XX+ shares a bar menu with its downstairs neighbor and offers beer, wine and cocktails ranging $7 to $12. “It’s really important to us, and me personally, to kind of give that space to everyone else so everyone feels welcome and has a family.” “There aren’t many woman spaces or just places for anyone who identifies under the queer woman spectrum,” Tasha said.
where women can meet other women and feel supported. After her experience growing up in the country, she wanted to help open a space in D.C. XX+’s social media director, Tasha, said she immigrated to the United States two years ago from Nigeria – a country where it is illegal to be gay. NW, operates by a few simple rules: don’t grab others, always ask for pronouns and be kind.Īfter lesbian bars like Phase One and FAB Lounge closed their doors in 20, Nicolai said there hasn’t been a space for “just ladies in general.” Lina Nicolai, co-owner of Italian restaurant Al Crostino and XX+, decided to repurpose her restaurant’s top floor to serve LGBTQ women. 8, A League of Her Own will celebrate its grand opening below another recently opened gay bar, Pitchers. The bar XX+ opened on Sunday as a lounge designed for women and others on the LGBTQ spectrum. Now, two new bar options will cater to the women who have been looking for a space to call their own. Despite the bevy of gay establishments in the District, women have said D.C.’s gay nightlife scene left them behind.