Montgomery County's only gay bar on verge of its last call
SPRING -- Boots don’t stomp on the Ranch Hill Saloon’s dance floor quite like they used to.
For two decades, Montgomery County’s only gay bar has fought off intolerance, including violence, to provide the area’s LGBTQ folks with a place of refuge.
Within its timber-covered walls, patrons have found camaraderie, love and security in their identities. But on the eve of the bar’s 21st birthday and in the midst of a month celebrating strides made by the LGBTQ community, the saloon’s owner, Debbie Steele, fears it may be time for a final last call at the bar located at 24704 Interstate 45 in Spring.
The pandemic’s hobbling effects on the bar industry have battered business at Ranch Hill. Steele, 69, is finding younger generations no longer have the same urgency in seeking out a watering hole like hers. A void will be left in the north Houston suburbs if the bar shutters, Steele and customers agree.
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