Gay bar halts Palestinian burlesque dancer's show over her sign 'targeting' Jews — then apologizes after drag backlash



A Philadelphia gay bar banned a Palestinian burlesque dancer from taking the stage because of her sign "targeting" Jews — but following fierce drag community backlash, the bar apologized.

What are the details?

A Dec. 8 show at Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar in the city's so-called Gayborhood advertised Palestinian burlesque dancer Leila Delicious as one of the featured acts, but the bar stopped her performance, which would have used a sign that read, "OUR GENERATION WILL FREE PALESTINE," PhillyVoice reported.

An X post from performer Mew Ikki indicated Tabu had told Delicious that the bar didn't want political commentary or performances about the Israel-Hamas war, the outlet said.

The next day Tabu released a now-deleted statement on social media saying the bar "strongly condemns all forms of hate speech, including the recent display of a sign promoting genocide against Jews," PhillyVoice said, adding that the bar said an image of Delicious' sign making the rounds lacked "full context" since it showed only showed one side — and that the other side "contains text targeting the Jewish community."

The text on the other side of the sign read, "BIDEN, DEMAND A CEASEFIRE / IF YOU SUPPORT GENOCIDE, You ISREAL DUMB!"

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What happened next?

PhillyVoice said many in the city's drag and burlesque community blasted Tabu on social media, challenged the bar's claim that the other side of the sign was anti-Semitic, and rose up in solidarity with Delicious, saying they wouldn't perform at Tabu or attend shows there.

With that, Tabu deleted its original statement condemning Delicious and posted a longer statement Sunday afternoon, the outlet reported: "While our initial decision to prevent a performer from addressing the Israel-Palestine conflict was made with the intention of fostering a positive environment, we now recognize that it had unintended consequences."

The statement from the bar — which PhillyVoice said didn't immediately respond to requests for comment — added that the original move was meant to ensure "emotional safety" for everyone in the venue and that Tabu "may have misinterpreted the intention" of the sign, which did not promote genocide against Jewish people.

The statement also included an apology to Delicious, who was not directly named in the text, and added that Tabu management will reach out to her for an "open conversation," the outlet noted.

Not enough, apparently

In a follow-up story, PhillyVoice said nearly 70 performers and producers signed a letter expressing solidarity with Delicious and demanding more action from Tabu's ownership.

The outlet said attorney Amer Zahr, who's also president of New Generation for Palestine, shared the letter with PhillyVoice, adding that the letter says Tabu's statement placed Delicious "at considerable physical risk," citing recent anti-Palestinian hate crimes, and lists two demands: a commitment to "freedom of expression and speech" with concrete guidelines on what is allowed and an apology to Delicious that retracts the accusation of "promoting genocide."

“I am simply calling for justice, dignity, and respect. I never thought that calling for an end to genocide would end up in an accusation of genocide against me," Delicious said in a statement included in Zahr's email, the outlet added. "Sadly, the environment we are in seeks to silence Palestinian voices. As a Palestinian, I refuse to be silent."

PhillyVoice said the letter's signees indicated they won't perform or work at Tabu until management meets the letter's demands.

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Transphobia: Non-Binary Gets KICKED Out of Gay Bar

Transphobia: Non-Binary Gets KICKED Out of Gay Bar

VIRAL: Non-binary gets kicked out of gay bar and then SOBS HYSTERICALLY on TikTok



Apparently not all gay bars cater to the alphabet mafia. Who knew?

One such bar decided it was not going to play the pronoun game when a non-binary patron called out the bartender for referring to her (at least we think it's a her) and her wife as “ladies.” The two were quickly escorted out of the bar.

But the aftermath is where it gets really juicy.

The one who looks like a biological woman on all fronts then filmed a TikTok that “broke the internet” with its virality.

Sobbing hysterically, she recounts the so-called horror of her experience.

“Basically I was just getting a drink at the bar and they called both Azul and I ladies,” she wails. “I was like some people don’t refer to themselves as ladies, but it’s okay that you didn’t know.”

“I’m at a gay bar so we should feel safe,” she sobs into the camera.

Pat Gray is so taken aback by the absurdity that he wonders if the video is a joke.

“Oh, this is totally serious,” says Keith Malinak before resuming the video.

“They took the drink away from my wife and I … and then they kicked us out,” she bawls. “I felt brave enough to tell somebody my identity.”

