Searching for the Last Lesbian Bars in America

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San Francisco, New York, Washington DC, and New Orleans are four of the biggest gay party meccas in America, yet the cities' lesbian bars keep shutting down. Why are lesbian bars dying while gay male clubs continue to thrive? Is it because of rising rent prices, the stereotype of lesbians moving in after the first date, the rise of the trans rights movement, or something more complex? Broadly host JD Samson travels across America to find the answer.
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[@rachelt3189]

I'm a lesbian and I've never been able to find any real community - I wish lesbian bars or lesbian spaces were more accessible.

[@z0kiss889]

emosh73 we will never get "extinct" unfortinately for you mate

[@VanessaAttah]

ugh same

[@jordanv3926]

saaaaaame

[@rachelw821]

ditto... Denver scene is really clickish and weird... plus I don't drink so there's thay... we do have one coffee/bar here actually I have been meaning to check out...

[@savbryant3239]

trans women are real women.

[@aliciacroft]

Should be lesbian cafes... I think modern women want ways to connect without the club-scene/bar-scene

[@eleanorel5918]

Lesbian cat cafe!

[@reneel7877]

@@eleanorel5918 seconded!

[@sospeciallyme9096]

Well said.

[@grizzabel]

los angeles has cuties coffee.... it's closing 😐

[@Spectolect]

THIIIISSS!!!

[@dontask3497]

I've literally never seen a lesbian bar in any form of media. Gay guy bars? Oh yah. All the time. But for lesbians? Absolutely nothing.

[@robbycarr1905]

Fresh off the boat has one

[@isalesme015]

only that one episode in the simpsons

[@werkjiw]

"The L Word?"

[@user-cl6fr7mq7l]

Lip Service? The show is not good though

[@milkbag43]

@Well Ofcoursesir you're big mad now, huh

[@rebekahdrummond2818]

I WANT A LESBIAN BAR TF. Am I old enough to drink? No. Would I still appreciate a lot of lesbians in my neighbourhood having a good time? Hell yeah.

[@ch1oe374]

Rebekah Drummond felt this

[@diobrando3682]

@@raveroulette361 same lol

[@austro1675]

Men would invade them these days under the guise of 'gender identity' and would scream and yell 'transphobe!' if they were booted out

[@eva1937]

@@austro1675 okay terf

[@austro1675]

@@eva1937 Hey, SJW, you should be happy. Men can freely walk into lesbian bars now. You've won. What are you getting so upset over?

[@strengthlove3182]

I lived in a big city and we had 5 gay bars...only one of the bars hosts a ladies night 2 times a month...one thing I noticed is even though we have ladies nights we always would get married heterosexual couples that would come in trying to get women to come home with them to sleep with their wives...a lot of "lesbians" are disgusted by this and have felt pushed out of many bars because a lot of straight people even come in just to gawk and laugh...

[@cezzykins]

+Alexandra Alexandrescu so its not creepy when a man comes and tries to seduce lesbians and straight women? fuck off

[@leatcanned]

Gross.

[@hebrews12.29]

lol, that happened to me so many times, i used to laugh so much, in their faces. for real.

[@hebrews12.29]

ew.

[@nicolina1026]

Super none ya Fucking gross. What part of lesbian night don't they get? I'm bi, and can't imagine doing this to someone, nor have I ever wanted a threesome.

[@Hashbitnitwit]

Sucks to constantly get hit-on by men at present-day gay/straight bars when you are a gay girl.

[@Scallycowell]

Sami How do you even figure that..?

[@fatface5299]

Sami that is degenerate homosexualist propaganda rubbish, fuck off

[@Marieparawho]

Tracy K Yea and then they say shit like “Oh, I can turn you straight.” Like, fuck off.

[@DMWBN3]

Would you not be flattered that people of both sexes find you attractive? Or you just very salty?

[@DMWBN3]

Anal Destroyer homosexualist.... that's not even a fucking word. Twat. You ok in your safe space bleating made up words. ?!?!

[@Hiekokuchiki]

I live in san francisco and when I first moved here one of my questions were "where are the lesbian bars or lesbian anything?" Every store in the castro is for gay males, and every bar is for gay males.

[@olafriedel2182]

Because they actually spend money there. 🤔

[@sdfr7724]

Olaf Riedel then you wonder why your ridden with STD's....

[@morrigan191]

The Castro is really a gay male space, not a LGBTQ one

[@jawnblackout8619]

The had the Lexington, but it closed due to gentrification. Tech and integration killed the culture.

[@frankstein7631]

SDFR You're riddled. Or perhaps you've just been ridiculed.

[@okaraimani]

No no no, we DO need to be able to meet in spaces. That's absolutely something we lack and yearn for, for myself and others close to me! I have YEARS between partners since coming out and started dating women

[@marinagarza1803]

Social media is also changing the way lesbians gather. In some respects it is good that we have meet up groups and events that do not always revolve around a bar, alcohol and drinking, but it would be nice to have a central place in every city where women could always go for community. The social struggles are drastically changing for lesbians, and as we become more accepted into society, i.e. marriage and children, we may just end up diluted into society.

