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Sugar Shack (Milwaukee Lesbian Bar 1975-1984/A bar owned and operated BY and FOR women) jaws Griff’s became one of LA’sSugar Shack in Milwaukee was a landmark lesbian bar founded by JoAnn Kilsdonk and Sharon Dixon in May 1975, proudly billing itself as a "bar by and for women." It became a vibrant social hub, drawing crowds from across Wisconsin and northern Illinois, and packed in up to 150 patrons on busy nights. When JoAnn sold the bar in 1984, it marked the end of an erathough its spirit lived on through its successor venues. Sugar Shack wasnt just a nightlife