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Daniel's:

They were at risk because while 1970 Law on dangerousness and social rehabilitation did not specifically target lesbians, police interference in the lives of lesbian could lead to indirect suffering for women caught there. This included family members subjecting lesbians to conversion therapy. The bar was raided by police several times in its first few years of operation, though the legal reasons why were always vague. Tobar suspected it was related to the 1970 law, and check if women were not  "social dangerousness" or "vagrants and crooks".

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They were cautious because, although the 1970 Law on dangerousness and social rehabilitation did not specifically target lesbians, it condemned homosexuality as a danger to society. The bar was raided by police several times during the first few years of operation, and though the legal reasons were always vague, María del Carmen Tobar suspected the raids to be connected to the 1970 law.

Daniel's opened in 1975, shortly after Franco's death, as a lesbian bar, with an English pub motif. It was located at Plaza de Cardona 7 - 8, in the Sant Gervasi neighborhood. It was one of the first lesbian bars in Spain, and one of the first LGBT bars in Barcelona. '''Because of the good nature of the lesbian bar and as the only women's only bar in the city, Daniel's also attracted a lot of non-lesbian female clientele. The bar initially attracted a large range of female clientele, including housewives looking for adventures, girls in high school and university, lesbian prostitutes, famous Spanish celebrities and more. They came from around Barcelona and the region.''' The music of Mari Trini was frequently playing in the bar's early days.

The bar was opened by María del Carmen Tobar, who was born in 1943 in Barcelona. Opened originally as a non-profit association to get around high tax rate, Daniel's was named after a musical group Tobar founded with Teresa and Giselle called Daniela. The original bar had a small bar downstairs, which served drinks. It also had a staircase, leading to a second flood room which held a billiards table and the walls were lined with benches. The bar had a lot of mirrors, red velvet and dim lighting. The bar attracted a more affluent clientele, and within a few years of it opening, Tobar acquired a room adjacent to the bar that served as a dance hall. Tobar also took great care with music selection, hiring Maria Giralt as a DJ. Patrons could only get in by ringing a bell outside, and were only admitted if they were known to Tobar because of the non-profit association organization status. Among the people who went to Daniel's in the 1970s was Maria Giralt, a prominent LGBT activist from Barcelona in that era. She also worked there for a ten-month period.

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Daniel's was one of the first lesbian bars in Spain and one of the first LGBTQ bars in Barcelona. It was located at Plaza de Cardona 7-8, in the Sant Gervasi neighborhood. Daniel's was opened in 1975 by María del Carmen Tobar (born in 1943 in Barcelona), shortly after Franco's death. It was named after a musical group, Daniela, which Tobar had founded with Teresa and Gisele. The bar was originally opened as a non-profit association to avoid the high tax rate. For this reason, patrons had to ring a bell outside to gain entrance, and were only admitted if they were known to Tobar herself.

The original bar consisted of a small bar downstairs which served drinks, and a staircase leading up to a second floor room, which held a billiards table and had benches lining the walls. The bar was decorated with an English pub motif and had many mirrors, red velvet and dim lighting. Within a few years of it opening, Tobar acquired a room adjacent to the bar that served as a dance hall.

As Daniel's was the only women's bar in the city, the bar attracted a large range of female clientele from around Barcelona and the region, including non-lesbian clientele. Among the numerous patrons were housewives, high school and university-aged girls, lesbian prostitutes, famous Spanish celebrities and more. The music of Mari Trini was frequently playing in the bar's early days, and Tobar hired Maria Giralt, a prominent LGBTQ activist from Barcelona, as the bar's DJ. Maria Giralt worked at Daniel's for a period of ten months.

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