Ginger's (lesbian bar) explained
| Ginger's |
| Address: | 363 5th Ave, Brooklyn, 11215 |
| City: | New York City |
| Country: | U.S. |
| Owner: | Sheila Frayne |
| Type: | Bar |
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
Notes and References
- News: Schrodt . Paul . 19 Fantastic LGBTQ Bars in NYC . 15 June 2021 . Eater NY . 2018-06-20 . en.
- News: Mixson . Colin . Proud history: Longtime Park Slope gay bar Excelsior announces closure • Brooklyn Paper . 15 June 2021 . www.brooklynpaper.com . 4 June 2019.
- News: Manzella . Sam . Is Your Favorite NYC Gay Bar Closing For Good? . 15 June 2021 . LOGO News . 21 July 2020.
- Book: Gieseking . Jen Jack . A Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians, Dykes, and Queers . 2020-09-15 . NYU Press . 978-1-4798-0300-2 . 15 June 2021 . en.
- Web site: Addresses Project Gwen Shockey . map.addressesproject.com . 15 June 2021.
- News: Carmel . Julia . How Are There Only Three Lesbian Bars in New York City? . 15 June 2021 . The New York Times . 2021-04-15.
- Book: Ryan . Hugh . When Brooklyn Was Queer: A History . 2019-03-05 . St. Martin's Press . 978-1-250-16991-4 . 273 . en.
- News: Silver-Willner . Arielle . 2022-03-15 . Inside Brooklyn's last lesbian bar . Brooklyn Magazine . 2022-04-29.
- News: Smothers . Hannah . As LGBTQ Culture Becomes More Mainstream, Queer Women Struggle to Find a Place of Their Own . 15 June 2021 . Cosmopolitan . 2016-08-09.
- News: Bianco . Marcie . How Some Lesbian Bars Are Surviving (and Thriving) in 2019 . 15 June 2021 . www.out.com . 2019-02-19 . en.
