by Gennie Telock In remembrance of the Stonewall Rts that took place on this date 50 years ago, we are sharg the story of a seri of police raids on gay men Long Beach the summer of 1914, s impact on the muny, and the one man who fought back agast the system.…
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GAY L.A. – LONG BEACH’S CENTRAL PLACE QUEER L.A. HISTORY
“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.
Garcia, the cy’s first openly gay mayor, tied the moment to a broar fight for social jtice.