Gay bar closed closing 2019

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A sad and shocking post from This Is It! Wells St. June Brehm opened the bar inand it was later run by her son, Joe. Notably, both of the Brehms were heterosexual. Bymother and son passed away and Geroge Schneider, the longtime manager, became the co-owner until the present day. Television personality and drag queen Trixie Mattel is the other owner.

Gay Bar Shuts Down Without Notice on Christmas Eve

June set that tone from the beginning and Joe preserved that tone," Schneider told OnMilwaukee in This Is It! Here is the Facebook closed from Schneider: This summer would have been the 57th anniversary of This is It!. Unfortunately, that celebration will not come to pass.

As of today, we have closed our doors permanently. The COVID crisis and the years followingcoupled with the 8 month closure of our street and sidewalk last year, put the business in a position that we could not ultimately overcome. We would like to thank all the staff, performers, and friends who made the magic of This is It!

We also thank everyone in the community for the many years of loyal patronage. This is It! It has been a gathering place, a safe place, a second home, and the memories made at the bar will stay in our hearts forever. We want you to know that we did everything we could to keep our doors open for you. One last time, we honor our founders June and Joseph Brehm.

While they are gay longer with us, they would have been closing the last few years along side us. Their memory and legacy lives on in our hearts too. Take care of 2019 other, and please continue to bar local and queer-owned businesses. Closings Iconic This Is It!

Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn. Get all the daily headlines in your inbox Sign up for our newsletter.