[@shananagans5]

That's why so many lesbian bars struggle. They do often serve as community centers etc. We need that but a bar has lots of operating expenses & alcohol sales are, unfortunately, needed to make ends meet. I haven't been in a lesbian bar in over a decade but in the late 80's-the 90's our local lesbian bar was open 7 days a week & the owner said Friday & Saturday nights, when alcohol sales were high, were the only days they made money. They were losing money the other nights but they stayed open 7 days a week for all kinds of different events. Ultimately they started a policy of a 2 drink minimum or a cover charge to cover operating expenses on slow days. I think lots of lesbian bars were/are in similar positions. They want to serve as community centers as well & end up not being able to make ends meet. That bar went out of business about 10 years ago & a few others tried to make a go of it but they went under in months. I think you are right, lesbian bars will become a thing of the past as we blend into society. I find that kind of sad. I never liked to drink but the lesbian bar was a safe place, especially when I was young & didn't feel safe being myself in public.

[@kelleywhitehurst3180]

There used to be a place where young men could come together, exclusively, with other young men; boy scouts. Everything is a candidate for infiltration and extinction, including lesbian bars.

[@bodoorgeest]

@@shananagans5, here in Amsterdam we only have two lesbian bars left..

[@TheSongwritingCat]

This feels like one of the few instances you can genuinely blame millennials for ruining something. While the internet is great, I think Sara at 15:20 was a little too casual about the issue. Yes, there will be generational divides and disagreements but you don't just give up on people especially if you recognize there's a lack of queer history and intergenerational relationships. Make the effort.

[@mermaidtails4391]

Diluted into society….. please, you’re no more special than anyone else

[@elmucho391]

Seems almost like the queer lgbt community is showing a face favourable mainly and almost exclusively to men....... Tea.

[@TheKelso132]

I feel this too, it's seem like it's becoming dominated by white men as well, just like everywhere else in society, but we're not ready to talk about that

[@Cataracts203]

@@TheKelso132 women don't want to pay for alcohol, drinks or club entry. Take a bit of responsiblity for yourself

[@CloverLovesTT]

it’s really the G community these days. specifically the white G community.

[@Manoatevarua]

Bruh there’s more homophobia towards gays than lesbians…

[@Manoatevarua]

@@stonerwitch4629 You’re dam right my brother, as a masculine bisexual man who’s attracted only to other masculine men and feminine women, I have seen people saying that my preference is somehow offensive. And as a mixed Polynesian/Latino, I only feel comfortable dating other Polynesians or Latino(a)s and that’s also offensive to some. So yeah, preferences are now offensive apparently. Kinda like how some Lesbians are having a hard time with Trans-women because they don’t want to date Trans-women and are called Transphobic for not going out with them.

[@leatcanned]

One of my dreams, when I get a lot of money is to open up a beautiful lesbian bar. :)

[@hebrews12.29]

well that's a nie dream, but i'm kinda thinking you should read my post too

[@featherman9]

There is a reason why all of them have closed, there is no market for them. At least not right now, maybe in the future it will change.

[@drmantistobboggangonzodr3961]

i think the reason they closed would most likely be that it is so easy to reach out on the internet or the street and meet people of whatever sexual orientation you are/ and are looking for..well maybe not so so easy but easier than in the past i mean to say, IMHO. i do think its a shame that there isn't a public space and theres no learning from one generation to another or mentorship i think thats true of society in general, sadly , too but anyone who is at risk of feeling marginalized needs that encouragement and love even more... especially with the rise of well just look at the incompetent orange and mike pence views, so i can see how people are worried... i think its different i agree with the point that one woman said about how gay men who live close to areas like hillcrest for example have disposable income and date more maybe before settling down i don't know how true that is in my experience it has been true but i haven't met every gay man on earth so i don't know. on one hand I'm glad no one feels excluded like they need a defined space but on the other hand when you go to a parade or somewhere where people celebrate their freedom their rights who they are can be powerful and so it would be a shame to lose that completely or even to relegate it to like only museum status feels hollow too I don't know i wish gay coffee shops would take off but i don't think anyone would feel like they need it so i think it might not succeed? i don't know but more power to you if thats your dream then i wish you good luck and hope it works out. i think location could be important. i wonder in other countries how this has evolved from like clandestine speakeasy-like places to more open places as culture evolves and accepts more people as they are...

[@chloweful]

Nunya Dambidniss You're disgusting.

[@kendallandersen8551]

You can call it Dildo whores.

[@tiffanyrodriguez9336]

Just for the record, Henrietta Hudson isn't the only lady bar in NYC. There's Cubbyhole in the West Village and Ginger's in Park Slope!

[@gigi9394]

good to know, thanks! hope they are all still around, despite the pandemic. it has been rough on businesses.

[@tessanie7417]

Hi, I am currently a volunteer for Shanghai Pride, and we want to run a story about the only LESBIAN bar in Shanghai called Roxie, so I am writing to ask if we can also put this video in our social media page as in WECHAT to introduce this story to Chinese audience, of course we will claim the courtesy of Broadly.

