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Rachel Karp

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Rachel Karp is a writer and producer who has worked across podcasts, TV, film, theater, and digital media. The co-creator and producer of the award-winning documentary podcast Cruising, she has also supported series for LinkedIn News, Paramount+, A&E, and Oxygen. She holds a bachelor’s degree in theater and English from Skidmore College. She lives in Brooklyn with her wife, Jen, in their home that has lovingly been dubbed “the home for wayward gays” by the multitude of queer friends and family members who have stayed there over the years.

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The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces

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Rachel Karp and 2 other people liked Lucy Roberts's review of The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces: "4.5 ⭐️ A beautiful overview of the sapphic spaces in America. The stories in this are so special and it was so well researched, essential listening for all!!"
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Rachel Karp and 2 other people liked Marie's review of The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces: "I loved the stories of the women in communities created their own space when one wasn’t already there. The conclusion rang true for me. We have always been here and there is nothing you can do about it. "
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Rachel Karp and 3 other people liked BECK MAREE ★'s review of The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces: "There's nothing I love more than lesbians and dyke dives. Rachel Karp's The Lesbian Bar Chronicles introduces readers to a cast of characters—bars included as characters, by the way—who have all been influential to lesbian culture, community, history" Read more of this review »
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