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Highlights From Our Lesbian Bar Road Trip

Highlights From Our Lesbian Bar Road Trip26 mei1 u 25 min

We're looking back on the past five years of Cruising with some of our favorite stories from lesbian bars across the country. This episode airs simultaneously with the release of The Lesbian Bar Chronicles, a book adaptation of the first two seasons of the podcast. So let's celebrate with a reflection on some of the stories that are now available for the very first time in print!

Tune in for selections from:

Wild Side West | San Francisco, CA - "Thank you for the planters, but I'm not leaving"

Pearl Bar | Houston, TX - "The first time I saw my sister really come out of her shell"

Lipstick Lounge | Nashville, TN - " All the people that touched my mom's life"

Nancy Valverde | Los Angeles, CA - " Sh*t come, sh*t go, I'm gonna be myself"

Charlene's | New Orleans, LA  - " I came in the front door and I'm damn well going out that way"

Les Pierres | New Orleans, LA - "We needed a place of our own"

The Sports Bra | Portland, OR - "Ask for what you need"

Hershee Bar | Norfolk, VA - " This place means something, and you need to know what it means"

Femme Bar | Worcester, MA - "The biggest hype man I've ever known"

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