The question of when to reopen is a complex one for many gay bars, which often house stages, dance floors and areas where groups - sometimes as large as a wedding reception - can meet.Įric Sosa, the owner of C’mon Everybody, a club in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, said his establishment would not reopen for months because dance parties, live music and other types of performance were key to its business model. “Like, I got an email from a stripper who I have never even met: ‘Listen, I am going to do a strip show and donate everything to Henrietta’s.’ It’s incredible.” “It’s different for queer people, because all we have is each other,” Ms.
She said there had been “an outpouring of support.” media organizations and raising money from supporters, including more than $32,000 on GoFundMe. That has included renegotiating the rent, talking about the bar’s challenges to L.G.B.T.Q. In the meantime, she has been busy working to keep it afloat.
But Henrietta Hudson may not reopen until next spring, she said.
