Where do queer people gather? In honor of Pride Month, we're looking at those sanctuary spaces where LGBTQ+ people can celebrate, strategize, and simply exist…especially amidst a hostile political climate and lackluster feelings about corporate Pride. Brittany is joined by <a href="https://www.erikpiepenburg.com/"target="_blank" >Erik Piepenburg</a>, author of Dining Out, First Dates, Defiant Nights, and Last Call Disco Fries at America's Gay Restaurants and Diners, and <a href="https://www.lucashilderbrand.com/"target="_blank" >Lucas Hilderbrand</a>, author of The Bars are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After to bring us out of the bars and into diners, crafts circles, book clubs, and other third spaces where queer folks are finding community and joy. For more episodes queer life? Check out these episodes: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/21/1263527179/its-been-a-minute-dining-out-gay-restaurants"target="_blank" >In search for a safe space to cry</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/06/1253756217/pride-2025-lgbtq-rights"target="_blank" >The Pride month vibes are off, but there's still hope.</a> Support Public Media.<a href="https://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" > Join NPR Plus.</a> Follow Brittany on Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" > @bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at<a href="http://npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" > npr.org/podclub</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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