The oldest gay bar in Texas will close in weeks unless it can raise a huge amount of money: ‘It’s our safe place’

NewsWorldAmericasThe oldest gay bar in Texas will close in weeks unless it can raise a huge amount of money: ‘It’s our safe place’The bar has withstood hurricanes, the Covid pandemic and the AIDS epidemic, but thousands of dollars in needed repairs could spell the end for Robert’s LafitteJosh Marcus in San Francisco Tuesday 05 May 2026 19:26 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970958","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-gay-bar-closing-roberts-lafitte-fundraising-b2970958.html","title":"Oldest Texas gay bar is on the verge of closing: ‘It’s our safe place’"}}CloseHistoric San Francisco gay bar Cinch Saloon saved from closureThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","r...