Where are all the lesbian bars? on history, misogyny, and why all the queer women are online

Is the WLW hashtag on TikTok really one of the closest things to a queer community for so many of us? Today I sat down to talk about the lack of intersectional physical spaces for queer women, discussing the historical reasons for this and also what is driving us to foster community online instead. We’ve got dissertation research, we’ve got my own research study, we’ve got YOUR input, this episode is juicy and packed xoxoOutline:why queer women are using dating apps, tiktok, and digital platforms to forge communitythe impact of digital queer communities and coming outwhy gay bars and clubs are not always safe/inclusive spaces to queer women, trans-women and women of colourthe history of lesbians and gay bars/clubsthe focus towards daytime, community centred cafes, bookstores, etc amongst lesbiansThe Mafia’s role in lesbian barsIntersectionality in queer spacesfind me on insta: @whatzaralovestiktok: @whatzaraloves6youtube: WhatzaralovesReferences for this episode:https://medium.com/@anyacrittenton/how-misogyny-makes-the-lgbtq-community-a-lonely-place-for-queer-women-236a7bf24cf2https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7430466/https://scholars.fhsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4226&context=theseshttps://medium.com/girl-genius-magazine/studying-the-intersection-of-queer-history-and-feminism-6c13e3e4599ahttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/06/misogyny-gay-men-sexist-rose-mcgowan-rights-womenhttps://scholars.fhsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4226&context=theseshttps://www.vice.com/en/article/when-drag-kings-ruled-alongside-the-mafia-235/