Ginger's is a cash only,
divelesbian bar
A lesbian bar (sometimes called a "women's bar") is a drinking establishment that caters exclusively or predominantly to lesbian women. While often conflated, the lesbian bar has a history distinct from that of the gay bar.
Significance
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in Brooklyn's
Park Slope
Park Slope is a neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn, New York City, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush A ...
neighborhood, and as of 2020 was the borough's last remaining lesbian bar and one of two queer bars in Park Slope following the closure of Excelsior.
The bar is owned by Sheila Frayne and opened in 2000 when Park Slope was a lesbian mecca, although it is seen as both a lesbian bar and a woman-friendly neighborhood bar.
Ginger's survived the COVID-19 shutdown despite other challenges with which they were already struggling including gentrification, shifts in nightlife trends, and other changes in the neighborhood.
See also
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Lesbian Bar Project
The Lesbian Bar Project is a campaign created by Erica Rose and Elina Street to "celebrate, support, and preserve the remaining lesbian bars in the US." The project launched on October 28, 2020 with a PSA video narrated by Lea DeLaria that annou ...
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2000 establishments in New York City
Bars (establishments)
LGBT drinking establishments in New York City
LGBT nightclubs in New York (state)
Park Slope
Women in New York City
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