Topic

lesbian bars

2 highlights from 1 interviews
Brittany Ramirez

Brittany Ramirez

Life in the Coastal Bend

5:15–7:31

Brittany describes the venue landscape when she came out, including The Top Hat, The Parallel (later Connect), and The Hidden Door, noting that The Hidden Door did not allow drag queens until 2006-2007, and praising owner Jim Brown and current owner Bill Williams for supporting grassroots organizations.
Brittany Ramirez

Brittany Ramirez

Life in the Coastal Bend

14:50–16:36

Brittany remembers the Loving Spoonful—a group of women who fed and sheltered people with HIV/AIDS when families and employers rejected them—as the precursor to the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation, which continues vital work today.