Sue Ellen's

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Sue Ellen's
Sue Ellen's
Address3014 Throckmorton Street, 75219
Dallas, Texas
United States
Coordinates 32°48′38.5″N96°48′41.5″W / 32.810694°N 96.811528°W / 32.810694; -96.811528
Opened1989
Website
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Sue Ellen's is a ladies bar or lesbian bar in Dallas, Texas' gayborhood of Oak Lawn. [1] [2] It first opened in Dallas on January 19, 1989, and moved to its current Throckmorton Street location in 2008. [3] [4] Sue Ellen's, a two-story nightclub, has a long history of being part of Dallas' queer nightlife, and is the state's oldest lesbian bar.

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It is named for Sue Ellen Ewing of Dallas fame and is considered the sister bar to nearby JR's. [5] [6] [7]

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References

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