‘Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America’By Krista Burtonc.2023, Simon & Schuster$28.99/320 pages The last stool on the left, over by the neon beer sign, is yours.
That’s your spot, the place where you can see almost the entire place. You hold court there, have a few drinks there, and you meet new friends.
On that stool, you’re among your people but enjoy it while you can: In “Moby Dyke” by Krista Burton, your seat is in a dwindling place.
A few years ago, toward the end of the pandemic, masking, and lock-downs, Krista Burton was asked what she missed most. Her answer was a surprise: she longed to be in a crowded “dyke bar,” shoulder-to-shoulder with people like her.