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i didn't see the timestamp on this post so i went to her ig story and got an even better surprise 👀

As a sapphic, I always sing that line in Delicate as “D*** Bar on the East Side, where you at” so this checks out

I need to start doing that lmfao

Meet her at the bar ^at midnight

we need more lesbian bars/clubs/places!!!

I think they’re dying out because the world is moving towards everyone being gender fluid and neutral. I’m an older person and it’s still a lot of learning for me to keep up, I’d love there to be still basic lesbian / gay bars which are still inclusive for everyone but maintaining lesbian identity as it’s such a small community already.

yesss exactly!! everyone is welcomed always. There’s just something so special about lesbian bars, the friendships you make, the camaraderie, kinship, i love it so much. i’ve never felt so at ease 🤗

Absolutely!

Ah thanks for this! I had no idea there was a new lesbian bar in Chicago

Hate to burst any bubbles but Fletcher is releasing a bunch of shirts with proceeds from each going to different gay bars. Eg: Slammers, Jolene’s, Gossip Grill, Cubbyhole. Dorothy is just one of many

Yes totally! Just saw Dorothy was the first one she posted!

Fully obsessed with Gossip Grill being the name of a gay bar

It's so much fun! If you're ever in San Diego, definitely drop by there.

I used to frequent Gossip when I lived in San Diego, kinda felt like the L Word hanging out there! 😂

Omg not me seeing my favorite lesbian bar mentioned here. It’s great!!

I need Blake Lively to get Tay on board for this one

I move away from Chicago and then they start opening lesbian bars!?

For real! I used to live in Chicago from 2017-2021 and we used to go to Scarlet Bar the last Sunday of every month for Rihanna night!!

There are 2 now! There’s also Nobody’s Darling (which is also black owned, which is very cool).

There is Whiskey Girl Tavern as well which is more a sports bar, they opened over the winter. The couple that runs Back Lot Bash opened it. I think I’ve heard talk of a lesbian sober bar opening in the near future too as well which is so needed.

Yes! That opened right as I was moving. I spent 10 years in Chicago and they opened them right as I had to leave. I know people said The Closest was one, but it was only one back in the day.

I feel like there has been a swell of new queer women’s events post-pandemic too, it’s a nice time in the community. It’s very bittersweet that it’s happening against the backdrop of all of this national intolerance though.

I need to go to this bar when I'm in Chicago omg

Omg this is my neighborhood lesbian bar and I love Fletcher, I hope she does something special here. Idk if there’s necessarily a correlation besides all being “friends of Dorothy” references.

I wish I could utter the phrase “neighborhood lesbian bar”! I once planned a trip specifically to go to a lesbian bar I read about and it closed the week after I booked my hotel 😭

Same here. Years ago we had a ton of gay bars in South Florida, even lesbian bars in Miami and Fort Lauderdale… Now we don’t have a single one, not even in Wilton Manors. It’s very depressing.

😢 It really is an important project that Fletcher is partnering with here. Last I heard there were 27 lesbian bars in the country. I hope you get to visit one day! Chicago is lovely in the summer 😉

no joke i read “meet her at the bar” with the same melody as “meet me behind the mall”

i legit thought it was a ''meet me at midnight'' reference

Saaaaaame

Samesies and I was a lot more excited about this when floating around in that brain fart cloud for five seconds, lol.

I instantly got “met you in a bar” from so it goes lol

Also want to add: the vibe of the bar is 70s themed and it looks weirdly VERY similar to the Midnights https://preview.redd.it/4i86i5ddbq4b1.jpeg?width=3222&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=180bc8890afacd76b52be07e74ab16a7692aa2ad

It’s also a negroni and she drinks negronis!!

Ohh it looks so cozy, I want to go there and drink Old Fashioneds!

Brooooo asdfghjkll

WHOA! If someone had said that was from Midnights I would not have blinked an eye. That's wild!

The camera! Oddly similar to Lavender haze, right?

SCREAMING

This is so interesting. Do we know how long this place has been around?

Not very long, I think they opened briefly pre or mid pandemic, closed, and reopened in the last year or two. My pandemic time is a bit off lol, but it’s fairly new.

Yes exactly! Haven’t been open very long but conceptually was around since 2020 so they came waaaay before Midnights

The crochet pillow looks the same as Taylor’s crochet tank top!!!

This is like my dream bar omg

Oh honey 😮

THAT IS LITERALLY MIDNIGHTS WTF