The Club 927 (Portland Lesbian Bar/1980-1999) Size:3XL just steps from bars

just steps from bars

and shared cultural memory — a daily gathering around stories too messy for primetime

Large: 22" chest/30" body length

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The Club 927 (Portland Lesbian Bar/1980-1999) Size:3XL just steps from barsClub 927 Portland, Oregon (1980 1999) Operating in Portland during the 1980s and into the 1990s, Club 927 was one of the citys important lesbian bars, offering a rare and necessary space for queer women at a time when few existed even in progressive leaning cities. Known for its unapologetically social, women centered atmosphere, Club 927 functioned as far more than a nightclub. It was a meeting place, refuge, and organizing ground where women came to