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You made my whole week," owner Audrey Corley said. I came from west Phoenix and I had a dream of owning a bar and it happened and I owned another and a restaurant now," she said, referring to Dahlia Tapas, Tequila an d Wine. Boycott Bar is understated from the outside and inside, cozy banquettes and high tops line the periphery of the open space where women come to meet each other, dance the night away and sing karaoke.

It's also a place where people gather for fundraisers and political actions that support women's rights. But the one photo that matters most, hung behind the bar, shows the owner's young mother holding Corley's then-infant sister. The tables are also decorated with pictures of suffragettes, friends and Corley's partner.

Corley started Boycott as a roaming party on July 16, When her shift at the bar she was working at ended, she said she had nowhere to go out. She didn't think she was alone.

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That night, women showed up. She kept the events going and their popularity grew. Then, inshe had the opportunity to take over the building that now houses Boycott, one of only 33 lesbian bars remaining in the United States. Boycott has opened doors for me to do other things. I'm grateful to the Lesbian Bar Project for the exposure," she said.

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