Inside Gladys Books & Wine, One of Brooklyn’s Most Meaningful Queer Spaces
The Bed-Stuy bookstore, café, and wine bar was built as a home for Black feminist and queer literary culture. Now, after repeated flooding, the community is rallying around the space. In a city where queer gathering spaces can often feel temporary, loud, or increasingly commercial, Gladys Books & Wine has quickly become something quieter and […]
Blazers Sports Bar in Brooklyn: A Women-Owned Sports Bar Centering Women’s Sports and Queer Community
Blazers Sports Bar has only been open for three months, but it’s already shifting what a sports bar can look and feel like in New York City. Located at 308 Bedford Ave in Williamsburg, Blazers is Brooklyn’s first women-owned sports bar. The screens are tuned to women’s games. The crowd shows up loud. And the […]