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A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose.

By Annalisa Quinn · The Boston Globe · September 2026

A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose.

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"Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield wanted to build community. They got a firestorm instead."

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