Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen is a

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. Opened in 1993, it is Ohio's oldest gay bar and is still run by its original owner Marcia Riley. , it is one of approximately twenty remaining in the country and the only one in Ohio. It was supported by the Lesbian Bar Project to help it survive the

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. As has been the case with lesbian bars across the country, Slammers has needed to evolve to adapt to the changing LGBTQ+ nightlife scene. While it began as a women's bar, early on it drew a business lunch crowd.

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