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The only lesbian bar in Houston was denied insurance coverage because it hosts drag shows, according to a report.
Julie Mabry, the owner of Pearl Bar in Houston — one of the only two lesbian bars in all of Texas — told NPR that proposed state legislation targeting LGBTQ+ rights is to blame for the rejection, which would put her business in jeopardy.
“The first sentence in [the rejection email] said, ‘We will not write this risk due to drag,’” Mabry told the outlet.
The unnamed insurance company reportedly flagged drag shows — which have recently become increasingly controversial across the nation — as a “risk” too lofty to take on.
Marby said it was the first time she had ever heard of insurance companies weighing the risk of…