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Moby Dyke Is a Fresh Take on the Old Conversation About Disappearing Lesbian Bars

I didn’t go to my first lesbian bar until I was in my early twenties.

Stef Rubino —

Jun 6, 2023

lesbian bar culture

lgbt history

Why Do Lesbian Bars Keep Disappearing?

There are so many myths about why lesbian bars close and/or don’t survive.

Stef Rubino —

Dec 7, 2022

bdsm

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A black and white image shows the faces of three women who are lying on top of each with their arms wrapped around each other. One woman, who wears a bandana around her head and sunglasses, leans in to kiss a woman to the right. On the left, the third woman, who is wearing sunglasses and a denim vest, leans in towards the mouths of the kissing women.

visual art

13 Photos of Dyke Culture Between 1988 and 2003, by Phyllis Christopher

Phyllis Christopher’s photos capture an underground dyke culture that was loud, ferocious, and teeming with sexuality.

Ro White —

Aug 15, 2022

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Which Historical Lesbian Bars Would American Girl Dolls Have Visited?

Let’s imagine these adorable queer icons as they’d be turning 18, maybe figuring things out, maybe beginning to search for queer community.

Yashwina —

Jan 12, 2022

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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 —

Aug 20, 2021

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The Lesbian Bar Project Raises Over $100,000 to Protect 15 of Our Last Lesbian Bars

Lesbian bars across the country are closing at an alarming rate. The filmmakers and activists of the Lesbian Bar Project teamed up with Jägermeister to save the fifteen that remain.

Lindsay Lee Wallace —

Dec 23, 2020

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Dykes Rule the Night

Lesbian bars may be dying, but lesbian nightlife is more alive than ever

Clare Hand —

Dec 30, 2019

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sex

Queer Women and Leather: A Culture Clash That Has Nothing to Do With Veganism

An understanding of the leather community can help us co-exist, share spaces and celebrate all of the different ways to live queer lives.

Natalie West —

Jun 20, 2018

day in the life

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Day in the Life: Lisa Cannistraci, Activist and Lesbian Bar Owner

“When I opened the bar in 1991, we had a jukebox. Yeah that’s about it. Back then folks were not so intent on being in fabulous spaces. They just wanted…

Molly —

Jun 23, 2017

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Lesbian Bar Names of the Past, Ranked

RIP sweet girls.

Erin —

Jun 15, 2017

lesbian bar culture

the scene

What’s the Point of Lesbian Parties?

“It sounds like the start of a fairy tale, except The Woods doesn’t lead to witches that boil children. It leads to neo-feminist witches who can read your horoscope, make…

Erica Peplin —

May 19, 2016

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Lesbian Bars I Definitely Made Up But Probably Exist

“Yearn is honestly a little too much. Yearn is the bar equivalent of Marina’s voice on Jenny’s voicemail that one time when she’s like, “Jenny. I was just… thinking about…

Erin —

Feb 10, 2016