Ginger's (lesbian bar)
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| Address | 363 5th Ave, Brooklyn, 11215 New York City U.S. |
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| Owner | Sheila Frayne |
| Type | Bar |
| Opened | 2000 |
Ginger's is a cash only, dive[1] lesbian bar in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood, and as of 2020 was the borough's last remaining lesbian bar and one of two queer bars in Park Slope following the closure of Excelsior.[2][3] The bar is owned by Sheila Frayne and opened in 2000 when Park Slope was a lesbian mecca, although it is seen as both a lesbian bar and a woman-friendly neighborhood bar.[4][5][6][7]
Ginger's survived the COVID-19 shutdown despite other challenges with which they were already struggling including gentrification, shifts in nightlife trends, and other changes in the neighborhood.[8][9][10][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Schrodt, Paul (2018-06-20). "19 Fantastic LGBTQ Bars in NYC". Eater NY. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Mixson, Colin (4 June 2019). "Proud history: Longtime Park Slope gay bar Excelsior announces closure • Brooklyn Paper". www.brooklynpaper.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b Manzella, Sam (21 July 2020). "Is Your Favorite NYC Gay Bar Closing For Good?". LOGO News. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Gieseking, Jen Jack (2020-09-15). A Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians, Dykes, and Queers. NYU Press. ISBN 978-1-4798-0300-2. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Addresses Project | Gwen Shockey". map.addressesproject.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Carmel, Julia (2021-04-15). "How Are There Only Three Lesbian Bars in New York City?". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Hugh (2019-03-05). When Brooklyn Was Queer: A History. St. Martin's Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-250-16991-4.
- ^ Silver-Willner, Arielle (2022-03-15). "Inside Brooklyn's last lesbian bar". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ Smothers, Hannah (2016-08-09). "As LGBTQ Culture Becomes More Mainstream, Queer Women Struggle to Find a Place of Their Own". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Bianco, Marcie (2019-02-19). "How Some Lesbian Bars Are Surviving (and Thriving) in 2019". www.out.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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