[@timeaesnyx]

Tessa Nie I think that we still have a lesbian bar in Denver

[@debtheskep.30]

a hellenic pagan where?

[@timeaesnyx]

debtheskep. Blush & Blu 1526 E Colfax

[@gracie5463]

Email Broadly or ask them on a social media app.:)

[@babyfacebastard4379]

Hey it’s 5 years later did you guys ever publish the story? If so where can we watch it? :)

[@audobone]

Fun fact: The host, JD Samson, used to date the singer Sia.

[@itz_da_zo_goat4854]

Anagha M. I looked her up and I never knew it till then

[@anybrzla3149]

Anagha M. Nahhh really 😱😱😱😱 jajaja

[@boberikson1242]

Dang that's crazy

[@alinacalm]

hey flo

[@thedreamers3599]

Anagha M. Really?! That's Maddie Ziegler

[@DanaHighfill]

The human body has so much variation. Tall, short, light dark, hairy, not hairy...Over 40% of women have facial hair. Most don't embrace it. Wonderful to see a woman wearing her facial hair without shame.

[@MrRobot600]

I would be skeptical to think that it was natural. Testosterone supplements, hair implants, etc. could be a large contributor.

[@Herrikias]

Shame women who want facial hair can't grow it in thick so they have more options in styling it.

[@stephaniesummer2663]

MrRobot600 Hahaha no that’s probably natural. I can tell you from experience.

[@woolpuppy]

I have nipple hair! TMI?

[@clmoss1]

Nah tbh her mustache isn't really that thick, mine has more hair but my hormones are balanced and where they're supposed to be some people are just hairy lol

[@saekoxcalibur5592]

I hope that lesbian bars are still around by the time I turn 21. The fact I've never been to/ had a safe space already sucks, but finding out that few of the possible places I can go to meet other lesbians are slowly disappearing really bums me out.

[@maremares6140]

Emely Garcia You're an Israelite of the Northern Kingdom. There's a l i n k on my About section called "The 12 Tribes of Israel Today". The l i n k leads to a page that has our modern day names (e.g. Puerto Rican, Mexican, Dominican, Guatamalan, etc.) and what we are called by God.

[@Sheisdreaming06]

Sm at least in my city theres one of the largest lgbt bars/night clubs in the world and they have an space just for woman but i dont have any money to spend /:

[@brookb6488]

It's official...I'm starting a cafe called LGB-Tea that serves tea, coffee, and pastries 24/7 and is decorated entirely in pastel pride flags

[@dummiegirl1861]

Brook Braeken we should call it les-coffee bean-ans

[@LiquetteDumitrina]

Man you really start a go fund me for this.A lot of people would donate i am sure

[@beastcarleeto707]

@Not Convinced Who are you to decide lmao, so pathetic when straight people act like they know lesbians personally

[@TeaganSmith_2011]

I WILL donate :)

[@mianoel24]

Where is it?

[@coldgrandpa]

more 👏lesbian👏 coffee 👏shops👏

[@HLB313]

Omg lesbians AND caffeine, now ya talking!

[@austro1675]

Men would invade them these days under the guise of 'gender identity' and would scream and yell 'transphobe!' if they were booted out

[@eva1937]

@@austro1675 okay terf

[@austro1675]

@@eva1937 Hey, SJW, you should be happy. Men can freely walk into lesbian bars now. You've won. What are you getting so upset over?

[@stioces]

TERF. No one welcoming you out.

[@lilsista110]

Wow, I thought it was just me thinking I couldn't find lesbian bars anymore because I wasn't in "the loop"... It's kinda sad to see but integration is a door that can always lead to something bigger!!

[@Catsandgraffiti]

I actually get really down about being bisexual, because I feel like I can never meet chicks. There is no central place for chicks to meet up, have a drink, and chill. To be straight up, that sucks!!! Men bore me! I feel so much more comfortable when I'm with girls and lets be real, the sex is so much better!

[@quirkyquips9915]

Men bore you. You feel more comfortable with girls and intimacy of the physical kind is better with females. You may have "labeled" yourself incorrectly and indeed you are a lesbian. Sometimes a few words speak volumes. May you find peace, love, respect and joy within, letting your light so shine! 🕊

[@rogerwilliams4742]

If men bore you and you prefer sex with a woman then ONLY be with women. Why are you torturing yourself?? That is complete nonsense. And just because you PREFER sex with a woman, doesn't make it "better". Sex is an INDIVIDUAL thing. Some people are more in tune than others and it has NOTHING to do with gender. All this should be obvious...Grow up. You don't have to defend being a lesbian. Do your thing and keep it moving.

[@rogerwilliams4742]

@@LunaSin I agree with your point, however she said that men "bore" her. Nevermind the pun. So, she said Bored=disinterest, so you are creating a false equivalency for her. Js...

