Lesbian bar denied insurance coverage because it hosts drag shows

The Boulet Brothers at DragCon 2018
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The owner of Houston’s only lesbian bar said she was denied insurance because the bar hosts drag shows.

“A couple of months ago I was checking on changing my insurance broker and was told by an underwriter that they WOULD NOT insure us due to our drag shows. I have the email to prove it,” Julie Mabry, owner of Pearl Bar, wrote on Instagram.

“Last year Pearl grossed more in sales than MANY of the clubs in our city. We paid over $300k in TABC & Sales Tax, alone! That’s a lot of revenue for the state, isn’t it? We are just a little ole’ lesbian bar that hosts drag shows, drag bingo & so on.”

Mabry told Click 2 Houston that the insurance company said it wouldn’t take on the risk of covering a bar that hosts drag shows.

Right now, the legislature is considering a bill that would ban drag shows from…

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