‘Miserable’: D.C. LGBTQ Venues Hit Hard By Federal Police Takeover
August 20, 2025•
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Metro Weekly reports that owners of several D.C. LGBTQ bars and nightclubs say the federal takeover of the city’s police force — and the surge of federal agents stationed on 14th Street NW and along the U Street corridor — cost them thousands of dollars in lost business this past weekend.
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