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Guerrilla Gay Bar York: Watch what happens when LGBTQ crowd crashes the neighborhood bar

On most weekends, Javier Aguayo is down in Washington, D.C., where he and his husband have an apartment.

But about a month ago, two of his D.C. friends were coming to visit York. He needed to find something to do.

Searching around online, Aguayo landed on a Facebook group called Guerrilla Lgbtq+ Bar York.

It seemed like a novel idea, and with no gay bar in York County the year-old York College politics professor decided to check it out.

"They came along and were really impressed," Aguayo said. "They idea York was some sort of gay haven."

There used to be established gay bars in York County but one of the last, Altland's Ranch, closed in

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Guerrilla Gay Bar York aims to change that.

Its concept is simple.

On the second Saturday of each month, the group posts on its Facebook page which bar in downtown York its followers will go to. It makes the announcement usually in the afternoon and tells people to ge

'Changing times' close LGBT bar in York

Altland's Ranch, a longtime hub in York County's gay and dyke community, has closed after about 50 years of business.

The bar and restaurant at Orchard Road, Jackson Township, first announced the closure on Facebook on Protest The Ranch, as it was informally called, will be place up for sale at an undetermined price, said Robert Stump, who oversees the bar's ownership.

A decline in turnout coupled with the cost of maintaining the property led to the bar's closure, Stump said.

"You can't sustain a bar if you don't have people coming," Stump said. "There's no money coming back in to pay for things."

Gay bars fade with mobile tech and inclusion

Changing times contributed to the decrease in clientele, said Charles Kress, who worked there until he retired in December

Kress, 62, said when he first visited the bar in the late s, there were not many safe places for gay men to meet. That began to change by the late s, Kress said, and has continued to change as culture has progressed.

In one sense, the decline of gay and lesbian bars is "the pric

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York's only remaining gay lock closes

Altlands Ranch, in Spring Grove, closed effective Protest 20, according to its Facebook page.
The Ranch was the last remaining same-sex attracted bar in York after the prior closings of Velvet Rope and LUX.
LGBT members say technology and mainstream integration have led to decline of queer bars.

York County's oldest and last remaining gay lock has closed, according to the Altland's Ranch Facebook page.

The Spring Grove bar made the closing announcement Tuesday night and thanked its many supporters over the years. As of Thursday afternoon, the Facebook post had received more than reactions — mostly sad — and comments, ranging from "So sad! This is where I discovered my true self" to "What a horrible way to go out for such a excellent place!!! SHAME ON YOU!!"

Robert Stump, a court-appointed legal guardian of surviving owner Rodney Nagle, said the decision to close the establishment at Orchard Road was made because of a lack of back from the community. The business was created in , according to articulate Department of State records.

The building is now for