Slammers

Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen is a lesbian bar in Columbus, Ohio. It opened in 1993, is Ohio's oldest gay bar and is still owned by Marcia Riley.[1][2] As one of approximately twenty remaining in the country and the only one in Ohio, it was supported by the Lesbian Bar Project to help it survive the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen as seen from Long St.

As has been the case with lesbian bars across the country, Slammers has needed to evolve to adapt to the changing LGBTQ+ nightlife scene.[2][5] While it began as a women's bar, early on it drew a business lunch crowd.[6]

References
  1. Thompson, Erica (10 May 2017). "Behind Bars: Nikki Simonin at Slammers". Columbus Alive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. Thompson, Erica (12 April 2021). "Slammers, one of 15 lesbian bars left in U.S., weathers pandemic, cultural shifts in Columbus". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. Bailey, Brittany (11 June 2021). "Slammers standing strong as one of few lesbian bars left in the country". 10tv.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. Thompson, Erica (12 June 2019). "Pride: Last lesbian bar standing". Columbus Alive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. Mattson, Greggor (January 2019). "Are Gay Bars Closing? Using Business Listings to Infer Rates of Gay Bar Closure in the United States, 1977–2019". Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 5: 237802311989483. doi:10.1177/2378023119894832.
  6. "21 lesbian bars remain in America. Owners share why they must be protected". PBS NewsHour. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen webpage

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