We're creating a network of women who believe in collective strength, radical vulnerability, and showing up for each other- starting with real, recurring events in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and building toward something much bigger.
Right now, queer women have nowhere to go. There was a time where there were over 200 lesbian bars in the United States, and that's dwindled down to only 36 left in the entire country.**
Not to mention, a lot of us aren't even into the nightlife scene; but where else would you go to be part of your community?We're done waiting for a solution.Sapphic Sanctuary is our answer: recurring events, creative workshops, skill building, coworking, and eventually permanent physical spaces where WLWs and sapphic non-binary folks can connect in and beyond the bar scene.Wherever we show up becomes our space.We're starting in MA and RI, but that's only the beginning.
Get Involved
Let's talk! We'd love to chat whether you:~Want to attend a specific event
~Are interested in hosting us at your venue
~Are looking to sponsor or partner with us
~Have any ideas or feedback
~Just want to say hiEmail:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@sapphicsandsisters
Our first events are coming in the next few weeks- and we want to know where you are and what you want to go to.Reach out and let us know. We're making this happen together.
Paint & Create Nights
~Small group sessions where we make art, make friends, and make memories.
~All skill levels welcome; bring your curiosity and leave the self judgment at home.
~No pressure- you don't need any prior knowledge, we just need you to show up.
~$30-35, all supplies are supplied.Social Mixers
~Game nights, craft & chats, book clubs, and open conversations.
~Community happens anywhere we claim space (but we'll have our private venues sometimes too)
~$15-20.4-Week Courses
~Deep dive skill building in painting, drawing, creative writing, and more.
~Learn something new alongside women who get it.
~$100-140 for full series.
Do you have a skill, a talent, a product, or an idea you want to bring to this community?
We're always looking for collaborators, instructors, and partners. Tell us what you have in mind or ask us any questions you have.
Silent solidarity matters, and every purchase will directly support our mission to build permanent spaces for queer women nationwide.We can't wait to show you the designs we're working on!If you're an artist or graphic designer who wants to get involved or if you simply want to see your idea on a tee shirt, we'd love to talk to you.
Sapphic Sanctuary is where we start- creating real infrastructure specifically for queer women and non-binary sapphics, because we've been underserved and overlooked for too long. Safe spaces to connect, learn, work, and exist without performance or apology.But Sapphics And Sisters is bigger than one community.We're building this as a for-profit platform: not because profit is the point, but because sustainability is. Nonprofits need goodwill to operate. We want to be the one they can lean on for support.We're building something that funds itself, grows itself, and shares what it earns with the community that built it.Our long-term vision is a nationwide economic framework that lets women and women-led businesses find and work with each other.- A curated directory of women-owned businesses.
- A revenue-sharing model where our partners and our people profit alongside us.
- Permanent Sapphic Sanctuary spaces in the regions that need them most.
If you believe in a world where women support women, where vulnerability is strength, boldness is celebrated, and we rise together- you're already part of this
1. Build Sapphic Sanctuary
Prove the model with recurring events in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Become a genuine part of the communities we serve.
2. Expand the network
Grow across New England and beyond. Launch a digital platform connecting queer women's orgs, events, and resources nationwide.
3. Shift the paradigm
From asking for space to building our own. From alternative to sovereign.
4. Dream bigger
Women and the LGBT community are certainly not the only ones who need a support system like this. The dream is to create a better world for all of us; a safe haven for anyone who believes true success comes from compassion and community, and shares our deepest value: every person has the intrinsic right to exist safely, freely, and with dignity.