Of course the couple blames the entire ordeal on the other patrons of the bar – “white men.”

We’re so shocked.

“Good job by the guy … running the bar there, saying 'get out,'” says Keith.

Amen to that.


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Popular gay bar drops Anheuser-Busch as top company exec makes refreshing admission: 'An important wake-up call'



A famous gay bar in downtown Minneapolis will stop selling Anheuser-Busch products over the company's handling of the Bud Light boycott.

The Saloon, open since 1977, announced Monday that it severed ties with Anheuser-Busch and will begin selling beer from local breweries instead. The bar is upset Anheuser-Busch did not lean into supporting the LGBTQ community when it came under fire for sponsoring transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.

"I'm so protective of doing business with people who have integrity and don't get into an anti-queer agenda," John Moore, owner of the bar, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

In a formal statement, Moore explained:

Anheuser-Busch had an opportunity to support a marginalized community in a way that few other corporations have attempted, but they abandoned that direction. We view that as unacceptable.

This is not the first LGBTQ establishment to turn on Anheuser-Busch. Last month, the 2Bears Tavern Group, which owns four "LGBTQIA+ establishments" in the Chicago area, announced that its establishments would be "discontinuing Anheuser-Busch InBev products as a result of the brewer’s anti-transgender actions and statements."

After Bud Light was dethroned as America's No. 1 beer, Anheuser-Busch released a statement telling its customers, "We hear you."

The brewer promised to redouble its efforts to stay focused on providing its customers with its chief product: beer, not culture war impositions.

Marcel Marcondes, global chief marketing officer at Anheuser-Busch, recently described the boycott against Bud Light as a "wake-up call" for the beer conglomerate.

"In times like this, when things get divisive and controversial so easily, I think it’s an important wake-up call to all of us marketers first of all to be very humble," Marcondes admitted at the Cannes Lions International Festival on Monday.

"That’s what we’re doing, being very humble, and really reminding ourselves of what we should do best every day, which is to really understand our consumers. Which is to really celebrate and appreciate every consumer that loves our brands — but in a way that can make them be together, not apart," he said.

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'There's blood on your hands': Democrats pounce on Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert after gay nightclub shooting



Democrats pounced on Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado after the GOP lawmaker issued an innocuous tweet in the wake of a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs that left several dead and others wounded.

Boebert described the shooting as "awful," said that she was praying for the victims and their relatives, and added that unlawful violence must stop.

"The news out of Colorado Springs is absolutely awful. This morning the victims & their families are in my prayers. This lawless violence needs to end and end quickly," Boebert tweeted.

Transgender Colorado state Rep. Brianna Titone called for Boebert's resignation and claimed that the GOP lawmaker has blood on her hands.

"Thanks for the 'thoughts and prayers' but that does nothing to offset the damage that you directly did to incite these kinds of attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. You spreading tropes and insults contributed to the hatred for us. There's blood on your hands. Just resign," Titone tweeted.

\u201cThanks for the "thoughts and prayers" but that does nothing to offset the damage that you directly did to incite these kinds of attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. You spreading tropes and insults contributed to the hatred for us. There's blood on your hands. \n\nJust resign.\u201d
— Rep Brianna Titone - COHD27 (@Rep Brianna Titone - COHD27) 1668962313

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York tweeted, "@laurenboebert you have played a major role in elevating anti-LGBT+ hate rhetoric and anti-trans lies while spending your time in Congress blocking even the most common sense gun safety laws. You don't get to 'thoughts and prayers' your way out of this. Look inward and change."

\u201c.@laurenboebert you have played a major role in elevating anti-LGBT+ hate rhetoric and anti-trans lies while spending your time in Congress blocking even the most common sense gun safety laws.\n\nYou don\u2019t get to \u201cthoughts and prayers\u201d your way out of this. Look inward and change.\u201d
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1668971113

California state Sen. Scott Wiener highlighted a June tweet in which Boebert had declared, "Take your children to CHURCH, not drag bars."

"You regularly pour lighter fluid on anti-LGBTQ hate & help fuel this kind of violence. This bar was literally scheduled to host a drag brunch this morning — the exact people you regularly demonize as harming children," Wiener tweeted. "You're complicit."

According to the nightclub's Facebook page, Club Q had been planning to hold an "ALL AGES DRAG BRUNCH" on Sunday.

