What started as a drag bnch has now transformed to a fully-fledged — and much need — gay bar. In a super Republin unty.
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A NEW GAY BAR IS ABOUT TO OPEN… A MOST UNLIKELY OH ZIP
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The Olive Tree BellefontaeAfter hostg their first drag show Febary, The Olive Tree has sce received s liquor license, makg the first ever gay bar Bellefontae. “And then we applied for a liquor license and now we’re a gay bar.
“I started gettg msag like, ‘Why do have to be a gay bar? Why do you have to e the word ‘gay?
Why wouldn’t this be a gay bar? Clubs and bars specifilly labeled as “gay bars” are important safe spac wh the LGBTQ+ muny. From where The Olive Tree ss Bellefontae, the clost gay bar is about 30 away Lima.
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Most Oh gay bars are general are bigger ci, makg them harr to accs for those small towns or more ral muni.
“Usg the word ‘gay’ pav the path to a brighter and clive future for generatns to e, ” Berry said. “Sce we did the first drag show, I learned very quickly that now I’m an tor and have to help stigmatize everythg bee there’s a lot of homophobia around here and Oh general.
I thk tak people to meet a iendly, nice gay person to get rid of all the hate and jt happens to be that there aren’t a lot [of out LGBTQ+ people] my muny. Wh the new gay bar rebrand, The Olive Tree will be hostg a grand reopeng event on Saturday, October 15 to celebrate the venue’s new era.