Rachel Karp Went to EVERY Lesbian Bar in America | WHGS Ep. 326
About this episode
Rachel Karp joins Ashley and Lizzy to discuss lesbian history and experiences in queer bars.
This episode is going out tonight, listener! Rachel Karp is a writer, producer, and lesbian bar expert who has been documenting the history of sapphic nightlife in America, but today she’s in the sapphic space of Ashley’s apartment — and we’re doin’ BODY SHOTS! We discuss lesbian history through the lens of queer bars, the characters and stories found in them, age-gap relationships, and kissing your wife for the first time at a queer sex party. Ashley realizes she can get head. Lizzy ponders queer vs. gay. SUPPORT RACHEL: Read “The Lesbian Bar Chronicles” right NOW: https://www.rachelbkarp.com/ Listen to her podcast, “Cruising,” wherever you listen: https://www.rachelbkarp.com/podcasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachel.karp/ FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/ashgavs Tour Dates & Newsletter: https://www.ashleygavin.com/#dates FOLLOW LIZZY CASSIDY @lizzycassidy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lizzycassidycomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizzycassidy/ Twitter: https://x.com/lizzaster Tour Dates & Podcasts…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ashley Gavin, Lizzy Cassidy
Guest: Rachel Karp
Topics covered
- lesbian history
- queer bars
- sapphic nightlife
- age-gap relationships
- queer sex parties
Keywords
- lesbian bars
- sapphic nightlife
- queer culture
- body shots
- kissing
- age-gap relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Lesbian Bar Chronicles, Cruising, Studio71
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