documenting queer history and culture.

From lesbian bars to sapphic spaces, explore the stories that shaped queer culture, on the hit podcast and in the book.

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The podcast

Conversations about lesbian bars, sapphic spaces, and beyond, with host Sarah Gabrielli and history-making lesbians and LGBTQ+ folks. Seasons 1-3 available wherever you get your podcasts.

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The book

A grassroots tour of the nation’s lesbian bars that illuminates their past, present, and hopeful future based on hundreds of hours of interviews from the hit podcast Cruising.

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