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Rose and Street consider the PSA they released a trailer-based largely on archival footage due to travel restrictions-to a larger series that may even go abroad in its second season, encouraging a wider conversation about the importance of lesbian bars, particularly in regions that are not typically thought of as progressive, like the South and Midwest. The Lesbian Bar Project has its own aspirations for a travel show that introduces the world to the less than two dozen lesbian bars in America like My Sister’s Room in Atlanta and Blush and Blu in Denver. But rarely have real lesbian bars appeared on screen, on travel shows or beyond. Communities worth traveling forĪnd sure, Elliot Page took us on Gaycation with Viceland. “We needed a safe space to be who we were without judging eyes, and be free to love.” Now, she feels safe being out in major cities, but still makes lesbian bars a destination when she travels, something The Lesbian Bar Project wants to capture in upcoming films. “I built Lipstick, not just for the community but for myself,” Suppan says. The Lesbian Bar Project’s 90-second PSA, released on YouTube on October 26 and voiced by DeLaria, highlights why lesbian-specific spaces are so important, and why efforts like this project are necessary to save these bars-which rely on community and gathering, rather than takeout food and beverage-to survive. Recalling one of the last nights they spent together pre-pandemic, at Ginger's, Brooklyn’s only (and still shuttered) lesbian bar, the two wanted to find a way to protect these 15 or so remaining safe spaces now, and sustain them long after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. At least, that’s how filmmakers and friends Elina Street and Erica Rose felt six months into the pandemic.
A few blocks down from Henrietta’s, Cubbyhole, has opened its doors once again, with limited outdoor seating and a reservation system that doesn’t quite evoke the spontaneous spirit of stopping in for happy hour and bumping elbows with the likes of Lea DeLaria.