The owner of Houston’s sole lesbian bar says she was denied insurance coverage for her business because it hosts drag shows — a denial she says is in part due to Texas’ proposed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
Julie Mabry, the owner of Pearl Bar in Houston — one of two lesbian bars in Texas — told NPR that while she has insurance through December of this year, she was in the market for a new insurance policy and decided to shop around and switch agents a few months ago.
However, it was during this process that she received an email from her current agent stating she was denied coverage.
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