Lesbian bar mask policy dispute
The gist
Last Ditch, a Greenfield, Massachusetts lesbian bar, made Saturday nights mask-optional, then apologized after backlash.
The dispute pits disability access against a small bar's finances.
How it unfolded
- 2025Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue opened in Greenfield, Massachusetts, founded by three housemates in their mid-20s after two local queer bars shut down.
- Aug 31, 2026The bar posted on Instagram that Saturday nights would become mask-optional, previously requiring a well-fitted KN-95 mask "or better" at all times.
- Sep 2, 2026Two days after the initial post, Last Ditch posted an Instagram apology for its "passive and dismissive tone" toward "the most intersectional of us."