gossip 〜 the first gay culture cafe in Tokyo

今月末に閉店しちゃうらしいです

？？？？　マジか？うっわ、やっばい。マジだ…
2週間前に行ってホンマに良かった…　(｡ŏ﹏ŏ)

so apparently Gossip, the first LGBT cafe in Tokyo which opened its doors in 2010, will be closing August 31st, 2016… the cafe’s owner, Takita-san, has posted a message in Japanese and English on the cafe’s website…

ah, this news makes me really sad…. Gossip is where i’d always go when in Tokyo when i wanted to connect with the local LGBT scene without going to Ni Chome, which has always felt much less accessible to me as someone who doesn’t like bars or clubs… Gossip was where i could casually read LGBT books and magazines over cake or falafel, it’s where LGBT gatherings would be hosted… it was the first LGBT place that i went to in Japan.

ahhh, i’m sad….. really sad. i’m glad that i went there 2 weeks ago, but wish i had known then that it’d be my last time going there. looks like two last parties are going to be held this Fri & Sat…………….. if i try really hard, i could make it there on Sat after work….. どうしよう…

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