also be sites of intense isolation.

History

While women in the United States were historically prohibited from frequenting alcohol-oriented public spaces, evidence suggests that lesbians engaged with bars in the 1800s. The Prohibition Era's speakeasies allowed women to drink freely publicly, and were especially beneficial for lesbians given their inconspicuous form. Though, during this era many women of color preferred women's only house parties to mitigate unwanted male attention or racial discrimination. They also turned

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