Slammers Explained

Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen
City:Columbus, Ohio
Country:U.S.
Type:Lesbian bar
Opened:1993

Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen is a lesbian bar in Columbus, Ohio. Opened in 1993, it is Ohio's oldest gay bar and is still run by its original owner Marcia Riley.[1], it is one of approximately twenty lesbian bars remaining in the country and the only one in Ohio. It was supported by the Lesbian Bar Project to help it survive the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] [3]

As has been the case with lesbian bars across the United States, Slammers has needed to evolve to adapt to the changing LGBTQ+ nightlife scene.[4] [5] While it began as a women's bar, early on it drew a business lunch crowd.[6]

Slammie's on High

In 2022, the owners of Slammers opened Slammie's on High, near the Ohio State campus,[7] which is also an LGBTQ+ friendly space but serves different food to the original location.[8] It opened in March 2023.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Thompson . Erica . Behind Bars: Nikki Simonin at Slammers . 26 June 2021 . Columbus Alive . 10 May 2017 . en.
  2. News: Bailey . Brittany . Slammers standing strong as one of few lesbian bars left in the country . 26 June 2021 . 10tv.com . 11 June 2021.
  3. News: Thompson . Erica . Pride: Last lesbian bar standing . 26 June 2021 . Columbus Alive . 12 June 2019 . en.
  4. News: Thompson . Erica . Slammers, one of 15 lesbian bars left in U.S., weathers pandemic, cultural shifts in Columbus . 26 June 2021 . The Columbus Dispatch . 12 April 2021.
  5. Mattson . Greggor . Are Gay Bars Closing? Using Business Listings to Infer Rates of Gay Bar Closure in the United States, 1977–2019 . Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World . January 2019 . 5 . 237802311989483 . 10.1177/2378023119894832 . free .
  6. News: 21 lesbian bars remain in America. Owners share why they must be protected . 26 June 2021 . PBS NewsHour . 2021-06-10 . en-us.
  7. News: 2023-01-24 . Slammies on High to bring fresh pizza and LGBTQ+ space to Ohio State . en-US . 2023-04-28.
  8. News: McLaughlin . Jack . 2022-12-01 . Slammers opening new Columbus-style pizzeria and bar in recently-closed restaurant . en-US . 2023-04-28.
  9. News: 2023-04-14 . Columbus' newest LGBTQ+ bar Slammies is a 'safe space for all to come in' . en-US . 2023-04-28.

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