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Looking for Lilli’s: Sapphic Bar Seeks Arlington Home
Named for pioneering activist Lilli Vincenz, SC Nealy's proposed venue would serve as a coffeehouse by day and cocktail bar by night.
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San Francisco Gay Bars Pause ID Scanning After Privacy Backlash
Badlands and Toad Hall paused the system, which photographs patrons and stores their data, while The Mix says it will continue using it.
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Police Kill Man Who Allegedly Opened Fire on Gay Dive Bar
Staff and customers took cover inside Shakey's after an armed man allegedly opened fire from the parking lot.
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Leon’s Backroom Temporarily Closes After Owner’s Death
Baltimore’s oldest gay bar hopes to reopen once staff determine the venue’s future following the death of longtime owner Ron Singer.
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3 Break Into Minneapolis LGBTQ Bar, Steal Safe With $3,000
Co-owners of Lush Lounge & Theater say the burglars appeared to know exactly where to go during the late-night break-in.
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Former Marsha’s Bartender Says Police Called After Firing
A former employee of a Philadelphia queer women’s bar says she was fired after objecting to anti-Black and misogynistic comments from staff.
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Denver Lesbian Bar Closes Despite Raising $83K on GoFundMe
The Pearl, closed after racking up tens of thousands in back taxes and facing mounting financial troubles, refunded the $83K in donations.
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Two Michigan Men Accused of Terror Plot on LGBTQ Bars
The FBI claims that two 20-year-old Dearborn men targeted LGBTQ bars near Detroit in an ISIS-inspired Halloween plot.
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Gay Bar Shuts Down Without Notice on Christmas Eve
Owners of The Birdcage in Cincinnati claim they were forced to close due to rising insurance costs and declining sales.
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D.C.’s Hottest Gay Bars for Your New Year’s Eve Party Plans
Our guide to a gay New Year's Eve in D.C. features 26 terrific options, from LGBTQ watering holes to leading concert venues.
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D.C. is lifting capacity restrictions. What does that mean for gay bars?
Bar owners are excited but awaiting further guidance about the District's plan to end COVID-19 restrictions on June 11.
