Depicting the Chippewa Valley: Raw Deal a place to be yourself
18 Mar 2019
Dunn, Dunn County
The mismatched furniture, from the vintage Victorian-era chairs to the orange velvet couch that looks like it belonged in the New York coffeeshop Central Perk on the set of “Friends,” is a perfect representation of the variety of people who are welcomed and come to the Raw Deal cofeeshop in Menomonie.
Each person can find a place, no matter where they are from, their major or how they prefer to identify, from the non-gender specific bathrooms, the wide support the Raw Deal gives to the LGBTQ community, its sustainable practices and its vegetarian and vegan-friendly items.
Age, gender and appearance vanish at the door. Everyone who steps inside sheds the societal pressures.
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