Rubyfruit Bar and Grill owner laments imminent closing
“I feel it’s bittersweet. It’s sad to see it go because it was so important, so necessary at one time. Yet if we’re liberated now and people can feel comfortable going anyplace, I’m happy for them.”
— Debra C. Fierro, owner of the iconic Rubyfruit Bar and Grill, a Manhattan lesbian venue opened in 1994, commenting on the bar’s imminent closing. (New York Times)
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