The 21st Show

Best of: LGBTQ spaces in a challenging political climate

 
people who appear to be tourists mill in front of a red-brick building with

Pride flags on the Stonewall Inn bar in New York City. As the site of a riot following a police raid in 1969, it's arguably the most prominent LGBTQ space in America. It's seen here in a file photo from June 3, 2019. Bebeto Matthews/AP

For generations, gays and lesbians often found community in bars. That’s changed in recent years, but political events — and the corporate pullback from pride — have LGBTQ Americans thinking more about separate places they can be themselves.

Guests

Jan Lancaster
Owner, The Bistro

Jessica Stephenson 
Owner, Lit. on Fire Books

Dakota Thomas-Wilhelm 
Co-owner, Good Judys Espresso and Bagel Bar