Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>A <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>petition</span></a> has been launched to save <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Leeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Leeds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/venue" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>venue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlaydsBar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlaydsBar</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/closure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>closure</span></a>, after the local <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/council" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>council</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>licensing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/team" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>team</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/objected" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>objected</span></a> to a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/renewal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>renewal</span></a> of its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/licence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>licence</span></a>. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/venue" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>venue</span></a>, in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlaydsYard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlaydsYard</span></a>, off <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LowerBriggate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LowerBriggate</span></a>, is within the council’s “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/redzone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>redzone</span></a>,” meaning it’s subjected to tougher <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>licensing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rules" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rules</span></a> than in other parts of the city. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NightLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NightLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Culture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/26/petition-to-save-leeds-lgbtq-bar-from-closure-heart-of-our-community/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepinknews.com/2024/09/26/pet</span><span class="invisible">ition-to-save-leeds-lgbtq-bar-from-closure-heart-of-our-community/</span></a></p>