[@kayla2596]

Roger Williams I am a straight woman and men bore the fuck out of me sexually. How could that possibly invalidate the fact that I’m straight?

[@sdfr7724]

Quirky Quipster lol, don't slap a label on her. She finds womens better. Get over it. Lol

[@socialchronic]

the internet killed the gay bar scene everywhere

[@Redmanticore]

and not just gay bars, has had impact on straight bar´s profits too.

[@weremuffin]

Get off the internet. I’ll meet you in the street.

[@techblogger8323]

Not every gay bar too be fair

[@harryrocks44]

"Get off the internet. I’ll meet you in the street" I see what you did there, very good placement! ;)

[@punkgrl325]

Not really. There are a ton of gay bars here in NYC, just not lesbian bars.

[@Katie-pg2ts]

They said there's only one lesbian bar in NYC but when I visited, I went to a little place called the Cubby Hole in Greenwich Village. There were men there too but largely lesbians. I don't know if it identifies as a lesbian bar anymore but it certainly has a lot of lesbian customers.

[@jenn2761]

Katie Thank You!!! I was so pissed that they didn't include the cubby hole in the NYC list of Lesbian bars. I felt that that was very misleading and also that it was messed up to not publicize and support every single lesbian bar in NYC since there are so few. The Cubby Hole is definitely a lesbian bar for sure and seeing that the host is from NYC I was saddened and kinda pissed that she didn't include it because it would seem she did so knowingly

[@tarynriver]

My friend told me about this place she said it’s amazing

[@nayahri]

I've been to the Cubby Hole before, I didn't know it was a lesbian bar because I'd see so many guys there and I'm a Trans man.

[@Joe-pb3bm]

So does: The Dutchess

[@shespawntwin1]

There is a lesbian bar in park slope. Lived in the area for years, that place is still there. It is small though.

[@SadBoy-pe5oq]

That makes my sad because I want the lesbians to have their own bars, they need to have a bar for just themselves like how us gay boys have our own.

[@taraquinch1256]

Thank you for understanding ❤

[@connorrrouse]

This makes me so sad. I live in Berlin and I don't mind where I go out drinking, but when I'm in a gay/lesbian bar with all my friends (we're all gay/lesbians) we just feel super comfortable and feel we don't need to edit ourselves!

[@beepot2764]

Connor Rouse I have been of legal drinking age for 10 years here in USA Indiana and I have never been to a lesbian bar. Been to ladies nights at the gay club but for the life of me, I can't find a lesbian bar lol.

[@metusbatmanv7661]

Editing yourself is your own insecurity, moron.

[@nikiiglesias5860]

where are the lesbian bars in berlin?

[@randymarsh3432]

@@nikiiglesias5860 converted to mosques.

[@trainrover]

Interesting. In the 1990s, word was there was *godawful* tension between gays and lesbians in Hamburg..I wonder if it must've become easy-going like you're casting Berlin as being.

[@Broadly]

Why are all of America’s lesbian bars shutting down? Broadly host JD Samson travels across the country to find out. *Subscribe here*: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-BROADLY

[@dilman121]

+Broadly Come to Seattle, there are still Lesbian bars here

[@iceeslunk]

+Broadly i believe it MAY be attributed the 1% of (hipster) lesbians who are sporting nerdy...no....ASTONISHINGLY , UNBELIEVABLY, ARE-YOU-FUCKING-KIDDING-ME DORKY circular white rimmed glasses and scaring off the other 99% of the lesbians. i mean seriously, if you listen closely, you can hear the hordes of lesbians running away, in sheer terror, all due to those glasses.

[@badbitch8010]

+Hasset Bound umm??

[@DebateCafe]

+Hasset Bound Seriously, what kind of fucking lesbian goes after a "woman" with a MOUSTACHE?

[@skellagyook]

There's still a lesbian bar in Manhattan called the Cubby Hole.

[@rey2862]

i feel like there should be lgbt coffee shops, i mean it’s welcomed to everyone but it’s just a nicer plane for lgbt people to meet each other without screaming in eatch others faces

[@rey2862]

*place

[@tarynriver]

appreciate me thissss

[@marblegray]

There's apparently Cuties in LA

[@Plottoberry]

I went to one in Brussels, Belgium.

[@Cantonesecubanalee]

I wish there were lesbian cafes...a place for lesbians to have a coffee and chat.

[@celadonjade5622]

i think the actual pushing of acceptance of the gay community, where now alot of straights are comfortable around, has maybe now ruined the atmosphere of being gay and being around other gay people. Alot of straights like to go for their own entertainment.

[@darcybehati2083]

When she asked the stormtroopers where any lesbian bars would be, I lost my shit 😂😂😂 Loved this mini documentary. So interestingly sad and enlightening to how in actuality the gay community still needs so much support, regardless of 'being gay' becoming 'more normalised'... society's still blundering behind. Love Broadly so much.

[@nwineetadumka7721]

This really funny....

[@heavymetaljess_]

This is all so true and applies to a lot of minority groups and subcultures. Often, clubs have been replaced by nights for LGBTQ, BDSM, punk, goth, and metal cultures. It's very sad, especially for the lack of history sharing.

