But when I looked back at the mixed faces - covered in glitter, dressed in Doc Martens, Birkenstocks and hairpins, and sports mullets, shaved heads, and pink wigs - I had to smile. I was 21, a few months before graduating from university and I worked hard to conceive of my escape from Texas.
The interior was cozy and restrained – you know, the perfect dive bar – but I was really fascinated by the outdoors, with the pink ceiling of the parachute tent and the rocky wall that hung over the space like a fortress. The first time I walked into my first queer bar, I felt like I was coming home.
To celebrate the honor, we teamed up with Absolute – a proud 40+ -year-old ally and year-round supporter of the LGBTQ community – to shed light on the history of self-knowledge, acceptance and joy.
