D.C. bar owner announces new partnership to save one of America’s last lesbian bars

The owner of two LGBTQ+ bars in Washington, D.C., is bringing in a business partner to help preserve one of the nation’s last remaining lesbian bars.Longtime LGBTQ+ business owner Dave Perruzza, the owner of gay sports bar Pitchers DC, announced a partnership with HV Entertainment. The company will take a 49 percent stake in both Pitchers and its lesbian sister establishment, A League of Her Own, which operates in an adjacent space at the same address. Perruzza will retain a 51 percent majority stake, while HV will take operational control of both bars, Metro Weekly reported. Related: Gay business owners brace for Donald Trump’s return to Washington, D.C.The partnership follows financial pressures Perruzza previously linked to the Trump administration’s federal law enforcement crackdown in Washington. In an August 2025 interview with The Advocate, Perruzza said out-of-town customers had vanished during a normally busy Friday, estimating a $7,000 loss that night. He described the scene as “like a desert” and warned, “That’s not sustainable.”An announcement on Pitchers DC’s Facebook page stressed that the change should not significantly affect patrons’ experience.“Pitchers DC and A League Of Her Own are teaming up with HV Entertainment, a growing family of LGBTQ+ bars around the country. The team you know and love is staying hands-on, and this partnership gives us the backing to keep both bars exactly what they’ve always been. Yours,” the post reads.Related: D.C. bar owners say Trump’s federal law enforcement crackdown is killing their business“Same familiar faces behind the bar, same game days, same drag, same trivia. Same corner of the neighborhood so many of you have made home. What’s changing is behind the scenes, with a shared commitment to making sure Pitchers and ALOHO are here for the long haul. These spaces mean so much because of the people who fill them. Thank you for showing up, supporting us, and making this community what