The Lexington Club was opened in 1997 by Lila Thirkield as a response to the numerous options for gay men but lack of options for lesbians and other queer women in San Francisco. [1] She noticed that 16th and Mission had a "significant dyke presence" there and decided that it would make a good spot for her lesbian-owned business. [ 2 ]

2014年10月23日 · Eighteen years ago, a 25-year-old Lila opened the homey, punkish Lexington Club as a Mission neighborhood space for “the dykes, queers, artists, musicians and neighborhood folks who made up the community that surrounded it,” as she put it Thursday in a Facebook post announcing her decision.

2016年7月26日 · When Lila Thirkield sold her San Francisco lesbian bar Lexington Club nearly two years ago, it seemed to be the death knell of lesbian nightlife in the city.

2021年2月24日 · Owner Lila Thirkield reveals details about hurdles her beloved small bar faced as pandemic shut it down.

2014年10月24日 · San Francisco has its fair share of gay bars, but only one lesbian bar: the Lexington Club*. But very soon, it will have none at all. After 18 years, the Lexington Club's owner, Lila Thirkield,...

2016年9月20日 · As an influx of wealth raised prices throughout the neighborhood, owner Lila Thirkield stuck to her “never a cover” policy when it came to charging patrons for nearly two decades.

2014年10月24日 · Lila Thirkield, owner of The Lexington Club, announced that her popular lesbian bar in the heart of the egregiously-changing Mission District will close. "Eighteen years ago I opened The Lex to create a space for the dykes, queers,...

2014年10月23日 · It's a sad day in the Mission as Lila Thirkield, owner of The Lexington Club, announced that she is selling the city's only remaining lesbian…

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