Slammers

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Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen
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Slammers Bar exterior in 2022
Slammers
Interactive map of Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen
Address Columbus, Ohio
U.S.
Coordinates 39°57′57″N82°59′44.4″W / 39.96583°N 82.995667°W / 39.96583; -82.995667
Type Lesbian bar
Construction
Opened1993

Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen is a lesbian bar in Columbus, Ohio. Opened in 1993, it is one of Ohio's oldest gay bars and is still run by its original owner Marcia Riley. [1] [2] As of 2021, it is one of approximately thirty-three lesbian bars remaining in the country and the only one in Ohio. It was supported by the Lesbian Bar Project to help it survive the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4]

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As has been the case with lesbian bars across the United States, Slammers has needed to evolve to adapt to the changing LGBTQ+ nightlife scene. [2] [5] While it began as a women's bar, early on it drew a business lunch crowd. [6]

Slammie's on High

In 2022, the owners of Slammers opened Slammie's on High, near the Ohio State campus, [7] which is also an LGBTQ+ friendly space but serves different food to the original location. [8] It opened in March 2023 and closed in June 2024. [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Erica (10 May 2017). "Behind Bars: Nikki Simonin at Slammers". Columbus Alive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Thompson, Erica (12 April 2021). "Slammers, one of 15 lesbian bars left in U.S., weathers pandemic, cultural shifts in Columbus". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Brittany (11 June 2021). "Slammers standing strong as one of few lesbian bars left in the country". 10tv.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Erica (12 June 2019). "Pride: Last lesbian bar standing". Columbus Alive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Mattson, Greggor (January 2019). "Are Gay Bars Closing? Using Business Listings to Infer Rates of Gay Bar Closure in the United States, 1977–2019". Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 5 2378023119894832: 237802311989483. doi: 10.1177/2378023119894832 .
  6. ↑ "21 lesbian bars remain in America. Owners share why they must be protected". PBS NewsHour. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Slammies on High to bring fresh pizza and LGBTQ+ space to Ohio State". 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  8. ↑ McLaughlin, Jack (2022-12-01). "Slammers opening new Columbus-style pizzeria and bar in recently-closed restaurant" . Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  9. ↑ "Columbus' newest LGBTQ+ bar Slammies is a 'safe space for all to come in'". 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  10. ↑ "Slammies on High closes, replaced by pizza place". 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
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