In the late 1980s, there were an estimated 200 lesbian bars across the U.S. Today, there are around 21 remaining. After learning that the rapidly disappearing bars were suffering even more during the pandemic, Award-Winning Filmmaker Erica Rose felt compelled to help her community out. She co-created The Lesbian Bar Project, which resulted in a viral fundraiser and a documentary to “celebrate, support, and preserve” the remaining lesbian bars in the U.S.
Listen to learn more about why lesbian spaces are so important and her mission to save the last remaining bars.
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Anastasia Vlasova – Gen Z Mental Health Advocate
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Erica Rose - Co-creator & Co-director of The Lesbian Bar
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