Doc Marie's

Doc Marie's
The bar's exterior, 2022
Restaurant information
Owner(s)	Olga Bichko Nikki Ferry
Street address	203 Southeast Grand Avenue
City	Portland
County	Multnomah
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code	97214
Country	United States
Coordinates	45.5214°N 122.6610°W / 45.5214; -122.6610
Website	docmaries.com

Doc Marie's is an LGBTQ-friendly bar in Portland, Oregon.[1]

Description and history

Doc Marie's is an LGBTQ-friendly bar in the Osborn Hotel building in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood.[2] Owned by Olga Bichko and Nikki Ferry, the business is named after Marie Equi, a lesbian described by Brooke Jackson-Glidden of Eater Portland as "one of Oregon's fiercest champions for labor and women's rights". The business operates as Portland's only lesbian bar,[3][4] in a space which previously housed Elvis Room.[5]

In March 2022, Eater Portland mentioned plans for the bar to open in May.[5] The business began operating on July 1, but closed the following day after two managers resigned and other employees created a worker cooperative. According to Shane Dixon Kavanaugh of The Oregonian, the workers "demanded the bar's owners turn the business over to them, writing on Instagram that they felt 'misled about the space being safe and welcoming.'"[6] The conflict was picked up by Libs of TikTok, a popular conservative Twitter account, resulting in threats directed at the owners and former employees. The bar reopened on August 13, 2022.[7][8][9]

See also

• History of lesbianism in the United States

References

1. Leon, Kat (2022-05-04). "Queer community reacts to Portland's new lesbian bar". Portland State Vanguard. Portland State University. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
2. Piccoli, Dana (2022-05-12). "Spaces for queer women experience a renaissance in Portland, Oregon". News Is Out. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
3. Jankowski, Andrew (2022-04-19). "New Portland LGBTQ Bar Stands Proud on Old Town's Bro-iest Block". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
4. Gallivan, Joseph (April 29, 2022). "The Sports Bra breaks down bar barrier". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
5. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2022-03-31). "Portland's Only Self-Defined Lesbian Bar Will Arrive This Spring". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
6. Shane Dixon, Kavanaugh (2022-08-10). "How a Portland 'lesbian bar for everyone' closed after one day". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
7. Wong, Janey (2022-08-12). "Lesbian Bar Doc Marie's Is Reopening Following Its Troubled Start". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
8. De Dios, Austin (2022-12-26). "Top 10 most-read news stories of 2022 from The Oregonian/OregonLive". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
9. "UPDATED: Here Are the Final 27 Surviving Lesbian Bars In the U.S." Out Traveler. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

External links

• Official website