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	Podcast:		Crosscurrents
	Episode:		What does it take for a queer bar to survive in the Bay Area?
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:10:35
	Publish Date:		2026-04-08 12:35:00
	Description:		Late last year, the beloved Oakland queer bar Friends and Family announced the news that it was closing. Their community was so upset, devoted customers even threw the bar a funeral. KALW’s Jordan Karnes went to find out why these spaces are so important to their communities, and what’s the magic formula that queer bars need to survive.
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