“We have all stood on each other’s shoulders to make this road much easier.” “I think it’s opening the door for other high profile people to come out,” said Moore.
Growing up, she never thought she’d see gay marriage legalized and was just waiting for the day more celebrities would be out and proud, like NFL player Carl Nassib who recently came out in an Instagram post. “And I work in a space where I see it every day - young women, young men come in, they are exactly who they want to be when they’re in my space here and that makes me feel like I’ve made progress and the world has definitely made progress.”
No one hides it anymore and I’m so happy to see that,” said Moore. “There was still a lot of hiding it 10 to 13 years ago. She gets to help create a safe space for the LGBTQ community to come to and can see progress has been made through watching how happy her customers are when they come to the bar. “Identifying as a lesbian woman doesn’t come up anymore in my every day conversations so that’s just part of what makes me, me.” I call her my wife, I introduce her as my wife because I spend more time with her than I do with anyone, but I’m happy when I’m here,” said Moore. She works as the general manager at the only lesbian bar in Ohio, Slammers. Now, 13 years later, she’s finally living as her authentic self. This is who I’m actually supposed to be and who I want to be and what makes me feel like my best self.” “And I was very adamant that this isn’t a phase. “So I knew at some point they would come around,” said Moore. & amp amp amp amp amp lt video poster=& amp amp amp amp amp quot amp amp amp amp amp amp quot width=& amp amp amp amp amp quot 598& amp amp amp amp amp quot height=& amp amp amp amp amp quot 336& amp amp amp amp amp quot controls=& amp amp amp amp amp quot controls& amp amp amp amp amp quot src=& amp amp amp amp amp quot amp amp amp amp amp amp quot type=& amp amp amp amp amp quot video/mp4& amp amp amp amp amp quot & amp amp amp amp amp gt & amp amp amp amp amp lt img src=& amp amp amp amp amp quot amp amp amp amp amp amp quot _rte_src=& amp amp amp amp amp quot amp amp amp amp amp amp quot width=& amp amp amp amp amp quot 598& amp amp amp amp amp quot height=& amp amp amp amp amp quot 336& amp amp amp amp amp quot /& amp amp amp amp amp gt & amp amp amp amp amp lt /video& amp amp amp amp amp gt She came out to her family, wasn’t very welcomed, but she was still loved. I’m allowed to come out and be who I’m supposed to be,” said Moore. “And I told myself after having my son that, you know, I’m 28 years old.
Still, she suppressed her feelings, had a son and then around the age of 28 said enough is enough. They had a lesbian couple on there, so that was the era where I grew up.” “I remember watching that episode and the whole world just gasped, ‘omg’ and then Friends started talking about it. “I watched the Ellen Show when she came out,” said Moore.
In the 80s, she started hearing more about being LGBTQ through watching MTV and more progressive television programming. My outside has no reflection on how I am on this inside.” ‘Well you’re so feminine, you’re so pretty’ and I never understood what any of that meant and I didn’t feel those feelings. “She just said, 'You’re having a rough time finding a nice guy,' and it was things like that that were said to me often. “The first person I told was a girlfriend of mine and she told me I was crazy,” said Moore.