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Lighten up: Loafers, a new gay cocktail bar, set to open on Court Street

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Oct. 22, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Loafers, a gay bar set to open in Carroll Gardens on Oct. 23, takes its name from a midcentury insult lodged against gay men: “light in the loafers.”  The bar has flipped the phrase on its head, celebrating local queer history and communities with a cozy vintage vibe…