Please join us for our first Lesbians Who Tech + Allies Happy Hour of 2019 at Optimism Brewery in Capitol Hill! In case you don’t know, Optimism is kid-friendly and dog-friendly. They have a small play area for young kiddos to play in. Optimism will have food truck onsite and does serve sparkling water as a non-alcoholic beverage option. You’re welcome to bring in outside food and non-alcoholic beverages if you’d like. I also encourage you to bring in any board games you wish to play with folks. (Yes, I love board games!) We will be convening in the back of the brewery on the main floor where all the indoor picnic tables are located. We will do our best to wear our LWT t-shirts and find signage. As always, we’ll ask you to fill out a name tag so that we can get better acquainted more quickly.

Some super useful info about Optimism and why I’m excited to host our first Happy Hour of 2019 here!

Why no tipping?
Most people do not like tipping because it is an awkward and confusing social norm, it has become a requirement rather than an option, it involves math and it does not improve the quality of service (in fact, there is overwhelming evidence that it decreases the quality of service). Because tipping is a poor way to treat employees and customers Optimism has a no-tipping policy.

Why all-gender bathrooms?
It is the best use of resources to make all water closets available to all visitors at all times instead of arbitrarily segregating into two sets. (Men generally only use the urinals so any toilet in the mens room was never getting used.)

Individual rooms for everyone is more private and comfortable.

Unisex bathrooms are not discriminatory. Because everyone uses the same room, no one can judge whether someone else is using the correct gender segregated bathroom, and so it is safer for everyone as a result.

It is easier for parents to accompany their opposite gender kids to the restroom when all genders are together.

When everyone is watching, more people will wash their hands afterwards, because no one will want to be perceived as skipping it.

Do you have a gluten-free option?
Yes, we have a craft cider on tap, just ask at the counter. It isn’t on our menu, simply because we don’t make it, but it is always available and always made in Washington by an independent and locally-owned cidery. Go Washington Craft!

Is your beer vegan?
Legitimate question. Many breweries use gelatin (derived from animal collagen) or isinglass (derived from fish bladders) to clarify their beers. For the beers that we clarify — not all of them are — we use biofine, which is 100% vegan. However, our sour series, Solar Punk, is soured with cultures from cow milk yogurt.

Optimism doesn’t provide any parking, but there is 2 and 4 hour street parking around Optimism and several pay lots noted on the map in the link. We are only 4 blocks from the Capitol Hill Station of the Link Light Rail and only 1 block from the Broadway and Pike Station of the First Hill Streetcar Line. Link to map here: https://optimismbrewing.com/parking.
This event space is wheelchair accessible, with ADA compliant entrance and restrooms.
All Ages Welcome
ID required to verify 21+
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About Lesbians Who Tech + Allies

Lesbians Who Tech + Allies is the largest LGBTQ technology community in the world — committed to visibility, intersectionality, and changing the face of technology. The 40,000 non-binary, LGBTQ women, queer women of color (and our allies) in tech who make up our community come from every background and live in over 40+ cities worldwide. Over 5,000 women and non-binary people in tech attend our San Francisco Summit, making us the largest professional LGBTQ event in the world and the largest event for women in tech in California. Our programmatic work includes a coding scholarship for non-binary and LGBTQ women called the Edie Windsor Coding Scholarship Fund, a mentoring program, Bring a Lesbian to Work Day, and a leadership program — #LWTSQUAD — focused on supporting our members as they move into senior leadership roles and onto corporate boards. We’re not just creating communities; we’re pushing the tech sector to be more inclusive and changing the face of the entire tech industry.

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