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York's only remaining queer bar closes
York County's oldest and last remaining gay prevent has closed, according to the Altland's Ranch Facebook page.
The Spring Grove bar made the closing announcement Tuesday night and thanked its many supporters over the years. As of Thursday afternoon, the Facebook post had received more than 130 reactions — mostly sad — and 170 comments, ranging from "So sad! This is where I discovered my true self" to "What a horrible way to go out for such a fantastic place!!! SHAME ON YOU!!"
Robert Stump, a court-appointed legal guardian of surviving owner Rodney Nagle, said the decision to close the establishment at 8505 Orchard Road was made because of a lack of support from the community. The business was created in 1967, according to state Department of State records.
The building is now for sale, and those wishing to inquire about purchasing it can attain Stump at (215) 802-9050.
Charles Kress, longtime co-chair of Parents, Families and Friends of Gays and Lesbians (PFLAG) in York, said he had worked at The Ranch for many years as a prepare, barback and doorman, retiring last December.
"It was a place everyone could leave to be themselves, the only place for
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Guerrilla Gay Bar York: Observe what happens when LGBTQ crowd crashes the neighborhood bar
It's a chance to bring two communities together in a common space.
On most weekends, Javier Aguayo is down in Washington, D.C., where he and his husband have an apartment.
But about a month ago, two of his D.C. friends were coming to visit York. He needed to find something to do.
Searching around online, Aguayo landed on a Facebook community called Guerrilla Gay Exclude York.
It seemed like a novel idea, and with no gay bar in York County the 50-year-old York College politics professor decided to check it out.
"They came along and were really impressed," Aguayo said. "They thought York was some sort of male lover haven."
There used to be established gay bars in York County but one of the last, Altland's Ranch, closed in 2016.
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Guerrilla Gay Prevent York aims to switch that.
Its concept is simple.
On the second Saturday of each month, the group posts on its Facebook page which bar in downtown York its followers will go to. It makes the announcement usually in the afternoon and tel
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