The Ruby Fruit | Los Angeles, CA
Description
When Mara and Emily opened The Ruby Fruit in 2023, Los Angeles hadn't had a lesbian bar since 2017. It is named after Rita Mae Brown's iconic lesbian novel Rubyfruit Jungle, and self-described as "a strip mall wine bar for the sapphically inclined."
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This episode features interviews with: Mara Herbkersman, Emily Bielagus, Denise Jones, and Anna Goodman.
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