WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. police arrested a man accused of vandalizing a popular gay bar in Logan Circle by spray painting over images of Vice President Kamala Harris.
It happened Saturday morning at The Little Gay Pub on P Street near 11th Street NW — and officials said it’s the second time this has happened this month.
The Little Gay Pub serves drinks with a side of politics. There’s a picture of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the window up top and a picture of Harris greeting you as you come in.
“In D.C. this is like our sports. And obviously, the election’s coming up and it’s a way of us, you know, living authentically and letting our clientele know who we support, where their money goes,” said co-owner Dito Sevilla.
Sevilla said the portraits he put up of Harris were vandalized on Sept. 11.
“We got a bunch of messages from neighbors on Instagram who would come by the pub and taking photos of the defaced Kamala signs. And so we were super shocked because, you know, in a neighborhood like this, you know, support is over 95%. It was very unexpected,” Sevilla said.