There are only 21 lesbian bars surviving in the U.S. Gossip Grill in Hillcrest hopes to continue to provide a safe space for lesbians and trans communities.
HILLCREST
San Diego LGBT Pride honored members of the LGBTQIA+ community Friday night in Hillcrest at its annual Spirit of Stonewall Rally as part of ongoing Pride festivities.
The rally is named after and honors those who rose up against police brutality in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York City.
San Diego Pride leaders said the “origins of the global Pride movement can trace their roots” to what’s often called the Stonewall uprising or Stonewall riots.
“Why we’re here today is because of an uprising,” Marcus Bush, a city councilmember in National City who is bisexual, said during his keynote speech at the rally. “An uprising against a hateful, homophobic and transphobic society. An uprising against police forces who implement our society’s hateful, homophobic (and) transphobic laws.”
There are roughly two dozen lesbian bars in the United States. The ones that are left are evolving to survive
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business
It’s just about closing time on Thursday in early June and the regulars are catching up and winding down after a busy night of darts league.
They shoot the breeze, fling back a couple of shots, and spout off lyrics (“get on your bikes and ride!”) to accompany the tunes playing overhead.
Come back tomorrow night, they say, because it should be a hoot a “Hootenanny,” to be precise. In addition to weekly drag shows, music and other events, once a month, the Hootenanny Harlots drag troupe put on a comedy show that’s a little bit country and a little bit, well,