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There’s a small bar nestled on an unassuming stretch of Portland’s Northeast Broadway that’s become a home for me and an unexpected goldmine for its owner, Jenny Nguyen. Funded by a Kickstarter, The Sports Bra shows exclusively women’s sports, and it made the news last month when Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian—husband to Serena Williams—announced he was backing a vision to expand the concept nationally and potentially internationally. 

In launching the Lesbian Culture Club, I knew that, despite my best efforts to get the messaging right on our site, the topic of inclusion would be a necessary conversation. On our site, I say, “We are a space/collective for the contemporary lesbian community, welcoming all who identify with and find value in that.” What I mean is, you may not identify as a lesbian, but you may have before, you may be partnered with someone who does, or you may feel that this community resonates with you in some other way. I position the wording this way to ensure...