CONFIRMED: Pittsburgh club owners Paul and Leah Martinez were at yesterday's anti-quarantine protest in Downtown Pittsburgh. The couple owns CAVO and Cake in the Strip District. https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/local-nightclub-owners-receive-backlash-for-armed-appearance-at-pittsburgh-reopen-protest/Content?oid=17173267

Cake acts as a LGBTQ venue & local LGBTQ community is particular distraught at Martinez's presence at protest. Local drag performer Stephen Tkacik acknowledged Cake brings drag performances to PGH, but thinks they should continue at a different venue now https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/local-nightclub-owners-receive-backlash-for-armed-appearance-at-pittsburgh-reopen-protest/Content?oid=17173267

Paul Martinez responded to criticism & protested bc he doesn't like "government forcefully shutting down small businesses while letting huge corporations like Walmart operate." But some corporations had to shut down, just not essential ones like grocers https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/local-nightclub-owners-receive-backlash-for-armed-appearance-at-pittsburgh-reopen-protest/Content?oid=17173267