Boston Globes viral lesbian bar article sparks film adaptation buzz: report

A viral Boston Globe article about a lesbian bar in turmoil after the owner axed its mandatory masking policy has sparked film adaptation buzz, according to a report.UTA, which represents the Boston Globe, has been fielding both scripted and documentary inquiries about the bizarre culture war taking place within a small Massachusetts town’s queer community, according to the Hollywood Reporter.The Sept.22 article titled, “A Western Mass.

lesbian bar required KN-95 masks.When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose,” has been picked up by news outlets across the country and beyond, and gone viral on social media.The tale of a struggling dive bar owner changing her spot’s masking policy to earn a few more bucks — drawing the wrath of mask fanatics in the process — has already generated “several thousand” new subscribers for the Globe, a spokesperson told The Post.

The storied paper charges $1 a month for the first six months of a digital subscription, and then $30 a month.“This story has certainly resonated with a wide range of audiences nationally and internationally,” a Globe spokesperson told The Post.“It is now one of the most-read stories we’ve published, and has already garnered many thousands of subscriptions.”While articles are often turned into film adaptations, it’s harder and harder to get scripts picked up – so a viral story that has already generated national attention could help win over studios.

The Globe piece is also chock-full of colorful characters who seem almost ready-made for the screen.There’s Jackie Matellian, who uses she/they pronouns, the 26-year-old owner of Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield who’s drowning in debt – forced to live in her truck for six months and work four different jobs after her two business partners fled the venture.Soe Noire, a performer and artist who identifies as a gender-expansive lesbian and uses he/him pronouns, is the basement bar’s most outspoken critic, accusing Matellian of...