Vis Gay Long Beach Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-prof LGBTQ+ travel rource. Our missn is to provi LGBTQ+ visors to Long Beach wh clive, safe, and
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VISIT GAY LONG BEACH
“The bars, shops, and spac Alamos Beach have long been a refuge for gay people across our regn. In the 1960s and early ’70s, beg gay was still nsired by many a mental illns, and even the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn didn’t remove om the list of mental disorrs until 1973. Club Rippl, which spent nearly 50 years on Ocean Boulevard but has sce closed after s owners retired, was, like other Long Beach gay bars, among the only safe plac those who were LGBTQ uld hang out.