[@kidkurmudgeon-0_o]

+HeavyMetalJess I'd like a club combining all of the above please ^^

[@heavymetaljess_]

+malphina starwin. Amen!

[@KatyGroves]

User 1 why are you here

[@jamiegray4837]

User 1 Yes i am, your point?

[@user-qv2qf1jk5o]

I get it, but uh... you get how it’s a much bigger issue when it’s with LGBTQ people than when it’s with BDSM, punk, goth, etc. people?

[@drivewayturtle65]

It's a sad comment, but I think in this country it's more acceptable to be a gay man than a lesbian. We really need to open our hearts and minds to the fact that we are all different and let people be who they are.

[@eliseghattas1528]

@@olafriedel2182 thats because society invalidates us. they dont see "lesbian" as a sexuality, but more of a phase. it is extreley ignorant.

[@olafriedel2182]

@@eliseghattas1528 I guess at that time no lesbian would have insist of being treated equal. But i understand what your are tried to say.

[@sdfr7724]

Olaf Riedel and lesbians get "converted" in those types of countries. What you rather have done to you? Be put in jail, or raped "to be hetero?"

[@ChildOfHephaestus]

Elise ghattas and because lesbians are seen by a lot of people/men as just a hot thing; they fetishize us. They think men are the active sexual party, and women are just passive & present as a tool for the man. So they can understand gay males’ active sex role while also not wanting to think/talk/look at it because it’s not hot to them. But women, well they’re just objects, so they think they can say and think whatever they want about us.

[@peacefulpossum2438]

Gay men still have male privilege

[@KGA267]

Philly’s last lesbian bar, Sisters, closed a little while back. I just saw an article recently and here is the first paragraph: “You may have seen some action happening around Sisters lately. The shuttered lesbian bar on Chancellor Street is being prepped to open as … are you ready for this? A straight bar.”

[@scottbrandon9390]

I wonder if the advent of the internet killed the lesbian bars. They were not just places to drink, but were also social network and community hubs. The internet made much of that obsolete, especially if you consider the lesbian dating apps.

[@mermaidtails4391]

Don’t act like it’s just you. All bars and nightclubs, gay , straight or otherwise, have had a massive overall decline. I grew up in that era and I’ve seen the shift myself. Stop believing it’s just you.

[@JustinLHopkins]

The journalist is absolutely adorable. Great style.

[@harryrocks44]

JD Samson is more than a journalist, she's a musician, in the band "Le Tigre" or "MEN", she' s great

[@metusbatmanv7661]

No, moron.

[@jelliejem]

Tbh I clicked because I saw someone cute in the thumbnail, but I also wasn't aware lesbian bars are more of a thing in the past. :^(

[@britta2649]

I just want spaces for WLW so we can meet and date each other outside of using annoying apps!

[@Brynwyn123]

Sounds like Tumblr to me

[@user-qv2qf1jk5o]

Lesbian Amazon Sister transphobia much?

[@scrantonrogueofthesilvertr9031]

Lesbian Amazon Sister ahhh. TERF spotted!

[@scrantonrogueofthesilvertr9031]

yerb I’m not anti feminist. (Anymore, at least y i k e s) I just know transphobia when I see it. And I don’t like it. WLW like me crack down pretty hard on TERFS cause we don’t want them to make our community look like we condone their actions.

[@scrantonrogueofthesilvertr9031]

yerb calling out transphobia is inherently lesbophobic? I love when people try to justify their transphobia by crying lesbophobe it makes people trying to call out actual lesbophobia look bad.

[@伏見猿比古-k8c]

How about just making a Lesbian coffee shop instead of a lesbian bar you can call it les-bean.

[@MeadowsOfSound]

Loved the show, but there was one critical point left out: the move away from alcoholism among lesbians. When I moved to San Francisco in 2013 to find someone, I was told that the new hot spot for it was A.A!

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

i'm 100% on board with these white frames

[@Beeyourself321]

It's the same where I live, in Australia. There are two gay bars/ clubs in my city and only 1 lesbian club, but it only runs once a month. It's already hard enough as it is to meet gay girls, and the night life scene doesn't really help.

[@bodoorgeest]

Here in Amsterdam it is also a problem..

[@Gysele874]

I've lived in DC about 40 yrs & it's true, I've noticed there are many, my more gay bars than lesbian bars. good documentary, tyfs

[@sarban1653]

Gays are 3-4% whereas lesbians are 1-2% of the population.

[@JerzCe73]

You are so attractive..Just wanted to shout out the beauty.

[@olafriedel2182]

At the end it comes to money, lesbians -better women generally- doesn`t spend that much money as men do.

[@emmasagartz3957]

She is insanely hot. In like the prince more androgynous way.

[@user-ly5wo5kt7u]

oooookkkkk? lol

[@mamarobyn]

+Sofia Amaya that just goes out to show ya .. "someone for anyone".....

[@amandahabeeb6699]

Emma Sagartz ....totally agree!!

