But why is there so little knowledge of the history of lesbian bars in Columbus? And why is it so important to make those histories known? Ali Alkhalifa and Jayasree Sunkireddy, student researchers at OSU, set out to make such local stories and recollections of the history of lesbian and queer women’s bars in Columbus better known. in the late 1980s, only 21 remain-one of which, Slammers, has been located on East Long Street in Columbus since 1993. Of the 200 lesbian bars open throughout the U.S.
