{
  "id": 10824377,
  "title": "‘I hope your venue gets firebombed’: The small-town lesbian bar left reeling after a ‘woke’ backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/i-hope-your-venue-gets-firebombed-the-small-town-lesbian-bar-left-10824377",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T01:21:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/i-hope-your-venue-gets-firebombed-the-small-town-lesbian-bar-left-reeling-after-a-woke-backlash-20260930-p611lw.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When Last Ditch ended its COVID-style mask requirement to attract more customers, it became a source of global amusement and served as a cautionary tale about the hazards of being accessible to the point of absurdity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘I hope your venue gets firebombed’: The small-town lesbian bar left reeling after a ‘woke’ backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/i-hope-your-venue-gets-firebombed-the-small-town-lesbian-bar-left",
        "published": "2026-09-30T01:21:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}