“There’s so much more to running that bar than having 10 employees and customers coming through. So coming into a queer space like I have and the ones that are remaining, you find your new family there,” she said. “A lot of people don’t have family because they’re rejected by their family. When these community spaces disappear, the implications go beyond simply the bar itself, said Bouffard. RELATED: Everything you need to know about Denver PrideFest 2021 Today, it is one of just 21 lesbian bars in America, according to the Lesbian Bar Project, a fundraising initiative to help save the bars that remain open. But while others succumbed to economic forces over the years, Bouffard’s East Colfax hangout Blush & Blu, which opened in 2012, remained. In fact, she worked at several - mopping the dance floor at The Elle, bartending and DJing at Zu - while attending pharmacy school in the late 1990s.īouffard caught the hospitality bug and changed her career path, founding several lesbian bars of her own. When Jody Bouffard was first getting into the bar business, there were multiple lesbian-focused hotspots in town. Sunday, January 28th 2024 Home Page Close Menu
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