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The article focuses on the return of gay bars in the U.S. Metro Q, the first gay bar in Huntington Beach, California, was opened by lesbian Ida Vallez. The Hose bar in New York started the Manthrax! nights in late 2008, wherein metal and punk music are played. The dance club called Town in Washington D.C. used to be a hip-hop club that was closed by the city.

Explores trends in the lesbian bar business in the U.S. Popularity of nightclubs; Approaches of straight and mixed bars to attract lesbian customers; Impact of the rise of the feminist movement on the business; Challenges facing the business.

The article reports on the effect of the recession on lesbian bars and other gay-oriented establishments in the U.S. It discusses the closure of several lesbian bars including the Egyptian Club in Portland, Oregon, the Stargaze in Chicago, Illinois and the Starlite in Brooklyn, New York. The author also comments on the changing lifestyle of lesbians and the freedom they now have to express their sexuality.

Focuses on the history of the San Francisco, California lesbian bar Maud's. Owner Rikki Streicher; Firm integration of Maud's into gay community life; Streicher's decision to close Maud's in September 1989.

Reviews are offered for several lesbian clubs in the U.S. including Sue Ellen's in Dallas, Texas, T's Bar and Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois and Wild Side West in San Francisco, California.

Presents information on the ratio of lesbian bars against the population in several U.S. towns and states, as of January 2005. Provincetown, Massachusetts; Morgantown, West Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; Portland, Oregon.

On September 20, The Happy Hour, a friendly neighborhood lesbian bar located in Orange County, California, will celebrate their fortieth anniversary. The bar has had a tumultuous and colorful history. The club first opened in the early sixties as a beer bar. Many gay clubs opened up and down Garden Grove Boulevard during this decade, including DOK West, Rumor Hazzit, the Iron Spur, the Knotty Keg, the Hound's Tooth, the Ranger, the Tiki Hut and The Mug. Most of them catered to gay men, and the Happy Hour was a haven for lesbians who looked for a safe place to meet and relax. In 1968, Jo Moore look over The Happy Hour and has been running it ever since.

Lesbians may love women's sports, but, the affection hasn't always been mutual. So Chicago's brand-new professional tackle football team, the Chicago Force, announced that it had signed up a lesbian bar as its main sponsor as of May 13, 2003. The unprecedented relationship between the Force, one of 27 teams in the Independent Women's Football League, and Temptations, a nightclub in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park, Illinois was initiated by Temptations marketing director Diane Mareci.

Presents the experiences of a gay male American who, during his years studying feminism in San Francisco, California, was introduced to the lesbian social network at various lesbian bars in the city by a lesbian fellow student, and over the years found himself more comfortable socially among his lesbian friends than in male company. Differences spotted by the writer between the lesbian community and the social circuit and behavior of gay males. Attempts of the writer and his lesbian friends to come up with a friendly term for the writer and his partner. Decision of writer and his male partner to migrate to Hawaii. Acceptance of writer and his partner into the large lesbian community of Hawaii.

Reports on the revocation of the licenses of The Duchess and Deju Vu, lesbian bars in New York City. Alleged discrimination against men; Protest launched by the lesbian community at the Manhattan office of the State Liquor Authority.

The article focuses on billiard player Kitty Stephans. She has recently won the Women's World Eight-Ball Championship in San Francisco, California. After 20-odd games, Stephans took the title from reigning champion Gloria Walker and walked away with a tournament size pool table and $300 in cash. Stephan earlier worked as a bartender at Peg's Place, a lesbian bar in San Francisco, California. She is currently the manager and bartender of Tuxedo Junction, a private women's club. She's been involved in the San Francisco Pool Association, which primarily includes gay men's bars but recently invited Peg's Place to compete in its annual tournament.

Reports on efforts made by lesbian bar owner Pat Lowe to collect toys and clothing for retarded children by staging a drag show in Los Angeles, California.

Presents news briefs of interest to gays in California, as of June 5, 1990. Lesbian Therapists Association's campaign to end wet T-shirt contests at a lesbian bar in San Diego; Police citations issued against AIDS activists who posted an AIDS banner at a federal building in Los Angeles.

Presents several news briefs related to tourist trade as of December 16, 2002. Publication of the book 'The Gay Vacation Guide: The Best Trips and How to Plan Them,' by Mark Chesnut; List of lesbian bars in Washington; Details of five-star hotel properties in the U.S.