About a month ago,there was a viral news story out of Massachusetts about a lesbian barin Greenfield, MA that required patrons to wear face masks.

The owner decided she wanted to try to bring in more people in order to make more money, so she announced that one night a week on Saturday, they would make masks optional. As a result, her patrons started accusing her of trying to kill people.

The story was instantly everywhere.

Now, it turns out that the bar is closing its doors permanently. Oh well.

FOX Newsreports:

Viral Massachusetts lesbian bar announces it will be ‘soft closing’ after easing mask rules
Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue, a Massachusetts lesbian bar that went viral for its masking policy last month, announced Monday that it would be closing and seeking a buyer for the business.
“WE ARE CLOSING. We have put our lives on hold to foster networks of care, resources, and a home base for organizing. It’s time we pass it on. We’ve been fighting since the beginning to fill out the team, and we still don’t have a board/leadership to manage workers owned Co-op transfer. We are SOFT CLOSING effective immediately, all BOOKED events will CONTINUE, otherwise we are CLOSED,” the bar wrote on Instagram.
“We need new owners ASAP, we close this winter,” the bar also wrote…
Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue went viral last month after The Boston Globe reported that it would be lifting its mask mandate for one night a week.
Some critics accused the Massachusetts bar’s owners of putting disabled people at risk and compared the policy change to a “mass disabling event” and a “eugenicist” attack while also making threats against the establishment.

What a shame. Mandatory masking in 2026 seemed like such a solid business plan.

Last Ditch, also known as the \"COVID-conscious Western Massachusetts lesbian bar,\" is closing effective immediately.pic.twitter.com/R8a4ciUnzO
—Pop Base (@PopBase)October 26, 2026

$\"🚨\"$ The Massachusetts COVID-conscious lesbian bar is closing. RIP Last Ditch, you gave us the best story of the year $\"😭\"$ pic.twitter.com/Aqwc0tdACR
—Billy Binion (@billybinion)October 26, 2026

First, it went viral for continuing to require masks. Now, it’s shutting down.
Last Ditch, a self-described “COVID-conscious” lesbian bar in Western Massachusetts, announced that it is closing effective immediately after drawing backlash over its mask policy.
Download the Fox…pic.twitter.com/4wb5xl7ctd
—Fox News (@FoxNews)October 26, 2026

It was such an entertaining story. Best of luck to these folks in their next business venture.

The postSAD TROMBONE: Massachusetts Lesbian Bar That Went Viral for Requiring Face Masks in 2026 is Closing Permanentlyappeared first onThe Gateway Pundit.

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Last Ditch Lesbian Bar Announces Closure

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