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Despite the “success” of keeping these spaces open, many still worry about the uncertainty surrounding the delta variant.

Bucking a national trend, a new queer bar is set to open in D.C. Kaela Roeder © Provided by NBC News On pre-pandemic nights, Rachel Pike and Jo McDaniel could typically be found bartending at A League of Her Own, a lesbian bar in Washington, D.C. Now, more than a year after Covid-19 began to upend the daily lives of most Americans, the newly engaged duo can instead be found on Zoom hosting trivia contests, happy hours and dance parties for LGBTQ people of all identities through a virtual venue. The venue, As You Are Bar, has been operating online since February, and Pike, 36...

 Photograph by Molly Adams The bartenders at A League of Her Own (Aloho), a bar for lesbian and queer folks in Washington, D.C., are trained to chat up newcomers and make them feel at home. That's the case with most watering holes, but at Aloho, it's a little different. When a new patron comes alone to the bar, bartenders also offer to introduce them to one of Aloho's dozen or so regulars. It's a way to create community and make the bar's queer patrons feel like they have a safe space--something that can be hard to find for any marginalized population.