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Massachusetts lesbian bar faces boycott after lifting face mask rule (www.thepinknews.com)

submitted 6 days ago by Krauerking@lemy.lol to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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And a Boston globe article that had a paywall and the title wasnt as fun:
https://archive.li/Bh47J

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[-] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

… this sounds like classic taking an axe to your own leg scenario. I don’t think there’s that many lesbian dive bars left there for the patrons to decide to financially wreck a bar to be a good decision.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

According to the article, there are plenty in the area.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Could you quote that line of the article please? I'm not seeing it.

Lesbian bars have sharply declined in number across the US over recent decades, making surviving venues culturally and historically significant. Queer bars often function as informal community centres as well as nightlife venues, hosting mutual-aid events, fundraisers and political organising. COVID-era safety norms have been especially prominent in some queer and disabled communities, sometimes creating friction with commercial realities, and online call-out culture can rapidly affect small hospitality businesses.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago

In the Pioneer Valley, “every bar is a lesbian bar,” a friend who lives there told me.

From the archived Boston Globe article.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago

Oh wow I missed that article. God, the toxicity of the community.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

Yeah reading the article was pretty infuriating.

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