What might set Gossip Grill apart from the crowd is the gratifying food choices-the clue is in its name. We’re all family and we take care of each other and we will get through this.” Courtesy: Gossip Grill I am committed to the community, committed to my staff…. “We will not give up,” she said to LGBTQ Nation back in the dark ages of December 2020. To keep things entertaining, at certain times of the day you could get food delivered by a drag queen. Gossip Grill also announced remote ordering and delivery during California's stay-in-place directive. She has become an LGBT San Diego icon given her work, fundraising and determination.ĭuring the pandemic, Moe gave live social media mixers and tutorials to keep the spirit of San Diego alive. One thing that Gossip Grill has going for it (other than a clever play on words in homage to a popular television show), is owner Moe Girton. "Without space, we lose power, validity, communal safety, and access to intergenerational dialogue," reads the project's homepage. The lack of female-centric nightlife inclusion is so scarce The Lesbian Bar Project was created to save those still in existence by igniting a fundraising effort. That being said, according to their Facebook page: Gossip Grill, "plays nice with boys too." Male gay bars often dominate queer bar scenes, but when it comes to females they seem to have a harder time finding a place of their very own. These dwindling spaces are primarily for women, non-binary folks and trans women. According to The Lesbian Bar Project, there are only 21 lesbian bars still around in The United States. Set among the hustle and bustle of San Diego's gayborhood known as Hillcrest, Gossip Grill is a beacon of shelter to lesbians across the country. For just over a decade this out-of-the-way spot has grown into quite a powerhouse, and that's no small feat. One of those sacred spaces is located on University Avenue in San Diego, California it's called Gossip Grill.
This was already a problem before the COVID pandemic, but due to the tenacity and quick-thinking of their owners and supporters, most have managed to survive the viral threat.
There's another pandemic happening in America: The darkening of lesbian bars. Gossip Grill in San Diego is on a shortlist of remaining lesbian bars across the country.