- Phase 1 (bar)
Phase 1, also known as “The Phase”, is a
lesbian bar andnightclub at 525 8th Street SE inWashington, D.C. . Located one block south ofPennsylvania Avenue SE near Eastern Market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, Phase 1 is the oldest continually operating lesbian bar in theUnited States and the oldest operatingLGBT bar in Washington, D.C.Citation |last=Ford |first=Elise |year=2006 |title=Night & Day Washington, DC: Night+day Cool Cities Series |publisher=ASDavis Media Group |pages=168 |isbn=0976601346] Citation |last=Muzzy |first=Frank |year=2005 |title=Gay and Lesbian Washington D.C. |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |pages=104 |isbn=0738517534] In 1971, Allen Carroll and Chris Jansen founded Phase 1 and would go on to open another LGBT bar in Southeast,Ziegfeld's .cite web| last=Najafi | first=Yusef | title=”A Pioneer Passes – Phase 1, Ziegfeld’s founder dies at 61” | work=| publisher=’’Metro Weekly ’’ | date=2007-09-13 | url= http://www.metroweekly.com/gauge/?ak=2959| accessdate=2008-07-11] Phase 1 was originally located beside Plus One, agay bar that broke the city’s “no same-sex dancing” code when owners Henry Hecht of theHecht's department store family, Donn Culver, and Bill Bickford installed a dance floor. The current manager of Phase 1 is Angela Lombardi.cite web| last= | first= | title=”30 under 30” | work=| publisher=’’Washington Blade ’’ | date=2008-06-13 | url= http://www.washblade.com/2008/6-13/news/localnews/12765.cfm | accessdate=2008-07-11]Phase 1 is a sponsor of Capital Pride, the LGBT pride festival held each year in Washington, D.C. and the fourth largest gay pride event in the United States.cite web| last=| first=| title=”2008 Capital Pride Parade Contingents" | work=| publisher=Capital Pride| date= | url= http://www.capitalpride.org/contingents.html| accessdate=2008-07-11] cite web| last=Chandler | first=Michael | title=”Street Fest Lets Gays Revel in Freedom" | work=| publisher=’’
The Washington Post ’’ | date=2007-06-11 | url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/10/AR2007061001266.html | accessdate=2008-07-11] Phase 1 also works with local organizations such as theWhitman-Walker Clinic and D.C. Rape Crisis Center.In August 2007, musician Mara Levi, Phase 1, and Riot Grrl, Ink organized the first Phase Fest.cite web| last=Volin | first=Katherine | title=”Phase in the music” | work=| publisher=’’Washington Blade’’ | date=2007-08-10 | url= http://www.washblade.com/2007/8-10/outindc//local/11053.cfm | accessdate=2008-07-11] The three-day event hosted at Phase 1 featured local and nationwide musical acts such as
God-Des and She , Nicky Click, and others which are geared towards lesbians. cite web| last=O’Bryan | first=Will | title=”In Phase – Phast Fest 2007" | work=| publisher=’’Metro Weekly’’ | date=2007-08-16 | url=http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2912 | accessdate=2008-07-11] cite web| last=Najafi | first=Yusef | title=”Nicky Click – Phase Fest 2007" | work=| publisher=’’Metro Weekly’’ | date=2007-08-16 | url=http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2906 | accessdate=2008-07-11] The event became the largestqueer art and music festival on the East Coast. PhaseFest 2008 is scheduled for September 10 to September 13.Phase 1 is also located across the street from a military barracks. As a result of repeated attempts by groups of servicemen to enter the bar, Phase 1 developed a unique solution to keep its female patrons safe from harassment: all males are required to have a female escort to enter the bar. This policy is stated on a sign at the bar and on the bar's Web site as follows: All Males MUST have a Female escort.
References
External links
* [http://www.phase1dc.com/ Phase 1 website]
* [http://www.phasefest.com/ PhaseFest 2008 website]
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