Stud One gay dis opened Wt Hollywood 48 years ago today, May 1,1974. Will Kohler chronicl the legendary dance club (formerly The Factory) the the blog back2stonewall, when was the largt of s kd wh four bars, a dner theater, a jewelry ncsn, and a game room, quickly tablish self as L.A.’s
Contents:
- DANCG TO THE MEMORI: A CELEBRATN OF GAY CLUB STUD ONE
- STUD ONE GAY DIS OPENED WT HOLLYWOOD 48 YEARS AGO TODAY
- 'WHE MEN ONLY': THE TROUBLED PAST OF STUD ONE, A HISTORIC GAY DIS
DANCG TO THE MEMORI: A CELEBRATN OF GAY CLUB STUD ONE
He was quoted sayg “Stud One was planned, signed and nceived for gay people, gay male people” (LA Tim, 1976). The same article scribed as one of the most “separatist” of LA’s diss terms of clientele, terms of “straights or gays only” (LA Tim, 1976). This is apparently what ma Stud One what was: a sort of gay male haven, plete wh young men, erotic dancg, food, drks, and theater.
STUD ONE GAY DIS OPENED WT HOLLYWOOD 48 YEARS AGO TODAY
It is rather well-documented that the Stud was ma largely for whe gay men wh some money. One important performer that graced the Stud One stage was gay dis legend Sylvter (Facebook, Stud One). The Gay Communy Mobilizatn Commtee ma the most effort to shut down the practic of supremacy by sendg letters of protts and muny boytts.
Wt Hollywood said goodbye to an stutn Saturday night wh a celebratn honorg the famed gay dis, Stud One, and the adjog Backlot baret, on Robertson Boulevard.
'WHE MEN ONLY': THE TROUBLED PAST OF STUD ONE, A HISTORIC GAY DIS
About 350 people turned out for the event that filled the dance floor wh revelers boogyg down to dis hs of the 1970s and 1980s, many relivg their days when they were regulars at that huge gay nightclub. Funnyman Bce Vilanch and gay gossip lumnist Billy Masters served as MCs at the show, which clud sger Freda Payne (who had the h “Band of Gold”), vol duo Wayne and Brenda, ic Moni Piper, sger/actrs Liz Torr, sgers The Origal S Sisters, and sger Ricky Comex (of Atwood and Comex), among others.
Stud One, Forb said, “was planned, signed and nceived for gay people, gay male people. Any straight people here are guts of the gay muny. This is gay!
While celebrated by many gay men, has been cricized for allegedly discrimatg agast black men and women. The eveng also featured a tribute to all the gay men who had found iendship, mararie and sometim love on the Stud One dance floor, but later died of AIDS. for the show startg late, several summed up as “gay standard time.