Sue Ellen's is a ladies bar or lesbian bar in Dallas, Texas' gayborhood of Oak Lawn.[1][2] It first opened in Dallas on January 19, 1989, and moved to its current Throckmorton Street location in 2008.[3][4] Sue Ellen's, a two-story nightclub, has a long history of being part of Dallas' queer nightlife, and is the state's oldest lesbian bar.

Sue Ellen's
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Address3014 Throckmorton Street, 75219
Dallas, Texas
United States
Coordinates32°48′38.5″N 96°48′41.5″W / 32.810694°N 96.811528°W / 32.810694; -96.811528
Opened1989
Website
Official website

It is named for Sue Ellen Ewing of Dallas fame and is considered the sister bar to nearby JR's.[5][6][7]

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  1. ^ "History". D Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ Martin, Justin (2020-08-17). "More Than Just A Lesbian Bar: Sue Ellen's And Surviving COVID-19". KERA News. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Sue Ellen's". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ Blaskovich, Sarah (2021-06-03). "Dallas' only lesbian bar Sue Ellen's reopens June 4, after being closed nearly a year". Dallas News. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ Widner, Jonanna (2014-05-13). Moon Dallas & Fort Worth. Avalon Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-61238-527-3. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ Hammel, Zoe; Strange, Trey (2020-07-25). "Texas's Oldest Lesbian Bar Faces Its Latest Challenge: Surviving the Pandemic". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ Saez, Rosin (2020-11-02). "Sue Ellen's Is One of 15 Lesbian Bars Left. One Campaign Wants to Keep It Around". D Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

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