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The oldest gay bar in Texas will close in weeks unless it can raise a huge amount of money: ‘It’s our safe place’

The Independent·Josh Marcus·27 days ago
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Last week, the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in Texas , Robert’s Lafitte, was warned it could be shut down in 30 days unless it made thousands of dollars in repairs. That would be a devastating hit to the queer community in its hometown of Galveston , according to Terry Michael Fuller, who coordinates special events and bartends at Robert’s. “It’s like our second home,” he told The Independent . “It’s our safe place.” In that time, the bar, a few blocks from Galveston’s oceanside Pleasure Pier, has been with its patrons through everything, Fuller said, from hurricanes to the AIDS epidemic. During Covid , Robert’s helped distribute food baskets to patrons and community members. The bar, which first opened under the name Lafitte’s in 1965, has always served a variety of people, Fuller added. Robert’s Lafitte, the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in Texas, could go under in weeks unless it raises thousands of dollars for repairs (Google Street View) “It’s always a mixed crowd there,” he said. “Straight, gay, transgender, bisexual.…

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