Dani's Queer Bar
| Dani's Queer Bar | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2024 |
| Location | 907 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States |
| Website | danisqueerbar |
Dani's Queer Bar is a lesbian bar founded in 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S..
Background
[edit]The number of lesbian bars declined across the United States from a high of around 200 in the 1980s to approximately 16 by early 2020, and Boston did not have a lesbian bar.[1][2] In the first half of the 2020s, more than a dozen new bars geared toward queer women opened across the country.[1] In August 2023 Boston Mayor Michelle Wu created a grants program, Supporting Pandemic Affected Community Enterprises (SPACE), to distribute American Rescue Plan funding.[3]
History
[edit]Owner Thais Rocha had been holding popup events for queer women and in March 2022 started fundraising to open a permanent space.[4][5][6] In 2023 the business was a recipient of one of the city's first SPACE grants.[3][7][8] The bar was originally planned to open in 2023 but was pushed back by permitting and inspections delays.[9][10][11] When an Irish bar in the space next door offered to help by hosting a Pride Day party in June 2024, it received online backlash in the form of one-star reviews.[12][5][11]
It opened in September 2024 on Boylston Street in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood; the former tenant, also a bar, had closed in 2020 due to the pandemic.[13][9][14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Rudy, Ellie (2024-10-04). "Dani's Queer Bar opens in Boston, giving Beantown its first lesbian bar in decades". NBC News. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ "Lesbian bars are disappearing nationwide, but there are signs of life in Mass". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- 1 2 "Mayor Wu announces SPACE grant awardees, introducing new local businesses to Downtown storefronts | Boston.gov". www.boston.gov. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ Williams, Becca (2024-09-16). "The Only Lesbian Bar In Boston Is Officially Open". GO. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- 1 2 Carson-Holt, Elsie (2024-09-15). "Boston finally gets its own lesbian bar". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ Gonzales, Morgan (2023-03-09). "Crowd-Funded Queer Bar Heads To Former Pour House Space In Boston". Dorchester Daily Voice. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ Solis, Steph (2024-09-12). "Dani's Queer Bar, Boston's first femme bar in decades, opens". Axios. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ Jacob, Arushi (12 September 2024). "Dani's Queer Bar debuts, marking city's first lesbian bar to open in a decade - The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- 1 2 Edwards, Tanya (2024-09-19). "Boston's First Femme Bar in Decades, Dani's Queer Bar, Has Opened". Eater Boston. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ Armany, Rachel (2024-09-13). "Dani's grand opening gives Boston its first lesbian bar in years". WGBH-TV. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- 1 2 Haefeli, Laura (2024-06-13). "Boston pub hit with backlash after raising Pride flag in solidarity with LGBTQ bar". CBS. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ Edwards, Tanya (2024-06-10). "Back Bay Irish Bar Faces Backlash After Hosting Pride Party in Support of Neighboring Queer Bar". Eater Boston. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ "Dani's Queer Bar opens in former Pour House location in Boston's Back Bay". NBC Boston. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ Cifarelli, David (2024-09-12). "Boston queer bar dedicated to non-binary LGBTQ+ members makes debut". MassLive. Retrieved 2025-04-15.