Is Fellow Travelers’ The Cozy Corner A Real Bar? Real History Explained

A common meeting place and social center for the mina characters in Fellow Travelers is the Cozy Corner bar in Washington D.C. The Cozy Corner is considered one of the most prominent gay bars in the D.C. area during the Lavender Scare of the 1950s, which is when most of the Showtime series takes place. As depicted throughout Fellow Travelers through multiple perspectives, Washington D.C. was a dangerous place for members of the LGBTQ+ community to live, work, and openly express themselves without facing backlash from authorities and other bigoted figures.