For the first time in years, Los Angeles has an emerging queer bar scene (via eaterla)
“I think there’s nothing more important than getting a bunch of queers together in a room and meeting new people,” Gordon says. “The connections that come from that will trickle into all other walks of life.” Gordon hopes that Honey’s will serve as a hub for community-building beyond one-off events. “Honey’s is trying to offer this space that lives there,” says Faulk. “It’s a safe space you can go to whenever you want, meet people, bring people to, make new friends.
Inclusivity is a key value at both Honey’s and the Ruby Fruit. Ruby Fruit’s owners emphasize that the space is for lesbians, but also trans folk, bi folk, and the larger queer community. The door to the sole bathroom has a sign that reads“I think both of us can say fully that we came of age and helped find our authentic voices and selves in these bars.”
Lesbian bars and queer bars represent camaraderie and history, born from a time when queerness was criminalized and. Then and now, queer bars have been places where queer folks are able to find ourselves and our community. They are where we build all sorts of relationships — romantic, platonic, business, chosen family — and ideas.
I didn’t begin understanding myself as queer until mid-2020, meaning I came out to myself and my community in isolation. In the past, I’d visited gay bars in West Hollywood but always understood that these places weren’t really created for me. I’ve long heard stories of friends enjoying the
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