The Pearl abruptly shuts down after staff
mass report fraud on GoFundMe to save it
KDVR(Denver),
by
Jacob Factor
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Posted By: zephyrgirl,
4/15/2026 3:37:08 PM
DENVER (KDVR) — An attempt to save Denver’s only lesbian bar has failed only days after the community raised more than $80,000 in donations to keep it open as infighting among owners and staff led to the business’s immediate dissolution. The Pearl, one of just a few dozen lesbian bars in the U.S., on Saturday announced it would close at the end of the month after falling behind on paying staff and performers as well as building costs to maintain its location in the historic Mercury Cafe. The Pearl had only been open for a year and had more than a couple past problems during its existence.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Mushroom 4/15/2026 3:41:39 PM (No. 2093137)
What was Hillary!'s lament about under capitalized businesses?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
hurricanegirl 4/15/2026 3:53:03 PM (No. 2093142)
YOWL! HISS!
Cat fight!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
bpl40 4/15/2026 4:06:09 PM (No. 2093147)
Who cares and why is this news??
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
NorthernDog 4/15/2026 4:47:00 PM (No. 2093160)
It sounds like the bar is famous for being LGBTQQQIA+ZX, but little else. Then someone saw a chance to make a quick buck by soliciting donations for a money losing operations.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
earlybird 4/15/2026 4:58:04 PM (No. 2093164)
Who got the GofundMe money?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Sunhan65 4/15/2026 5:49:33 PM (No. 2093179)
It's being replaced by a new bar called "The Little Dutch Boy".
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Troutgreen 4/15/2026 5:55:00 PM (No. 2093180)
Here's a suggestion....wht not have a Ladie's Night? That seemed to always pack 'em in when I waa a young man looking for a place where everybody knows your name.
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Soooo sadd..... buy a lesbian a beer.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Rat Patrol 4/15/2026 6:20:47 PM (No. 2093187)
Difficult to believe,most are happy go lucky..
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
DVC 4/15/2026 6:37:53 PM (No. 2093189)
Awww. Losing a lesbian bar just as tragic as losing the last buggy whip, or taking a pebble out of your shoe. Not going to be missed by normal people.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
RobertJ984 4/15/2026 7:08:41 PM (No. 2093195)
Question. Would a lesbian be interested in a trans male?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
PChristopher 4/15/2026 8:00:52 PM (No. 2093205)
Anyone who donates money to keep any bar open needs to have their heads examined. Bars and restaurants come and go all the time...deal with it.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
C4londie 4/15/2026 8:16:41 PM (No. 2093214)
The alphabet community is filled with violence. Not surprised that they are closing and the things the owner 'found out' about included violence and mistreatment, among other things.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Omen55 4/15/2026 8:17:52 PM (No. 2093215)
The math doesn't care about your politics only the bottom line.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
downnout 4/15/2026 8:32:48 PM (No. 2093217)
30+ employees for a bar?? I’m surprised they lasted a year.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 4/15/2026 8:44:38 PM (No. 2093220)
What about the trannies, then?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
varkdriver 4/15/2026 9:44:42 PM (No. 2093231)
#14: The "bottom" line was the problem! Not enough butts in seats swilling some brewskis. The bar took a licking, but couldn't keep tickin'...
(thank you! You've been a great audience...)
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
crashnburn 4/15/2026 10:50:25 PM (No. 2093234)
Two gays were walking in the SF Tenderloin and saw a beautiful, voluptuous woman ahead of them. One turned to his companion and said, “You know Bruce, she almost makes me wish I was a lesbian’”.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
SweetPea3 4/16/2026 5:08:18 AM (No. 2093256)
Thank you, #6, for my belly laugh of the day!
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
skacmar 4/16/2026 7:50:29 AM (No. 2093292)
A bunch of mean, angry women getting together and drinking. Add sex and unstable lesbian relationships to the mix and you get a volatile crowd. While I'm sure they envisioned The Pearl as a fun place for gay women to go, reality kicked in and it was not the safe space they thought it would be.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
homefry 4/16/2026 8:06:06 AM (No. 2093299)
The PEARL? Thats hilarious!!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Venturer 4/16/2026 8:51:52 AM (No. 2093315)
There used to be a bunch of Lesbian bars in Washington DC , I left ther a bout 30 years back but I wonder what happened to them. Zombies was one another was Jo Ann's .LGBTQ bars abounded in S.E Washington where the Washington Baseball stadium was built. There was one warehouse where they showed porn movies and had sex in the theater that was burned and 12 people died.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
udanja99 4/16/2026 9:57:54 AM (No. 2093334)
Lesbian households are notorious for high rates of domestic violence. Put them in a pubic place and give them alcohol - great idea.
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Sunhan65 4/16/2026 4:35:47 PM (No. 2093494)
Thank you, #19, for making my day. I put it up there, and wasn't sure how many would get it. Then I worried that the Taste Police would get it and come to get me. I've been an old school L-Dotter for a long time, and I've only been Taste Policed once. (And I stand by that joke to this day. Lol!)
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A lesbian bar in Denver closes. Sounds like a lot of drama for a bar in business for around a year.