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In February of 2020, Chicago's newest lesbian bar, Dorothy Downstairs first opened its doors. A month later, they were forced to close when the city shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. About 2 years later, they reopened, and they've been a staple of the Chicago queer community ever since! Thank you to everyone who shared their stories with us for this episode! This episode features interviews with: Lillian Faderman, Zoe Schor, Whitney LaMora, and Rainn Thomas. Zoe and Whitney are fundraising to open Chicago's only queer-focused wedding & event venue in the space above Dorothy Downstairs! You can support this next endeavor HERE. Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsor, Olivia Travel -Discover Olivia at Olivia.com and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

Mona Sargent (born Mona Nystrom) is widely credited as the owner of the first lesbian bar in San Francisco, and perhaps the first public lesbian bar in the United States. Between 1933 and 1950 she  owned a series of bars in clubs in San Francisco: Mona's, Mona's Barrelhouse, Mona's 440 Club, The Paper Doll, and Mona's Candle Light. Thank you to everyone who shared their stories with us for this episode. This episode features interviews with Beth Lemke, Clay, and Lillian Faderman. The episode also features archival tape of interviews with Mona Sargent, featuring Rikki Streicher and Reba Hudson, conducted by Nan Alamilla Boyd as a part of the Wide Open Town History Project, Courtesy of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society (collection 2003-05). Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsors, Olivia Travel and Honda -Discover Olivia at Olivia.com and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

Rikki Streicher opened Maud's in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco in 1966. The bar would be a fixture of the lesbian community there until it closed its doors in 1989.  It's memorialized in the 1993 documentary Last Call At Maud's and in the hearts and minds of all those who called Maud's a home over the years! Thank you to everyone who shared their stories with us for this episode. This episode features interviews with Paris Poirier, Karen Kiss, Susan Fahey, Mandy Carter, and Jeanne Clarke, as well as audio excerpts from Last Call at Maud's. The episode also features archival tape of interviews with Rikki Streicher conducted by Nan Alamilla Boyd as a part of the Wide Open Town History Project, Courtesy of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society (collection 2003-05). Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsors, Olivia Travel and Honda -Discover Olivia at Olivia.com and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

Our full interview with Ray, bartender at Doc Marie's. Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsors, Olivia Travel and Honda -Discover Olivia at olivia.com/experience and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

In the summer of 2022, the city of Portland excitedly awaited the opening of a new lesbian bar: Doc Marie's. It didn't go as planned. Join us as we uncover the full Doc Marie's story, exploring the dark side of the internet, the nuances of queer culture, and the unexpected challenges of opening a business.  Thank you to everyone who shared their stories with us for this episode. This episode features interviews with Aundrenee Nash, Brandy Feit, Olga Bichko, Ken Batali, Robin, Anna, Danica, and Shane O'Neill Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsors, Olivia Travel and Honda -Discover Olivia at Olivia.com and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

Our full interview with Anjali Kumaran, regular patron at The Sports Bra.  Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsors, Olivia Travel and Honda -Discover Olivia at olivia.com/experience and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

Last April, Jenny Nguyen opened the first women's sports bar in the entire world: The Sports Bra, in Portland, Oregon. From college basketball to the Women's World Cup to the Olympics, it's all playing at The Sports Bra! But you won't catch any men's sports on their TVs. Thank you to everyone who shared their stories with us for this episode! This episode features interviews with: Jenny Nguyen, Thu Nguyen, Jen Barnes, Sadee Terwort, and Christina Roberts. Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsors, Olivia Travel and Honda -Discover Olivia at Olivia.com and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

This is our full interview with Teryl Lynn Foxx! Teryl is a renowned New Orleans entertainer, who has been winning titles across the country for decades. Her accolades include: Miss Gay Louisiana 1992, Miss Gay Mississippi 1994, Miss Tennessee Continental 1996, Miss Essence International Classic 2014, Miss Daytona Beach Continental Elite 2016, and Miss Continental Elite 2016.  Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsors, Olivia Travel and Honda -Discover Olivia at olivia.com/experience and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

Juanita Pierre and Leslie Martinez opened New Orlean’s first Black-owned lesbian bar, Les Pierres, on the corner of Pauger St and N. Rampart St. No one can quite remember the exact date Les Pierres opened, but based on some other stories and dates, we can guess it would have been around 1980.  This episode features interviews with Teryl Lynn Foxx, Juanita Pierre, Mike Pierre, and Emelda Sterling. Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsors, Olivia Travel and Honda -Discover Olivia at olivia.com/experience and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

In December of 1977, Charlene’s opened on the corner of Elysian Fields and North Rampart Street in New Orleans. This is the story of the woman behind the bar: Charlene Schneider, lesbian activist and pioneer.  Thank you to everyone who shared their stories with us for this episode. This episode features interviews with Robert "Bobby" Fieseler, Linda Tucker, and Valda Lewis. It also includes archival tape of interviews with Charlene Schneider (1996 -1997) conducted by Marilyn McConnell, courtesy of Newcomb Archives and Nadine Robbert Vorhoff Collection, Newcomb Institute, Tulane University.  Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsors, Olivia Travel and Honda -Discover Olivia at Olivia.com and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

When we launched Cruising Podcast back in 2021, we had only twenty-one lesbian bars on our list. Little did we know, we were on the cusp of a lesbian bar resurgence. In the past two years, at least EIGHT new lesbian bars have opened across the country. And as Femme Bar co-owner Danielle Spring will tell you, Cruising is to blame for at least one of them! Thank you to everyone who shared their stories with us for this episode. This episode features interviews with: Danielle Spring, Julie Toupin, Stephanie Yuhl, Jennessa Burks, and Peyton Chandler -Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Join our Patreon!  -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by Joey Freeman. Cover Art is by Finley Martin. -Special thanks to this episode's sponsors, Olivia Travel and Honda -Discover Olivia at Olivia.com and save $100 on your next trip when you use promo code CRUISING Support the show

Did you know 8 new lesbian bars have opened in the U.S. since we launched Cruising back in 2021?! In Season 2, we’re taking you to each of these new bars. And we’re also heading back in time to explore lesbian bars of decades past. From 1930s San Francisco to 1990s New Orleans, and everything in between! Tune in to hear the stories of the humans that call these spaces home. Premiering November 7th, 2023. Want to support Cruising and help us keep our content free and accessible? Visit  https://www.patreon.com/cruisingpod  Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! For more Cruising adventures, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok Like our theme song and music? Subscribe to our composer Joey Freeman’s work HERE! Cover art by Finley Martin. Like what you see? Check out her work HERE! Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of: Sarah Gabrielli, Rachel Karp, and Jen McGinity.  Season 2 of Cruising is Audio Engineered by Sarah, Story Produced by Sarah and Rachel, and Line Produced by Jen.  Theme song by Joey Freeman.  Cover Art by Finley Martin. Support the show