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Cynthia Nixon is leaning into queer joy, art, and family between protests

The Gilded Age and And Just Like That... star graces the cover of our annual Pride issue and opens up about balancing career, family, and fighting for equality.

Denver's only lesbian bar is closing: 'The world has shifted and so have we'

Blush & Blu will have its last night of business on Saturday, owner Jody Bouffard recently announced.

What Happened to the Lesbian Bar?

Claire Heddles visits one of California's last lesbian bars to investigate the slow extinction of women's spaces.

Why Are Lesbian Bars Special?

For LGBTQ+ History Month, the author of Moby Dyke discusses why lesbian bars are so sacred — and why it's so hard to find info on them online.

The Perfect Setting for a Novel: a Lesbian Bar

Genderqueer author M. Ullrich explores women's spaces -- and offline romance -- in novels like Love at Last Call.

Celebrating and Remembering the Disappearing Lesbian Bar

Once the mainstay of gathering places for queer women, lesbian bars are disappearing.

Are Lesbian Bars Making a Post-Lockdown Comeback?

Pop-up LGBTQ+ events may be spurring a resurgence of lesbian bars across the U.S. 

'Bar Dykes' Dives Into Lesbian Life In the 1950s

The Flea Theater transports audiences to a lesbian bar in pre-Stonewall America. 

Arrest Made in Arson Attack on California Lesbian Bar

The suspect is a former employee and the attack is not being investigated as a hate crime.

An Epic Journey to America's Last Lesbian Bars

In Moby Dyke, author Krista Burton chronicles an awesome odyssey to these dwindling jewels. Read an excerpt here.

The First Time Edie Windsor Cruised at a Lesbian Bar

The civil rights icon who helped defeat the Defense of Marriage Act gifts us with her posthumous memoir, A Wild and Precious Life, out today. Read a thrilling excerpt below.

New Lesbian Bar, Ruby Fruit, to Open in L.A.

The bar will open in the space formerly occupied by popular restaurant Eszett in the Silver Lake neighborhood.