Support for Candy Bar continues to grow

Support for Candy Bar continues to grow

A permanent girls’ bar would be sustainable in Sydney, Candy Bar founder Kim Lucas has said.

Lucas was responding to claims by some Sydney Star Observer readers that a seven-day-a-week lesbian bar would be unworkable.

The comments, she said, took her back to 11 years ago when people said the same thing about a Candy Bar opening in London.

Lucas last month announced her plan to open a permanent girls’ bar in Sydney, in line with Candy Bar London and Candy Bar Brighton in the UK.

She said Sydney’s Candy Bar would allow girls to “go out when they feel like it … like any other person who has the option of a seven-day-a-week social life”.

Candy Bar would work alongside other lesbian businesses and promoters by offering a meeting place for groups and sports clubs, pre or post parties for club nights and hosting large events, Lucas added.

And while Candy Bar would join forces with other lesbian and gay clubs, the bar would always remain independent.

“Candy Bar will be a well chosen venue with many areas that can be opened as the day of the week or time of day demands, with a main bar open all the time, so costs can be reduced at quieter times,” Lucas said.

“It never has been and will not be women-only. The lesbian social scene has moved forward and many women like socialising with their male friends. Part of the Candy Bar’s success has been due to its open door policy – giving people from other communities a chance to mix with lesbians and break down outdated stereotypes.”

Lucas will be in Sydney in January and February to select a venue.

For more information and to fill in the Candy Bar questionnaire, go to www.thecandybar.co.uk.

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