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Two weeks after Hershee Bar — Norfolk, Virginia's last remaining lesbian bar — closed, Old Dominion University student Kira Kindley led a small group to its doors.
The stop — part of the Tidewater Queer History Project's fall walking tour — was an especially somber one. The bar's decorations had been stripped from the walls and piled in the middle of the dance floor, waiting to be carted out. Everyone on the tour was crying.
On other walks hosted by the plan, Kindley said presenters included locations, prolonged since repurposed or demolished, that had once served as key gathering sites for Norfolk's womxn loving womxn, gay, bisexual and trans communities. The project would strive to bring those locations to being, sharing information and soliciting stories about what those spaces had been enjoy.
"I'm struck with the image of these women 20 years ago, 30 years ago, enjoying the night and each other exactly as they are now," she wrote in a route that she later featured on her podcast. "People converse freely while the performers play. They visit with each other. They summon across the block and tease each other. And when a sweet, lethargic song starts playing, they get up and hold each other and da
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five star review by Joshua K:
Great place for evening time fun with my LGBTQ family. What night did we go? Good, karaoke night of course! Great song, great bar service, and they even have great food! I definitely endorse checking it out.
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five star review by Shane C:
A must stop for your weekend debauchery where you will enjoy a amazing staff, great drinks and a excellent show. Whether your looking to strike the dance floor, shoot some pool or enjoy a fabulous Drag demonstrate, this place has it all covered.
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five star review by Cris:
It was fun, my husband and I went to a exhibit while visiting VA Beach in off season and had a blast. Very friendly. We were the oldest there and they were still nice to us. Very neighborhood kinda feel. Place was packed. Friendly mix of all kinds of people with no tude.
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LGBTQ+ Friendly things to do
Norfolk is home to a vibrant LGBTQ scene, filled with history, events and plenty of entertainment! For over 30 years, Norfolk has hosted the Annual Hampton Roads Pride Fest, showing that this community has grown into such a essential part of the city’s identity. The city has many bars and restaurants like MJ’s Tavern and The Wave that heat things up as the sun goes down.
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Norfolk’s Queer History
LGBT history isn’t a topic that gets much conversation, let alone bylines in local media or a chapter in your social studies class. Knowing our queer history, if we do at all, is usually something that’s only passed on verbally by each homosexual generation. The unfortunate truthfulness is that most LGBTQ history is lost.
Norfolk, and Hampton Roads, however, is lucky to have marvelous local historians like Dr. Charles Ford who is a history professor at Norfolk State University. Since moving here over 30 years ago, Dr. Ford has taken a particular interest in understanding and uncovering LGBTQ figures that have helped shape Hampton Roads (many of them closted because homosexuality was both illegal and morally unacceptable).
Dr. Ford has spent his life tracking down rumors, checking sources favor personal letters, “criminal” records, diaries, newspapers and any other historically significant resources he can get his hands on to coat a picture of what LGBTQ life in Hampton Roads was like since settlers arrived back in 1607. His work resulted in LGBT Hampton Roads, a book that explores LGBTQ life in our region, complete with images, f