[@fayettevillain1171]

I think that she's gorgeous, but the facial hair is a turn off for me...

[@piwitron]

I always fancied him? Her. So hot

[@majesticsloth1643]

TO ALL OF YOU CONFUSED BY THE MUSTACH, have never heard of Frida?

[@acidmora]

+That Awkward Nisreen but having people think she's a teen boy must come to no surprise. she totally looks like one.

[@brotalnia]

+That Awkward Nisreen Is that a movie?

[@majesticsloth1643]

+brotalnia She's a famous female painter from Mexico. And there is a movie about her life..

[@loonerninjaowl]

+brotalnia lol, Google frida Kahlo

[@westindian10]

lol

[@melissalynlee657]

As a lesbian myself, I am in the mid-30s range having grown up seeing the lesbian community of get-together spots die out... With all the social media people are just staying indoors more often and that is just totally and utterly sad. I personally am not old enough to be considered old yet and I am not young enough to want to just go to those one night a week events... I hope this generation learns the importance of real human contact between others. That they do not lose their humanitylooking into a phone or computer screen and swiping.

[@TRacyLC89]

The only lesbian bar in my city closed recently. I'm married and never went there to date... it's just impossible to find community now. I want to know other lesbians and have lesbian friends, but can't find any because there is no where to meet anymore.

[@MarciaMatthews]

Back in the seventies in Cambridge and Boston, we had a women’s restaurant, a bookstore, a women’s center, two bars. We spent all day in the company of women.

[@spyderfae]

the bicyclist who was driving them on bourbon st.. his reaction to their conversation was PRICELESS

[@TheGoldstrings]

I thought a gay bar was for gay men and lesbians. I had no idea the lesbian bars were separate and that women felt more comfortable there. I'm so glad I watched this.

[@elizabethtrainer9732]

This makes me so sad, I haven't been to a lesbian bar since 1984.

[@isaacparis2260]

thanks for sharing and for making this doc. I found this because in my town a queer space is closing and someone posted a link to this. also, le tigre and peaches rock.

[@joanofarc33]

None of these explanations make sense. Are they saying ALL the lesbians paired up and moved to the suburbs? So what happened to all the hip young lesbians? Why aren't they filling those spaces? Have we stopped making them or something?🤔

[@jenn2761]

I literally JUST went to a lesbian bar in NYC and it wasnt Henrietta Hudsons...it had been there for a long time. If the girl in this documentary is from NY I find it hard to believe that she doesn't know there ARE other lesbians bars in NYC. Its definitely sad that we don't have as many places to go out especially when there are a million gay bars, but I was just disappointed that she didn't include the other bars that 100 percent do exist.

[@Joe-pb3bm]

Greenwich St, right? I went in 1996.

[@nwineetadumka7721]

Too sad

[@punkgrl325]

What are they called? I've lived in NY my whole life, and I have difficulty finding them.

[@antoineleclerc5638]

@@punkgrl325 I saw a comment talking about "Cubbyhole" and "Ginger's" if that may help

[@masterpej8139]

Very insightful. It’s the same here in the Philippines. I’ve ranted to a friend about this same problem. There’s only one bar I know that caters to lesbians and the event runs only once or twice a month. I’m a bisexual women leaning into women. I really wish there were more safe spaces were I can meet more women who love women.

[@purplepiezee]

hearing lesbians giggle makes me feel alive

[@mandabooboo1]

There is also My Sisters Room in Atlanta. It's a lesbian bar that has been in Atlanta for years. and it's honestly the only lesbian bar.

[@uriel393]

I work in a nightclub here in San Francisco, where many LGBTQ+ folks work. When the Lexington closed a few years ago, it felt like the heart of San Francisco had truly finally stopped beating. RIP Lex

[@OsOsExYbEtTy]

Love this documentary! I used to walk past Meow Mix ALL THE TIME as a young girl. I've always wanted to be able to go and experience it...never was able to. So sad it closed down.

[@homehelpheart7440]

Great job on this! Very sad to hear about the demise of so many lesbian bars. As a gay Ally and cis female, I was in many gay bars in Washington DC during the late 70s to the late 80s. Most of my friends were gay men, but I also visited a couple of lesbian bars back then with other friends. I'm pretty sure that I was at the Phase at some point. I had no idea that this shutting down of lesbian bars what's happening. Thank you for this discussion with both everyday people and experts.

[@CapTrainT]

It's probably because lesbians date more and when in relationship they don't go to the bar as much? We have a lesbian bar here and it literally went out of business until it re-opened with gay men in mind. Now it's busy af all the time.

[@idkwashitape178]

I wanna get the money eventually and open up a lesbian coffee shop called "The cat's pajamas" just because

[@sorayuu1710]

Great to see conversations like this taking place in so many different cities, seeing lesbians from all walks of life come to chat about how things are changing in the moment and what that might mean for the future, can't wait to see what else keeps coming up!

