A two-car crash Monday morning sent an SUV flying backwards into the front entrance of Jolene’s, the seven-year-old queer bar at Harrison and 16th.<\/p>\n
The crash happened shortly before 8 am, as Mission Local reports<\/a>, at the intersection of Harrison and 16th streets. It appears that a pickup truck and an SUV collided with one another, and the SUV was sent hurtling backwards into the entry gates and front door of Jolene’s<\/a>.<\/p>\n The female driver of the SUV was reportedly injured and was taken away on a stretcher while the male driver of the pickup “appeared unharmed,” per Mission Local.<\/p>\n A two-car crash this morning resulted in one vehicle smashing into the front of lesbian bar Jolene\u2019s on the corner of 16th and Harrison streets.<\/p>\n https:\/\/t.co\/2fQuAvKvd6<\/p>\n \u2014 Mission Local (@MLNow) October 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The front door of the bar and nightclub appeared to suffer some damage, and owner Jolene Linsangan told Mission Local that she estimates the repairs will cost around $10,000. Saying that she would likely have to cover the cost, at least up front, Linsangan added to Mission Local, “I\u2019m barely surviving over here.”<\/p>\n Linsangan launched a fundraiser today<\/a> selling $20 tickets that are redeemable at any future event with a cover of $20 or less. “While we wait for insurance funds to come through, we\u2019re asking our community for a little extra support to help us get a new gate installed and make the necessary repairs,” she writes.<\/p>\n Jolene’s opened in early 2019 as a new lesbian-friendly club space, becoming the new home of popular women’s club night U-Haul<\/a>. The bar is now open three nights a week, Thursday to Saturday.<\/p>\n Linsangan told Mission Local that she plans to have the place open as usual on Thursday.<\/p>\n