
It's not so much a search for a unicorn . . . But a lament that an aspect of local culture has disappeared.
DON'T BE A HATER!!! KANSAS CITY LESBIAN BARS WERE A KICK-ASS TRADITION NOT SO LONG AGO!!!
Moreover . . .
These venues were feared/respected by men from every demographic as a places where a dude should tread carefully if he even dared to enter.
Check-it . . .
Between the 1970s and 2000s, queer women had fewer choices than cis gay men, but at least they still had places to go. Billie Jean’s, Sappho’s, and Soakie’s were hoppin’ back in the day. Tootsie’s moved three times before it closed in 2010. Wetherbee’s was a lesbian pool hall north of the river that hung on until 2011.
The fault doesn’t lie entirely with the proprietors of the businesses. I saw a TikTok last year pointing out that there are only 27 lesbian bars left in the entire U.S., compared to the roughly 200 establishments in the 1980s. Why are they going extinct?
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Keep Them Coming: Where have all the lesbian bars gone?
Kristen Thomas. // Photo by Nicole Bissey It pains me when lesbians who are new to Kansas City ask me: What's a good lesbian bar in town? The unfortunate answer is: There are none. There are about two dozen LGBTQIA+ bars and restaurants in the metro, but there is no longer a dedicated gathering space for queer women.
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