| Doc Marie's | |
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 The bar's exterior, 2022 | |
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| Street address | 203 Southeast Grand Avenue |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97214 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′17″N122°39′40″W / 45.5214°N 122.6610°W |
| Website | docmaries |
Doc Marie's is an LGBTQ-friendly bar in Portland, Oregon. [1]
Doc Marie's is an LGBTQ-friendly bar in the Osborn Hotel building in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood. [2] Owned by Olga Bichko and Nikki Ferry, the business is named after Marie Equi, a lesbian described by Brooke Jackson-Glidden of Eater Portland as "one of Oregon's fiercest champions for labor and women's rights". The business operates as Portland's only lesbian bar, [3] [4] in a space which previously housed Elvis Room. [5]
In March 2022, Eater Portland mentioned plans for the bar to open in May. [5] The business began operating on July 1, but closed the following day after two managers resigned and other employees created a worker cooperative. According to Shane Dixon Kavanaugh of The Oregonian , the workers "demanded the bar's owners turn the business over to them, writing on Instagram that they felt 'misled about the space being safe and welcoming.'" [6] The conflict was picked up by Libs of TikTok, a popular conservative Twitter account, resulting in threats directed at the owners and former employees. The bar reopened on August 13, 2022. [7] [8] [9]
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