[@handsandfaces]

This reminds me of Vice before they sold out. Nice one Broadly

[@mamarobyn]

i think they're owned by the same parent company idk saw that somewhere

[@umyeahashleigh]

yeah it is Vice

[@jemmapellemma8185]

It can be seen at the very end of the credits, "© 2015 VICE MEDIA, LLC"

[@hebrews12.29]

um.. this is a vice production LMFAO

[@CIDILIABRA]

ooh that one fell flat

[@hbrhh2932]

"not everyone identifies as a lesbian anymore and this is a beautiful thing" ??????????

[@maeves]

:/ I know, I heard this and I was... extremely iffy

[@Sylvyi]

I think she means that people are more open to embracing other identities which weren't options for them before. Like how lots of butch lesbians later have come out as trans men.

[@may-1148]

maeve s. holy shit is your name Maeve? that’s my name!!

[@maeves]

LOL hey other Maeve :)

[@may-1148]

maeve s. but is your name seriously Maeve?

[@MissRandomComment]

Am I a lesbian? No. Do I live in America? No. Do I go to bars? No. Do I want more lesbian bars in America? Yes. In fact I want everyone to have a place they can chill and be comfortable to be themselves with a sense of community.

[@SpockLover27]

This is such a wholesome comment.

[@ilznidiotic]

The last lesbian bar in the French Quarter was the re-opened Rubyfruit Jungle on Decatur behind the French Market. It closed in, I want to say, 2007? 2008? Maybe it was Laura's. They just never drew a crowd. They took over the space from the last goth club in NO, and the lesbians didn't show up, so they started having goth nights to bring SOMEONE in, and it eventually reverted to being goth again. Even that's gone, now. It's just another bar.

[@Jess-sh9fq]

I'm near chicago and the only thing you can find are male gay bars or trans shows. There are 0 lesbian bars that I know of. It's disappointing

[@courtneyalnutt3378]

I still want lesbian bars even though we are more accepted because when I am drunk and slobbering all over my gf I most definitely still get harassed quite often.

[@jet.pack_blues5192]

13:39 the dude by then around is so adorable 😂 he's smiling because of their conversation

[@vidascupcakes]

Are transgendered men lesbians too? I was with a lesbian for over a decade and then she wanted to become a he. She changed the way she dressed and acted. I was devastated but tried to be understanding. We went our separate ways but fr. I'm still like wtf, person wants to be a lesbian and become a man so that means you denounce your lesbianism for a dick and that comes with being a man. Or just do whatever, right? So now they say I'm the homophobe lol.

[@cerealkillerrxD]

I don’t consider trans men who like women lesbians. Because they’re men. That means they’re straight and that’s okay.

[@PRINCESS-zz3wq]

​@@cerealkillerrxDmodern conversion therapy bby...

[@MrSmitheroons]

I know these things have been commented on, in barious places, but I don't think I've seen so many of the angles and dimensions to this brought together in one video or one article, etc. This is such a vivid picture. Thank you for putting this together. It's sad that the community is losing spaces to meet, but I hope something will come up to take their places or fill in the gap left by these bars closing.

[@loh.22]

There used to be multiple lesbian bars in Tulsa and they all shut down a few years ago. All at once. Even the gay bars closed now too.

[@thfilmaker]

I say this shit all the time--lesbians just dont party. In DC we once had a great lesbian bar called "Lace" which was a friendly space for black lesbians. They had poetry nights, and it was a super cute spot. It closed unfortunately, but I truly wish there were more spaces for black lesbians.

[@ChelseaH1]

Officially watched every single Broadly video. My favorite KZbin channel now. Thank you Broadly for what you do.

[@avrilstacy3133]

If it's a Trans Bar or a Bisexual Mens Bar call it that. If it's a Lesbian Bar it's a place for women to meet and get to know each other. They dont want to be hassled or sexually harrassed by weird men of all types. That's honestly the issue. Bring in some music for women. Put Women and Lesbian videos and photos everywhere. If men start creeping on the lesbians there throw them out!

[@andreavalentinaperez2734]

I want a lesbian only café!

[@Lola_Nico]

It’s called a cat cafe.🐈

[@andreavalentinaperez2734]

@@Lola_Nico I was thinking "El Gato Flamenco" basically a cat with a apanish guitar in the logo and cute cat decor on the inside and soft guitar music playing in the background. A couple of cats around the tables and waiters dressed in a cute flamenco vibes uniform. Pd I dance flamenco, i guess that's why I envisioned it that way 😅

[@samuel97355]

There is a city in the NW...actually two...Portland and Seattle...if you want lesbian bars, go there.

[@Joe-pb3bm]

The Egyptian in Portland OR

[@CestLaVieAZ]

Wild Rose is the only one I know in Seattle. Are there more?

[@clevelow749]

@@Joe-pb3bm Egyptian closed years ago

[@HannahGK]

Gay men are more likely to be searching for easy hookups and bars are still a good place for that. Gay women are more likely to be searching for relationships and they no longer need bars for that. Or maybe society is more accepting of homosexual women, so they can go to straight clubs and bars without facing discrimination - lesbian bars become obsolete?

