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A Divisive LA Queer Bar Suddenly Closed. Its Owners and Employees Explain Why.

Mona Holmes

created: Feb. 21, 2025, 7:59 p.m. | updated: March 19, 2025, 5:36 p.m.

<figure> <img alt="An illustration of two women in a pink wine bar called the Ruby Fruit." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Rg2SdoA7rz6sK3n--Zo_zws7uGE=/200x0:1400x900/1310x983/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73919987/24.02_Ruby_Fruit.0.png" /> <figcaption>Illustration by Lille Allen</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://la.eater.com/2025/2/21/24370002/the-ruby-fruit-silver-lake-lesbian-sapphically-inclined-wine-bar-employees-inclusion">https://la.eater.com/2025/2/21/24370002/the-ruby-fruit-silver-lake-lesbian-sapphically-inclined-wine-bar-employees-inclusion</a>

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