The importance of LGBT-owned cafes as sober, queer spaces

Coffee Drink from Little Woodford's in Portland, Maine. (Photo: courtesy of Little Woodford's)

When I call Andrew Zarro on a sweltering July afternoon, he’s taking a break before he starts his second job as a councilperson in Portland, Maine. He’s just spent eight hours at Little Woodfords, his coffee shop, which is easily…