When she told employees she was assaulted, they in essence told her she deserved it because of her costume, and refused to stop others from assaulting her. Two other racist women pulled her burka costume off of her and threatened to kill her.
One woman pulled a chair out from under her as she was sitting, causing her to fall. Unfortunately, some of the white women there were very racist. She was covered in a bloody burka with signs that said, "Oppressed by the Taliban, Murdered by the U.S.A." She was giving out information about RAWA and the Afghan Women's Mission to people. One woman there was educating the women in the bar about what it is like for women in Afghanistan. I recently moved to Orange County, and went to the Happy Hour - a lesbian bar - this past weekend, October 27, for a Halloween party. In fact, it appears that at least some of the patrons were right-wing, nationalist, zenophobic This story from October 2001 is particularly blood curdling: Unfortunately, Happy Hour wasn't a safe place for all women. In 1968, Jo Moore look over The Happy Hour and has been running it ever since. Most of them catered to gay men, and the Happy Hour was a haven for lesbians who looked for a safe place to meet and relax. Many gay clubs opened up and down Garden Grove Boulevard during this decade, including DOK West, Rumor Hazzit, the Iron Spur, the Knotty Keg, the Hound's Tooth, the Ranger, the Tiki Hut and The Mug. The club first opened in the early sixties as a beer bar. The bar has had a tumultuous and colorful history. On September 20, The Happy Hour, a friendly neighborhood lesbian bar located in Orange County, California, will celebrate their fortieth anniversary. More information is found in a Lesbian News article from September 2003: Police harassment eventually shuts down most, but the Happy Hour is still there 35 years later. For a while, gay bars in Garden Grove actually outnumber West Hollywood's.
Lured by cheap rents, other gay bars spring up in the city throughout the next 10 years, including Rumour Hazzit, the Tiki Hut, the Mug, the Iron Spur, the Old Bavarian Inn, the Knotty Keg, the Hound's Tooth, the Ranger, the Saddle Club and DOK West. It remained open until 2003, marking it as the oldest continuously operating lesbian bar in the county.ġ964 The Happy Hour, a women's bar in Garden Grove, opens. The Happy Hour, a lesbian bar, opens in Garden Grove. Location: 12801 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove (Orange County), California, USA