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WH NO GAY BAR OR SPACE TO LL S OWN, NEWPORT'S LGBTQ MUNY FEELS 'ISOLATED'
In 2020, the two sat down wh The Newport Daily News to discs how the LGBTQ+ muny Newport felt disnnected wh no gay bar nor LGBTQ+-foced muny center to, Cano Rtrepo and O’Connor have created the space they wanted the muny to have jt three years ago.
“I heard om the muny many stori the six years I’ve been here of wantg a gay bar or wantg entertament, but I always say ’s great, I love to go out and have fun, but ’s not always about fun and entertament, ” Cano Rtrepo said. Cano Rtrepo actually ed The Huddle space before moved as the lotn for an LGBTQ+ book club which blossomed to a monthly LGBTQ+ hangout lled Queer Newport:Wh no gay bar or space to ll s own, Newport's LGBTQ muny feels 'isolated'When The Huddle owner Sarah Emhof revealed she was movg away om the physil storeont, Cano Rtrepo said Newport Pri saw an opportuny to fally create a muny space dited to Newport’s LGBTQ+ populatn. On Wednday, McCalla also poted to two recent s of harassment agast Newport’s LGBTQ muny members, cludg one where O’Connor was bten by a dog while tryg to remove s owner om last year’s Pri para ftival as he was yellg homophobic chants at rolutn was -signed by uncilors Charlie Holr, Elizabeth Fuerte and Jamie Bova.
Newport's LGBTQ muny:Wh no gay bar or space to ll s own, Newport's LGBTQ muny feels 'isolated'The current procs is on a se-by-se basis and up to the Council to ci, Nicholson said.