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Latest comment: 20 days ago by PigeonChickenFish in topic Draft feedback

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"As of 2024, Femme was recognized as New England's first modern lesbian bar", sentence was removed, it does not appear to be in the citation provided. Also what is "modern" here as it is not defined. PigeonChickenFish (talk) 05:26, 9 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

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It looks like there's a recentism bias there, which makes sense as the bar opened somewhat recently. The draft could be improved by cutting down to more encyclopedically appropriate statements, like this perhaps (using strikethrough to show what I'm cutting for clarity and underline to show what I'm adding):

Femme Bar is a lesbian bar located at 62 Green Street in the Canal District neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts. It Opened in 2023, it was and is the first new lesbian bar to have opened in New England in the contemporary period, during a time when there are significantly less active lesbian bars in the US.[1][2][3] after decades of decline from an estimated two hundred establishments in the 1980s.[3]

Overview Founding

Femme Bar was founded by married partners Danielle Spring, of Worcester, Massachusetts, and Julie Toupin, of Charlton, Massachusetts, a married couple. The founders have stated that a visit to Cubbyhole, a bar in New York City, contributed to their decision to open a lesbian bar in Worcester.[4] The bar opened on March 10, 2023, at 62 Green Street, a space previously occupied by Buck's Whiskey & Burger Bar.[1][5] At the time of its opening, an estimated two dozen lesbian bars were operating in the United States.[1][2] In the weeks following the opening, the bar received visitors from all fifty U.S. states.[6]

History

The bar's opening was covered by regional and national publications, including The Boston Globe,[5] Yahoo! Lifestyle,[7] and GO Magazine.[2] In 2024, Spring and Toupin were included on the Worcester Business Journal Power 100 list, an annual compilation of notable figures in central Massachusetts.[8] That same year, the bar received a People of Courage Award from Safe Homes Massachusetts, a program administered by Open Sky Community Services, a Worcester-based behavioral health organization, in recognition of the bar's role in supporting LGBTQ+ youth.[6] In 2025, Femme Bar was designated one of sixteen venues in the Athletes Unlimited Women's Sports Bar Alliance, an official watch party network for the organization's professional softball league.[9] In 2026, Femme Bar was among the venues selected by Togethxr, a women's sports media company, to broadcast the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The arrangement was reported in Adweek.[10] Femme Bar is among the establishments documented in The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces (Beacon Press, 2026), a book by Rachel Karp examining lesbian bars across the United States.[11][12]

Context

By 2024, the number of lesbian bars operating in the United States had risen to approximately thirty-two, following decades of decline from an estimated two hundred establishments in the 1980s.[3] The Lesbian Bar Project, a documentary and advocacy organization, maintains a listing of active lesbian bars in the United States and includes Femme Bar among them.[13]

Programming

The bar holds recurring events including drag performances, trivia nights, karaoke, speed dating, a book club, craft nights, and a college night. Friday evenings feature live performances by local musicians. The bar also holds periodic dance parties and themed entertainment nights.[6][14] See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bates, Devin (June 28, 2023). "Femme Bar finds its stride after first few months in business". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  2. 1 2 3 Troisi, Dayna (January 31, 2023). "New England Is Getting A Lesbian Bar, Thanks To This Married Couple". GO (American magazine). Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  3. 1 2 3 "There's 32 lesbian bars left in America. Here's where they are". Newsweek. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  4. ↑ Karp, Rachel (November 7, 2023). "Femme Bar". Cruising: Queer History and Culture (podcast, audio). Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "A post-pandemic LGBTQ+ 'renaissance' in Worcester, driven by young people". The Boston Globe. June 28, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Bates, Devin (June 27, 2024). "Femme Bar sees success as it builds tight-knit community". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ "New lesbian bar opens tonight in Worcester. Here's what to expect". Yahoo Lifestyle. 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ "2024 Power 100: Danielle Spring and Julie Toupin". Worcester Business Journal. 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Worcester lesbian bar named watch party venue for new pro softball league". Worcester Business Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  10. ↑ Notte, Jason (2026). "Women's Sports Bars Give Fans and Brands Some New March Madness". Adweek. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  11. ↑ Karp, Rachel (2026). The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces. Beacon Press. ISBN 9780807023440.
  12. ↑ "The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces by Rachel Karp". Publishers Weekly. February 23, 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  13. ↑ "Lesbian Bar Project". Lesbian Bar Project. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Central Mass Bar Opens To Combat Shortage Of Lesbian Spaces". Worcester Daily Voice. 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2026.

Category:2023 establishments in Massachusetts Category:Lesbian bars in the United States Category:LGBTQ culture in Massachusetts Category:Restaurants in Worcester, Massachusetts Likeanechointheforest (talk) 18:47, 11 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

These are pretty bold edits, many of which have nothing to do with WP:Promo. I understand your suspicions but adding a street address is not promo, the removal of WP:RS citations does not improve the article, and reference to their inclusion in publications is not promo (as it is notability). PigeonChickenFish (talk) 20:42, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
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