As Pride Month begins, cities are figuring out how to celebrate safely given the pandemic. It s especially tricky for bars and street festivals where large crowds are a sign of success and progress.
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Lesbian Bar: At Henrietta Hudson, one of New York City's most iconic LGBTQ hangouts, co-owner Lisa Cannistraci had long mulled a makeover but put off tackling the changes while business was good.
At Henrietta Hudson, one of New York City's most iconic LGBTQ hangouts, co-owner Lisa Cannistraci had long mulled a makeover but put off tackling the changes while business was good. In March 2020, even before authorities ordered businesses to shut down, Cannistraci closed the bar and resolved to use the pause from the pandemic as a chance to transform the historic space in Manhattan's West Village. Fifteen months later, Henrietta Hudson is welcoming patrons back to a club reimagined as a lounge with sitting areas and plates of charcuterie to accompany its dance floor.
New documentary highlights the challenges faced by 4 of the last 21 remaining U.S. lesbian bars during the pandemic – and why it’s vital to save them
They’re saving a founding pillar of the LGBTQ community one bar at a time.
In the 1980s, in the years following the Stonewall Riots, there were roughly 200 lesbian bars in the U.S. Today there are only 21.
Starting on Thursday, a campaign designed to bring awareness and help support the nation’s last surviving safe spaces for marginalized genders kicks off with the release of a new documentary short.
Executive produced by actress Lea DeLaria of “Orange is the New Black,” “The Lesbian Bar Project” shines a light on bar owners and the communities they serve across three U.S. cities New York, Washington, D.C., and Mobile, Ala.