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| Address | 1123 Folsom Street San Francisco U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′34″N 122°24′30″W / 37.77613°N 122.40843°W |
| Type | Gay bar |
| Opened | May 27, 1966 |
| Years active | 57 years in business (not continuously; has been closed before) |
The Stud is a gay bar currently located on 1123 Folsom Street in San Francisco.[1][2]
It was started by associates George Matson and Alexis Muir (Muir was a transgender woman then known as Richard Conroy) on May 27, 1966.[3][4] According to George Matson, it was a "bar for people, not just pretty bodies".[3] Originally, the Stud was located at 1535 Folsom Street; in 1987, it moved to Ninth and Harrison Streets.[3][5]
The Stud closed in May 2020, due to financial troubles stemming from a shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;[6][7][8] however, the Stud reopened on April 20, 2024, on 1123 Folsom Street.[1][2]
- ^ a b "About". The Stud.
- ^ a b "The Stud's return: historic bar's triumphant third time's a charm :: Bay Area Reporter".
- ^ a b c Freeman, M. (1994). The Stud: A Dreamspace for Queer Angels. The Bay Area Reporter.
- ^ "Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar 21 November 1977 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". Cdnc.ucr.edu. 1977-11-21. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Brook, J., Carlsson, C., and Peters, N. J. (1998). Reclaiming San Francisco: history, politics, culture. San Francisco: City Lights
- ^ "2020". The Stud.
- ^ Kost, By Ryan. "The Stud to permanently close its SoMa bar location due to coronavirus losses".
- ^ https://www.npr.org/2020/05/22/861202518/the-oldest-queer-bar-in-san-francisco-closes-its-doors [bare URL]