Corinna Sac, owner of the bakery, said in a statement the attacks on her business resulted in “low patronage and low sales,” and therefore the bakery is likely to close.
The dream has “since become a nightmare no businessperson could have anticipated,” the statement said, leading to the announcement of the impending closure.
Notes are left on the door that was previously vandalized as diners arrive for a drag brunch performance at UpRising Bakery and Cafe on Aug. 7, 2022, in Lake in the Hills. “Closing our doors is the direct result of the horrific attacks, endless harassment and unrelenting negative misinformation about our establishment in the last eight months,” Sac said in the statement. “From an award-winning bakery that donates to local organizations and supports diversity and inclusion, we have been rebranded by misinformation as ‘gay only’ and ‘pedophiles.
Diners arrive for a drag brunch performance at UpRising Bakery and Cafe on Aug. 7, 2022, in Lake in the Hills.after having to cancel the event twice due to the harassment and then a separate zoning issue. The show and event in August went smoothly, with Illinois State Police and Lake in the Hills police patrolling the parking lot before and during the show.
UpRising opened in 2021 with the initial plan of being a stand-alone bakery, but Sac decided to start and manage a cafe alongside it. Sac, who said she identifies as bisexual, said she understood the “importance of creating options and visibility for the underserved.”“Seeing gluten-free and vegan products sold with 350% markup saddened me,” she said. “My heart broke reading emails from same-sex couples seeking a bakery for their wedding cake. People in this community need us.
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