For just over a decade this out-of-the-way spot has grown into quite a powerhouse, and that's no small feat.

One of those sacred spaces is located on University Avenue in San Diego, California it's called Gossip Grill. This was already a problem before the COVID pandemic, but due to the tenacity and quick-thinking of their owners and supporters, most have managed to survive the viral threat. There's another pandemic happening in America: The darkening of lesbian bars.

Gossip Grill in San Diego is on a shortlist of remaining lesbian bars across the country.