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Summary: Pride Month is coming to a close, and our 3-part series devoting episodes to LGBTQ stories is also wrapping up. In this 3rd and final episode, we bring the focus to LA. My guest is Garrett McKechnie, bartender & co-owner of Bar Mattachine, a gay bar in downtown LA that has successfully merged gay bar culture and history with craft cocktails. We discuss Garrett's evolution working in gay bars in both NYC and LA, the significance of LA's role in the story of American gay rights, and how the scene has evolved