1920s
Why Did U.S. Lesbian Bars Start in the 1930s?
On dykes and the mafia: a tale of the Prohibition sex tourism, racialized racist tourism, policing, graft, and desire.
queerspaces
1920s
"When Paris and Berlin Were Dyke Bars*"
Enjoy the detailed transcript of the second episode of my Our Dyke Histories podcast.
OurDykeHistories
"1920s & 1930s: The LezQueer World before Bars"
My podcast with Sinister Wisdom, Our Dyke Histories has launched! I'm sharing the transcript from the first 1920s-1930s episode with some images to bring it to life even further.
dykebars
Is 1928's Café Dorian Gray Actually Cubbyhole 2025?!
I'm enamored with Café Dorian Gray in 1928 Berlin – maybe because I've been to its twin(!), none other than the renowned Cubbyhole in 2025. Yes, really.
academic
Why We Need(ed) a Gender, Sexuality, & Space Reading List
There are nearly 1,000 citations in here. As I said, I am *very* passionate about citations. Proof of life means so much to queers and transes, especially through records that we exist.
dykebars
"My Lesbian Bar"
One of the first things my partner Rachel said to me was, "My lesbian bar was a babyfeeding café in Boston 2014-2015." And I've been thinking how I didn't bat an eye.
dykebars
Lez Liberatory Geographical Imaginations: Dykeness in Retrospect
Many of us want to return to halcyon spacetimes. It's how the Far Right sells themselves. But wanting to go back to some halcyon spacetimes is how *everyone* makes sense of their geographies, just not in vile, cruel, and fascist ways.
dykebars
The Only Lesbian Bar Guide in the World Is from 1928
Just then, Spinnboden archivist and director Katja Koblitz gently sprung up. She arrived at my shoulder and tapped me gently, as she said, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier you were writing a book on dyke bars?” I turned and found her beaming...
lesbianbars
Let Us Tease You :: Our Dyke Histories Soft (Butch) Reveal
Coming in live from the Lesbian Lives conference in New York City, I'm excited to do a soft (butch) launch of my podcast with Sinister Wisdom: Our Dyke Histories!
lesbianbars
Magicks: Our Dyke Histories podcast soft launch at Lesbian Lives!
Come for the history; stay for the revolution, gossip, and desire that built it. 🤌 That's our (sexy and smart) tagline for my podcast Our Dyke Histories. I'm releasing ODH in collaboration with the amazing Sinister Wisdom, the lesbian multicultural literary and art journal.
lesbianbars
Okay, Okay, Now I (Sort of) Love Dyke Bars*
But I've never shared the reason I now (sort of) love dyke bars*. My anger arose from the question posed to me. And asking why lesbian bars are closing is an incredibly boring question.
queerspaces
20 Years On: Why I'm Still Living for Dyke* Spaces
It's utterly delightful to be back talking about lezbiqueertrans or dyke* spaces–by which I mean all the spaces and places claimed by, associated with, and personally and socially known to lesbian, bi, queer, trans, nb, gnc, and sapphic people. Or really anyone who'd affiliate with