LA celebrates 2 new lesbian bars: Honey’s at Star Love, The Ruby Fruit

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“We are a strip mall wine bar for the sapphically-inclined. And we use that term very intentionally. Because sometimes – not always, but sometimes – the word ‘lesbian’ can be somewhat alienating to members of the gender-expansive community,” says The Ruby Fruit co-founder Emily Bielagus (left).

“We are a strip mall wine bar for the sapphically-inclined. And we use that term very intentionally. Because sometimes – not always, but sometimes – the word ‘lesbian’ can be somewhat alienating to members of the gender-expansive community,” says The Ruby Fruit co-founder Emily Bielagus (left). Photo by Jesse Saler.

LA’s last lesbian bar closed in 2017. Now, two new bars for queer women have opened in East Hollywood and Silver Lake, and they’ve been packed.

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Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Giuliana Mayo, Zoie Matthew