I’m thinking abt the fact that the Trip Trap  –  owned, run, staffed, and frequented by a wlw and her gay, trans best friend  –  most likely becomes a safe space for lgbt folk post-1990 and is kind of on the sly about it at first but by the time 2010 hits it’s just  …  balls-to-the-wall Advertised As Exactly What It Is.  it’s not a nightclub or anything and it’s still a shoddy little dive bar more than it is a hookup joint but it’s just.  snug.  safe.  you know you can go there and vent about your issues without judgement.  you know Holly or Gren, both, would walk you home / beat the shit out of somebody for you.  you know you’re among your own people and you’re protected.  it’s Comfortable.