![]() I felt my career didn’t connect me to things that mattered. When I left in 2015 a lot of things were up in the air for me. I was a director of digital product for one year at Blue Bottle after they bought us. We somehow got to play around on the internet selling coffee for 3 years with an amazing team that I still miss. I started Tonx Coffee with Tony Konecny in 2011. They are genderfluid and are the driving force behind our Queers Coffee and Donuts events, and our weekly newsletter among many other projects. They are an incredible event producer and writer. This is Iris’ first coffee business! They’ve been building the community aspect of Cuties for a year now. They are an artist and have a background in costume design. Virginia Bauman (me!) and Iris Bainum-Houle.įirst, I’ll tell you about my partner Iris Bainum-Houle. Iris and I always liked the name Cuties because it’s a gender-neutral term of endearment. To learn more we spoke with Cuties founders Virginia Bauman and Iris Bainum-Houle. Sprudge co-founders Jordan Michelman & Zachary Carlsen interviewed them from Portland, Oregon.įirst off, we love the name! Can you tell us its origin story?Ībsolutely. In this milieu, spaces like Cuties have never been more important. ![]() Teens, adults, people in need of an escape from cruelty-to offer acceptance, love, and mentoring in a community environment is one of the most important things a cafe can do. Sadly we’re in a wider moment here in the United States where civil rights and respect for queer Americans are threatened, especially for transgender Americans targeted by cruel and bigoted bathroom laws (a shameful and unconstitutional overreach of government fueled by prejudice, but we digress). It’s hard to put into words how vitally important spaces like this are for the communities they serve. The space is currently raising funds on Indiegogo in a campaign that ends on March 4th.įor countless queer Americans and their allies, community spaces of this kind provide an important venue for everything from activism and engagement to just having a chill, non-judgy place to relax and meet people. That would be Cuties, a “queer-centered” coffee bar and community space opening soon in East Hollywood. As LA’s coffee scene continues to grow and impress, there’s one particular new project coming down the line we just had to learn more about.
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