[@Sunmi_is_art]

More of this visiting some other locations would be awesome! Kept hoping to see Sue Ellen's in Dallas before reading the description and realizing it was only 4 cities.

[@rcphotography5195]

When Egyptian room closed in Portland, my lesbian roommate was like, “Lesbians sure love having their own bars, but don’t ask them to spend more than $5 at one.” She totally nailed it. You don’t support your own businesses financially and close. You buy the lowest profit margin items (fries, bread, etc) and garbage beers. No business can operate on those margins. In essence, your willingness to eat fries and not buy real cocktails and high margin items destroyed your own scene. Look how much gay men spend at bars and clubs. They go all out. That’s why there are so many of them - they are profitable. Stop complaining and put your money where your mouth is

[@YochevedDesigns]

Even in places like Tel Aviv, there are no lesbian bars. If we're lucky, we'll get the occasional "Ladies night" one a month.

[@user-fu4ri3jb9e]

Every city I've ever lived in has lost ALL of their women-centric bars. Truly sad. Houston, Portland, Denver, Austin --all are GONE!

[@starbrite526]

Pearl Bar in Houston is a lesbian/women-centric bar. The thing with Austin is that they want seem like its accepting but the gay scene is very bro-centric.

[@CelestialWoodway]

I'm a white man and I once walked into a black female lesbian bar. I was literally the only white person and only male. But nobody cared. I had one drink then left. Walked in not knowing what the place was.

[@frances3889]

Kind of loving the mustache

[@rokstargirl123]

Should've come to Seattle! There's still a decent scene up here.

[@Rae-ck9hx]

Paracosm Films ayyeeee! I live in Seattle too!

[@soshspotgames4380]

mmmm. except its clique'y as all hell.

[@MISFITaddict]

lmbo 12:18 lesbeesh? NOOOOOOO yeah right lol

[@apologist.mp3]

Maybe I'm a bit younger so I'm part of a different scene, but I usually go to Town in DC (only went to Phase once when I still had a fake ID) for their 18+ nights and while I'm p annoyed by the presence of bachelorette parties, there's usually a pretty fair sprinkling of lesbians (myself included), I'd say about four lesbians for every six gay men, which isn't the best ratio, but it's not that bad. Lesbian bars would be fantastic, I definitely would go to one if I could, but I feel like spaces that are entirely LGBT (so not just catered to gay men, lesbians, etc.) are perfectly great and a fantastic way to feel at one with the community. This was still sad to watch, Phase One has since closed down permanently.

[@Toribell1928]

I feel like all “lgbt friendly” bars are just gay bars too... I only ever meet straight girls or gay men there

[@dumpstercub2902]

12:04 That dog is such a good boy. I saw him on my trip to New Orleans and it made my day.

[@earthwerm]

I agree that we need more lesbian bars. I live in NC (worst possible place for a lesbian to live) and have yet to find the one. All the girls here are either straight or just use me. I know there have to be so many women out there that would be wonderful with me but I just don't know where to find them. I desperately want someone who genuinely wants an honest, deep, loving relationship based on more than using each other and getting fucked up.

[@ncavefan]

it is like they always say when you stop looking you'll meet someone

[@KarisaJohnston-i4m]

Hi, I’m a none conformist, my girlfriend and I wanted to remind you of the Cuby Hole in NYC!!! Xoxox

[@Toribell1928]

I understand the uhaul theory but I wish we had a club scene like gay men did. Lesbian coffee shops sound nice too but I like clubbing and it sucks when you can only do it in straight spaces or gay male spaces (aka not for me lmao)

[@imkrisyoung]

If y’all ever visit DC, they just opened up a lesbian bar called A League of Her Own. Check it out-it’s awesome!

[@claudeyaz]

Dude shit has gotten so post modern marxist racial culture/policy wise...A new lesbian bar wasn't even opened a couple weeks before being called, "uninclusive to bipoc/trans women." And that the staff demanded the owner just handed over their business. Was insanity.

[@delphineeloisewood]

One of the best documentaries I have seen

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

I did not expect this to be so entertaining, informative and just as poignant. A fantastic docu

[@justfeckit]

I love her so much it's difficult to express in words rather than some combination of wild flailing semaphore and/or aggressively expressive mime

[@mulbsgarden]

Loved this. I learned a lot... some sad / some really inspirational / some herstory. Thank you.

[@AutoTerminator]

yeah but how come gay men get to have tons of their own bars but lesbians "should just accept integration" and not have their own spaces? Not saying integration is bad but like how come men get to have their own exclusive places and women don't?

[@mixa166]

So I guess Vice didn't turn to complete shit, they just passed on all the class to you guys. The host is a cutie.

[@haraspider]

Everyone is talking about JD's stash, but why aren't we talking about how the biker was just laughing at the make out conversation lol

[@rafaellagaribaldi9391]

Lesbians are so cool

[@Lola_Nico]

Lesbians are the based chads of the LGBT community.😎

[@bonnie5076]

I LOVE the host's aesthetic so much