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Hillcrt and North Park are two neighborhoods San Diego that attract LGBTQ+ travelers on the hunt for gay iendly entertament, drks and socializg.

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SAN DIEGO'S GAY BAR HISTORY

Through archival photographs, historic footage, and terviews wh bar owners, bartenrs and proment muny members, this documentary provis a glimpse to the rich history of San Diego's gay history and culture. * diego gay *

San Diego was home to same-sex upl as far back as the 19th century, but wasn’t until around World War II that gays and lbians started to e out of the shadows and fd plac to ll home. The Gayt Neighborhood of Them All.

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The Hillcrt “Gayborhood“. Durg World War II, the cy’s gay bars were maly downtown, where they tered to sailors.

But thgs changed dramatilly the 1970s as Hillcrt attracted LGBTQ people who sought cheap hog and were willg to fix up Victorian hom, a classic se of “gaytrifitn.

” The Brass Rail, meanwhile, led the vanguard of gay and lbian bars flockg to the “gayborhood” and nearby neighborhoods — North Park, Banker’s Hill, and Universy Heights.

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