history of Spain. Copenhagen (Denmark) Vela Gay Club, all-girls bar in Vesterbro district. Frankfurt (Germany) La Gata, the only lesbian bar in Frankfurt, opened in 1971. According to owner Erika "Ricky" Wild, it "is the world's oldest surviving lesbian bar." London (England) Candy Bar in Soho, opened in 1996 and closed in 2014. Men were allowed if gay and accompanied by women. The Gateways Club in Chelsea was one of the longest-surviving lesbian bars in the world. It opened in 1943 and closed in 1985. The bar was the setting for a scene in the 1968 film The Killing of Sister George, with real clientele dancing alongside its lead actresses. Paris (France) Chez Moune was a lesbian cabaret that opened in Place Pigalle in 1936. It converted to a mixed music club in the 21st century. New Moon was located in Place Pigalle. Similar to Chez Moune, the lesbian cabaret converted to a mixed music club in the 21st century. Pulp was a popular Pulp Fiction movie style bar from 1997 to 2007. Other Parisian lesbian bars include La Mutinerie, Le Bar’Ouf, Le 3W Kafé, Ici Bar de Filles, and So What. Mexico, Central, and South America Mexico City (Mexico) Babiana Club Less is a lesbian nightclub that opened in the Zona Rosa neighborhood in 2013. Buenos Aires (Argentina) Bach Bar, the oldest gay bar in Buenos Aires, started as a lesbian bar and still draws a lesbian crowd. Middle East Beirut (Lebanon) Coup d'Etat, opened in 2006 during a ceasefire in Lebanon, claimed to be the Middle East's first openly lesbian bar. It did not attract enough business from either local gay women or tourists, and closed in 2007. By 2018, it had opened again. Istanbul (Turkey) Bigudi was the first lesbian bar to open in Istanbul, and now attracts gay men as well. Tel Aviv (Israel) Amazonas, open on Thursdays and Saturdays, was the only lesbian bar operating in Tel Aviv in 2019. South Africa Beaulah in Cape Town was originally a lesbian bar until it became mixed. United States According to a June 2021 article on PBS NewsHour, there were more than 200 lesbian bars across the United States in the late 1980s and that number has dropped to 21 due to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability of dating apps, gentrification, and assimilation of queer people. Asbury Park, New Jersey The Bond Street Bar