Dani's Queer Bar

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Dani's Queer Bar
Restaurant information
Established2024
Street address907 Boylston Street,
Boston, Massachusetts
Postal/ZIP Code02115
CountryUnited States
Website danisqueerbar.com

Dani's Queer Bar is a lesbian bar founded in 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S..

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Background

The number of lesbian bars declined across the United States from a high of around 200 in the 1980s to approximately 16 by early 2020, and Boston did not have a lesbian bar. [1] [2] In the first half of the 2020s, more than a dozen new bars geared toward queer women opened across the country. [1] In August of 2023 Boston Mayor Michelle Wu created a grants program, Supporting Pandemic Affected Community Enterprises (SPACE), to distribute American Rescue Plan funding. [3]

History

Owner Thais Rocha had been holding popup events for queer women and in March of 2022 started fundraising to open a permanent space. [4] [5] [6] In 2023 the business was a recipient of one of the city's first SPACE grants. [3] [7] [8] The bar was originally planned to open in 2023 but was pushed back by permitting and inspections delays. [9] [10] [11] When an Irish bar in the space next door offered to help by hosting a Pride Day party in June of 2024, it received online backlash in the form of one-star reviews. [12] [5] [11]

It opened in September of 2024 on Boylston Street in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood; the former tenant, also a bar, had closed in 2020 due to the pandemic. [13] [9] [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rudy, Ellie (2024-10-04). "Dani's Queer Bar opens in Boston, giving Beantown its first lesbian bar in decades". NBC News . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Lesbian bars are disappearing nationwide, but there are signs of life in Mass". Boston Globe . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  3. 1 2 "Mayor Wu announces SPACE grant awardees, introducing new local businesses to Downtown storefronts | Boston.gov". www.boston.gov. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  4. ↑ Williams, Becca (2024-09-16). "The Only Lesbian Bar In Boston Is Officially Open". GO . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  5. 1 2 Carson-Holt, Elsie (2024-09-15). "Boston finally gets its own lesbian bar". LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  6. ↑ Gonzales, Morgan (2023-03-09). "Crowd-Funded Queer Bar Heads To Former Pour House Space In Boston". Dorchester Daily Voice . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  7. ↑ Solis, Steph (2024-09-12). "Dani's Queer Bar, Boston's first femme bar in decades, opens". Axios . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  8. ↑ Jacob, Arushi (12 September 2024). "Dani's Queer Bar debuts, marking city's first lesbian bar to open in a decade - The Boston Globe". Boston Globe . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  9. 1 2 Edwards, Tanya (2024-09-19). "Boston's First Femme Bar in Decades, Dani's Queer Bar, Has Opened". Eater Boston . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  10. ↑ Armany, Rachel (2024-09-13). "Dani's grand opening gives Boston its first lesbian bar in years". WGBH-TV . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  11. 1 2 Haefeli, Laura (2024-06-13). "Boston pub hit with backlash after raising Pride flag in solidarity with LGBTQ bar". CBS . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  12. ↑ Edwards, Tanya (2024-06-10). "Back Bay Irish Bar Faces Backlash After Hosting Pride Party in Support of Neighboring Queer Bar". Eater Boston . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  13. ↑ "Dani's Queer Bar opens in former Pour House location in Boston's Back Bay". NBC Boston . 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  14. ↑ Cifarelli, David (2024-09-12). "Boston queer bar dedicated to non-binary LGBTQ+ members makes debut". MassLive . Retrieved 2025-04-15.
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