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It’s the latest effort by LA queer women to build spaces where they can find shared community. Lilly Brown is one of the masterminds behind Queer Field Day. They invited Brown’s TikTok followers - and whoever else stumbled upon the video through the app’s ever-mystifying For You Page - and waited. It’s the latest in a wave of young queer women coming together to feed a desire for community. So alongside her pals Adrienne Casey and Kayleen Casey - a married couple - the trio organized the first-ever Queer Field Day. The 45-year-old San Fernando Valley watering hole was a fixture in the LA LGBTQ nightlife. Just four years later, LA County’s last lesbian bar, the Oxwood Inn, shut it doors forever. The Palms, the last lesbian bar in West Hollywood, closed in 2013. I don't have to worry about anything.’ It's hard to find these places. “But if you're in a queer space, it's just that much easier to know: ‘Everyone around me as queer. “In regular life, you never know if someone's queer just by being in the same room with them,” she tells KCRW. One day, a follower asked how she had so many queer friends and it sparked an idea. And whether she’s telling jokes about the gay agenda or sharing thoughts on the “ bury your gays” trope, her life as a queer woman in LA takes center stage. Lilly Brown, who works by day in unscripted TV, moonlights as a queer content creator on the app. Like much during the pandemic, it all started with a TikTok.