Hey friends! This week we're back to our regularly scheduled book talks! We're reading Moby Dyke by Krista Burton! We're talking about gay bars! Lesbian bars! Queer bars! What does that even mean in 2024? The importance of queer spaces and also what it means to be "allowed" into queer spaces in the first place! Theme song by Man With Roses Lesbian bars have always been treasured safe spaces for their customers, providing not only a good time but a shelter from societal alienation and outright persecution. In 1987, there were 206 of them in America. Today, only a couple dozen remain. How and why did this happen? What has been lost—or possibly gained—by such a decline? What transpires when marginalized communities become more accepted and mainstream? Moby Dyke is an insightful and hilarious travelogue that celebrates the kind of community that can only be found in windowless rooms soundtracked by Britney Spears-heavy playlists and illuminated by overhead holiday lights no matter the time of year.