Here Are the Final 22 Surviving Lesbian Bars In the U.S.

Queer, and especially lesbian bars have been slowly disappearing since their high point in the late 1980s (when an estimated 200 lesbian bars existed in the country). Now there are only 21.

Last year, Lea DeLaria (Orange is the New Black) launched The Lesbian Bar Project, a grassroots-fundraising-turned-documentary-film-, to support and celebrate the last 21 lesbian clubs. In this slideshow, Out Traveler presents the surviving 21 lesbian bars:

Boycott Bar – Phoenix, AZ

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Blush & Blu – Denver, CO

Photo: Source — PBS Newshour

Slammers – Columbus, OH

Photo: Source— Nath House

The Backdoor – Bloomington, IN

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Wildside West – San Francisco, CA

Photo: Source — Susie Clark

The Lipstick Lounge – Nashville, TN

Photo: Google Maps

A League of Her Own – Washington, D.C.

Photo: Source— Adam Fagan/Flickr

My Sister’s Room MSR – Atlanta, GA

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Ginger’s – Brooklyn, NY

Photo: Google Maps

Pearl Bar – Houston, TX

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Walker’s Pint – Milwaukee, WI

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Wildrose – Seattle, WA

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Yellow Brick Road Pub – Tulsa, OK

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Henrietta Hudson – Manhattan, NY

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Frankie’s – Oklahoma City, OK

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Herz – Mobile, AL

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Babes of Carytown – Richmond, VA

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Cubbyhole – Manhattan, NY

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Gossip Grill – San Diego, CA

Photo: Google Maps

Alibi’s – Oklahoma City, OK

Photo: Source Infogroup

Sue Ellen’s – Dallas, TX

Photo: Facebook

The Sports Bra in Portland hopes to be the first sports bar showing women's sports

The Sports Bra - Portland, OR

When The Sports Bra opens later in 2021, it aspires to be the first women’s sports bar in the world. And this isn’t just a gathering space for women to watch sports, but a space for folks to watch women’s sports. The brainchild of owner Jenny Nguyen, The Sports Bra in Portland will also center women-owned food and spirits in her establishment, and the décor will celebrate women’s sports.

You can learn more about The Sports Bra at their website www.thesportsbrapdx.com. You can also visit the bar’s Kickstarter page.