Tag: media
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Gay bar writings
Since 2015 I have been writing on the role of gay bars in urban processes including gentrification, LGBTQ+ community development, and social inequality. This forms the basis of my forthcoming book with Redwood Press, Who Needs Gay Bars? It is based on interviews with more than 130 gay bar owners and managers, site visits to…
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Washington Post
From a piece I wrote for The Washington Post’s Made by History column: “Gay bars are disappearing. Their past holds keys to their future.” Gay bars are often assumed to be relatively common places by, and exclusively for, LGBTQ+ people, but that is a mid-20th-century invention. Today, as debates continue to surface about the need…
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Club Q
From a piece I wrote for Contexts in the wake of the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs: The public only takes note of gay bars when something bad happens. It makes being a gay bar expert utterly depressing. I feel an obligation to share my knowledge, but I also feel like a…
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Interview: Chicago LGBTQ+ and gay bars declining in number, study shows
CHICAGO (WLS) — The number of LBGTQ+ and gay bars in Chicago and nationwide is declining, data shows. Experts say that could mean fewer spaces for some of the community, especially those with diverse backgrounds. “We have had the experience of going into bars in you know, in our community, and not necessarily feeling welcome,” said…
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Interview: ‘A place for us’: Oklahoma home to 3 of 21 lesbian bars in U.S.
An interview with David Bartle of NonDoc about one of only two cities in North America with three lesbian bars: Oklahoma City!
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Interview: James Bond walks into a gay bar. But should he?
An interview with Matt Lavietes for NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-life-and-style/james-bond-walks-gay-bar-rcna3115
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Interview: Gay Barchives Ep. #45
Honored to be included in Art Smith’s fantastic series on gay bars gone by, Gay Barchives. Our conversation included The City Nightclub (Portland, Oregon); Tracks (Washington, D.C.), The Garden of Allah (Seattle, Washington); and still-going-strong bars like The White Horse (Oakland, California) and DTM (Helsinki, Finland).
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Interview: There are roughly two dozen lesbian bars in the United States. The ones that are left are evolving to survive
Interview with Alicia Wallace of CNN Business
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Interview: Chasing ‘Phantoms of the Past’: 8 Gay and Lesbian Bar Archivists on Preserving LGBTQ+ Nightlife History
Interview with Dave Infante for VinePair
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Interview: 21 lesbian bars remain in America. Owners share why they must be protected
Interview with Joshua Barajas and colleagues at PBS Newshour https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/21-lesbian-bars-remain-in-the-america-owners-share-why-they-must-be-protected
Greggor Mattson 