\u201cYou regularly pour lighter fluid on anti-LGBTQ hate & help fuel this kind of violence. This bar was literally scheduled to host a drag brunch this morning \u2014 the exact people you regularly demonize as harming children. You\u2019re complicit.\u201d
— Senator Scott Wiener (@Senator Scott Wiener) 1668977341

"Your record 'is absolutely awful.' You use hateful rhetoric towards the LGBTQ+ community and helped block even modest efforts to end gun violence. You're also one of the reasons we put metal detectors outside the House floor," U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones of New York tweeted.

Last week, Democratic challenger Adam Frisch conceded to Boebert in the extremely close election contest for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. Boebert has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2021.

Elementary school sends students to gay bar for field trip; district says parents signed permission slips



A Florida public elementary school sent students to a gay bar for a field trip, and the school district on Thursday told TheBlaze that parents were aware of the destination and signed permission slips.

What are the details?

Sarah Leonardi — a board member for Broward County Public Schools, which notes it's the sixth-largest school district in America — said Wednesday she was a chaperone on the field trip to Rosie's Bar & Grill involving Wilton Manors Elementary students:

I was SO honored to be invited to chaperone @WiltonManorsES's field trip to the incredible Rosie's! The students an… https://t.co/qYjOfroCQt
— School Board Member Sarah Leonardi (@bcpsleonardi) 1635375197.0

"I was SO honored to be invited to chaperone @WiltonManorsES's field trip to the incredible Rosie's! The students and I had a fun walk over and learned a lot about our community! A huge thank you to @RosiesBnG for hosting this special field trip every year," Leonardi's post read.

It isn't clear who else accompanied the school children to Rosie's, but one of the photos in Leonardi's tweet documenting the trip shows 18 students seated outside of Rosie's along with three adults wearing lanyards. It also appears based on the language in Leonardi's tweet that Rosie's has been an ongoing destination for the field trips.

What do we know about Rosie's?

Rosie's is a well-known gay bar, the Shore News Network reported. The establishment welcomes everybody "whether you are LBGTQ+ or an ally," its website proclaims.

Its menus feature some items with double-entendre names like Motha' Cluckers, Pisa Envy, Sweaty Lovin' (and not to be outdone, Naked Sweaty Lovin') as well as the Ivana Hooker Big Girl burger, the Miley Highclub, and the Young Ranch Hand sandwich.

What did the school district have to say?

TheBlaze on Thursday reached out by email to the district for comment and asked if teachers or staff members also accompanied the students to Rosie's, how many years the trips have been happening, why Rosie's was chosen, and if the trip was connected to educating students about LGBTQ issues.

Later Thursday, TheBlaze spoke to an individual in the district's communications office who confirmed only that parents knew about the field trip to Rosie's and signed permission slips for it. The individual added that the district was preparing a statement on the issue.

Another image in Leonardi's tweet shows students sitting at tables inside the bar and grill apparently listening to people speak in front of them. TheBlaze also asked the district if Rosie's employees spoke to the students as part of the field trip.

What did observers have to say?

Commenters on Leonardi's post were divided in their opinions. Some didn't see any issue with the field trip, such as Twitter user "Gay Lumberjack," who wrote, "People on Twitter clearly have no idea Wilton Manors is the second gayest town in the country after Provincetown. Of all the culture war stuff going on, this is extremely mild."

Another user offered that "people are acting like the manager served the kids a round of stiff mojitos and then talked about gay sex. This is ridiculous."

But others seemed pretty adamant that taking elementary school students to Rosie's wasn't the wisest idea:

  • "This is called grooming," one commenter said. "Everyone involved needs to be charged as a sexual predator."
  • "Hey why not take kids to a strip club because sex workers shouldn't be stigmatized, am I right?" another user asked. "Where does this logically end? Some things are not for children, period. Gay bars are one of them. And that's very obvious."
  • "While Rosie's is a great bar for adults, it is inappropriate for elementary school children, unaccompanied by a parent to guide them, to attend this obviously agendas-filled outing," another commenter said. "At the very least, your judgment is flawed."
  • "What in the actual f***? You should be in jail for contributing to the delinquency of minors! Taking kids to a bar? And you're proud of it? AND you're a school board member?" another user wondered. "Bizarro world..."

Here's a video review of Rosie's:

Rosie's Bar & Grillyoutu.be

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