In Los Angel throughout the 1950s, gay men lived unr nstant harassment by the police. They risked ostracism and loss of employment if outed.
Contents:
- NFL COACH COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
- 'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
- THE GAY BARS AND VICE SQUADS OF 1950'S LOS ANGEL
NFL COACH COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
A Southern California school board has bee the latt proxy for culture wars brewg across the untry after a nservative bloc voted to formally reject state-endorsed curriculum that would have mentned gay rights figure Harvey Milk. * la gay culture *
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— A Southern California school board has bee the latt proxy for culture wars brewg across the untry after a nservative bloc voted to formally reject state-endorsed curriculum that would have mentned gay rights figure Harvey Milk. Proponents of the ban say Milk was a sexual predator, referrg to a disputed claim that the gay rights in had an appropriate relatnship wh a mor. Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, beme the first male ach the NFL — and Amerin men's profsnal sports general — to publicly e out as gay.
A gatherg of gay men Los Angel 1951. At the same time thoands of gay men found themselv California after World War II, and they were prented wh the problem of livg a life the midst of social disapproval and police reprsn. In Los Angel throughout the 1950s, the culture of gay men functned very much below the radar.
'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
Where to hang out Los Angel when you want to meet queer folks but don't want to roll up to the ual gay bars and clubs. * la gay culture *
Unr nstant harassment by the police, homosexuals risked social ostracism and loss of employment if outed.
Homosexualy as a disease. The domant perceptn of homosexualy the 1950s was that was a disease.
THE GAY BARS AND VICE SQUADS OF 1950'S LOS ANGEL
Most employers and ernment agenci barred homosexuals wh moraly cls and they were wily nsired to be secury risks.
It clud homosexualy as a mental disease.