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dirtyoldmikegza t1_j6ap0gw wrote

Sorry...if it was 1997 you'd have plenty of places to go, gay or not. Place used to be pretty live but it's pretty crap now. They shut down a lot of places, drove out anything that wasn't yuppy bullshit. If I ruled the world I'd do something to change it because you'd think with the amount of colleges you could sustain it.

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More-Professional587 t1_j6an2jz wrote

Temptation Tuesdays at Hans in Allston!! It’s a huge miss, they have gay nights on Tuesdays. The lighting is way better then any of the other clubs, and smaller space, for actual conversation. I’m livid. No cover before 11pm. I mean what else you want sis??

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Small_Book_of_Plans t1_j6alvm9 wrote

Unfortunately I only have herbs and marigold seeds.

Try posting on select groups on Facebook. Maybe there are Boston equivalents but there are groups like:

-Somerville plant exchange (have to be willing to pick up in Somerville though)

-Cambridge Buy Nothing (people get rid of random stuff but I've often seen plant/gardening exchanges as well)

Best of luck

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roxykell t1_j6ah3ii wrote

The queer scene sucks. There are orgs trying to create events and opportunities for queer people to gather though so the hope is that it’s on the up and up!

Instagrams to follow events:

  • @sapphicnightss if you are femme/Nb
  • @lgbtqnightlifeevents
  • @gaymafiaboston does queer events at legacy (serve Thursdays has drag queens)

Other places

  • Dbar in Dorchester
  • Dorchester brewing co
  • midway cafe in JP
  • alley bar
  • Jacques (drag shows @8pm and 10pm)

There’s plenty of queer people but Boston is not as supportive as it likes to think it is. Sorry you got downvoted for asking

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WiserStudent557 t1_j6ah361 wrote

Yeah, I guess I didn’t even realize (or remwmber) that the NWSL even left Boston so I have this question as well. There’s very little mechanism for smaller sports leagues to starve out a niche and even men’s leagues that aren’t the big four have hardly grown. Women’s leagues have an extra challenge and the big leagues aren’t exactly willing to share the market. (I could touch on the whole “NFL only invests in MLS and to keep it small” but that’s a deep wormhole)

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IAmRyan2049 t1_j6agtrl wrote

As far as boston being “super straight” I don’t think it is. It just got over itself way ahead of other cities and normalized. That’s why it turned into “everyone is welcomed here” before queer spaces were the thing I like it but I also understand why one wouldn’t

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