Oceanside gay bar
Straight couple opens Long Island LGBTQ+ bar to create a harmless space
OCEANSIDE, New York -- As soon as patrons step through the doors of the Born This Way bar, better known as BTW, co-owner Gina Wuestmann gives them a warm greeting.
Within five minutes, she's either offering them a free shot or explaining how she and her husband opened their bar on the eve of the pandemic shutdown last year.
Wuestmann and her husband, David Wuestmann, who are a straight couple, often verb themselves explaining why they decided to open this safe space for the LGBTQ+ community in the Long Island hamlet of Oceanside.
David's response is always the same.
"Gina and I are allies of the community, and we both felt that this was an underserved community," he said. "There are not too many places on Long Island where people can be themselves. This was just our cause and our mission. We're here to provide space to people who want to be themselves."
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Gina has been in the bar business for over 30 ye
LGBTQ bar opens doors in Oceanside
By Briana Bonfiglio
An LGBTQ bar opened on Nov. 12 in Oceanside. Gina Caggiano, owner of North Village Tavern in Rockville Centre, and her fiancé, David Wuestmann, openied BTW, which stands for “born this way,” on Extended Beach Road.
The establishment will welcome all in the queer community, including those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, as well as other nonconforming genders and sexualities, “but of course, all are welcome,” its Facebook page says.
Caggiano, an ally to the LGBTQ community, said that patrons of her Rockville Centre bar frequently spoke about wanting a “gay bar” in the area. For two years, she’s been trying to make that happen.
“I’ve received an overwhelming amount of support for this place from people — straight and gay,” Caggiano said. “They verb to say this is very needed.”
One customer at North Village Tavern, P.J. Henderson, of Distant Beach, said he was thrilled for BTW to open and plans to visit frequently with his hus
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