Described by its founders as "anti-Zionist" and "the only queer Yiddish anarchist vegan pay-what-you-can café in the world",[1] it opened physically in 2021, after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and announced its closure in June 2023.

Pink Peacock was founded by Morgan Holleb and Joe Isaac,[2] both active participants in Irn-Ju, a Jewish anarchist collective in Scotland.

[2] Holleb was subsequently charged with breach of the peace, and Glasgow police seized one of the tote bags from Pink Peacock as evidence.

They were met with criticism on line as this coincided with the sentencing of a police officer convicted of the murder of Sarah Everard after falsely arresting her and restraining her in handcuffs.

The café later issued a statement claiming the keys had been promoted with the upcoming 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference protests in mind and not the Sarah Everard case and said the timing was insensitive.

In May 2023, for the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, Pink Peacock members burned a copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on the pavement outside the cafe, to protest transphobia and antisemitism from author J. K. Rowling.

[11] Pink Peacock closed on 14 June 2023, with the organisation citing a number of reasons including burnout, backlash from TERFs, antisemitism from the left and right, and racism within the collective toward minority members.