Queer Paris, Gay Paris, Jazz Age, Gay Paris 1920s, Gay 1920s
Contents:
- NOW "CARMEN'S" 50 YEARS AGA MAKE PARIS GAY
- PARIS GAY 1925 / GILL BARBETTE ET MICHEL CARASSOU
- PARIS GAY 1925 /
NOW "CARMEN'S" 50 YEARS AGA MAKE PARIS GAY
Wh this climate of relative tolerance many specialised same-sex tablishments were opened and a gay sub-culture thrived the 1920s.
PARIS GAY 1925 / GILL BARBETTE ET MICHEL CARASSOU
A postrd of what, at the time, was lled ‘A Fairy nice boy’ and habué of the gayt plac Paris.
Although most straight venu were clearly habed by homosexuals and lbians who nformed to tradnal valu, same-sex venu began to open to ter for those who need a greater gree of openns. Many popular ‘straight’ venu such as the Angel Bar, Champs Elyse Bar and the Liberty Bar attracted a large gay dience.
PARIS GAY 1925 /
One of most popular ‘exclively gay’ venu was the Claire Lune the Café Biard near Place Pigalle.
There was no ban on homosexualy France and the police were tolerant toward special nightclubs providg that ctomers mataed m. The owner, who was an ex-movie starlet, liberately created a mixed atmosphere of lbians and gay men and if the police arrived, lookouts would tip everyone off and the men would dance wh the women.
The ver for the book Paris Gay 1925. The ver for Willy’s book The Third Sex about gay life Paris durg the 1920s. A History of Homosexualy Europe: Berl, London and Paris 1919-1939 by Florence Tamagne.