[Rummyfan]

Uprising bakery & café is located in a Chicago suburb called Lake in the Hills and owned by Corinna Sac, who opened the bakery in 2021 as an inclusive space for all. A press release announcing the closing details Sac’s desire for the bakery to be a space where LGBTQ+ couples could come for wedding cakes.

That's a niche market way too small. And by focusing on that market she drove away heterosexual couples.

[SauronOfMordor]

There are neighborhoods in Chicago with large LGBT populations. Lake in the Hills does not seem to be one of them. LGBT stores can be successful in certain neighborhoods.

https://www.rent.com/blog/best-chicago-neighborhoods-for-lgbt/