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Can This Beer Stop Lesbian Bars From Going Extinct?

June 29, 2022 · 30 min

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A specialty beer brand is trying to preserve lesbian culture as the bars that built it vanish.

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In this episode

  • Why lesbian bars are disappearing and what that loss means for community
  • How a beer line became a tool for cultural preservation
  • What it looks like to fund and sustain queer gathering spaces today
  • How consumer products can carry the weight of a social mission

About this episode

These beer lovers created a specialty line that just might help preserve lesbian culture — even as gathering spaces like lesbian bars disappear.

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