More importantly, the creators of this bar discovered a new way to spell “volleyball,” a sport beloved by lesbians because volleyball players tend to wear tiny outfits and have strong fists!ģ. This bar had a very strict butch/femme culture and often found itself subject to random police raids - both common situations at the time.
Volli-Bal (2124 North Clark St, Chicago, IL) 1950s-60s When it snagged the 1999 Best Lesbian Bar Award from The Tucson Weekly, the Weekly professed: “The Biz is Tucson’s lesbian Cheers, but with hip music, a good dance floor and an Amazon attitude.”Ģ. Just kidding (kinda), I don’t know why it closed, do you? This hotspot, located in a shopping plaza, began as a lesbian bar and eventually evolved to attract a “mixed-gender” crowd and closed shortly thereafter because MEN RUIN EVERYTHING. I feel like the idea here is that if your homophobic mother asks you where you’re going, you can say “ain’t nobody’s bizness.” Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness (2900 E.Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ) 1994-2011 15 Awesomely Named Yet Totally Closed Lesbian Bars Of Americaġ. All the information in this post, unless otherwise noted, was garnered from that blog. Silverside, the captain of Lost Womyn’s Space, has done serious research to unearth the stories of more lesbian bars than probably currently exist in the world.
And everything sacred and profane in between” - and it’s a website I’d recommend becoming obsessed with, as I am. The website Lost Womyn’s Spaceis devoted to honoring both ancient and modern womyn’s spaces that have been lost - “anything from lost women’s colleges and schools, to lesbian bars and clubs. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All TimeĬlick here for more posts from “the herstory issue” // “the way we were”.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.