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Contents:
- WASHGTON BLA: LGBTQ NEWS, POLICS, LGBTQ RIGHTS, GAY NEWS
- D.C.'S BT GAY BARS AND HANGOUTS
- 'THE GAY BLA' DEBUTS D.C.
- THE GAY BLA, JUNE 1972
WASHGTON BLA: LGBTQ NEWS, POLICS, LGBTQ RIGHTS, GAY NEWS
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’s prcipal lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) newspaper sce s first issue October 1969. And the social and polil progrs of the gay rights movement.
The paper’s name has evolved over the years om s origal, The Gay Bla, a 1960s slang term for a gay man: 'In the Victorian era, the phrase 'gay bla' meant a dashg and charmg swordsman. ' By the 1960s, however, sometim ‘gay bla’ was ed terchangeably wh phras like 'nfirmed bachelor, ' as for a gay man, generally the closet. Gay Communy Center om 1982 to 1988; beme volved gay sports anizatns, social and youth servic groups, LGBTQ veterans anizatns, the early D.
D.C.'S BT GAY BARS AND HANGOUTS
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Gay Pri events, and lol neighborhood groups, the Rabow History wre-up says.
“Jam was a long-time member of the Gay Activist Alliance (GAA), former print of the Gay Communy Center of DC, a foundg member of SMYAL (Sexual Mory Youth Assistance League), a long-time member of the Board of Directors of the Rabow History Project, and print of CARA (Capal Area RaBowlers Associatn), ” acrdg to a wre-up by Woods. The Rabow History Project wre-up says Ctchfield served for two years as print of the Capal Area Gay, Lbian and Bisexual Veterans of Ameri and served as secretary for an earlier lol LGBT veterans group. 's evolvg gayborhood has shifted towards Logan Circle and U Street.
In Febary 2016, the Washgton Bla noted an "unual flurry of activy" wh the openg of four new gay bars, the majory of which land the U Street/Shaw/Logan Circle area. Those spots and more sports bars, dance clubs, and cktail havens are all clud Eater's round up of the District's gay-iendlit bars and hangouts. New gay dive bar Tra opened last year, urty of the team behd Town Danceboutique and Number Ne.
'THE GAY BLA' DEBUTS D.C.
New to the Shaw/U Street gay bar scene is Uproar, which buted last year. Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Bnch” at 10 a.
Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Bnch” at 11 a. Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Dner & Conversatn” at 6 p.
THE GAY BLA, JUNE 1972
Here before me were three men who were gay and died om AIDS. Then-Print Ronald Reagan did not mentn the word AIDS publicly for years until after his Hollywood iend Rock Hudson me out as gay and revealed that he was livg wh AIDS. The ernment was so adamant about not mentng AIDS that the topic was met wh lghter and homophobic remarks a 1982 prs nference which former Prs Secretary Larry Speak asked reporter Lter Ksolvg if he had AIDS.
In that time of ernmental neglect, misrmatn, and homophobia, Jake posed a challenge his piece. In my muny, ’s not unmon to hear someone mentn that homosexualy isn’t “Ain” or that homosexualy is an “agenda” beg phed by the whe mastream media to stroy the Black fay stcture. Even though the Black church is currently experiencg drops attendance, not too many Black people are far removed om the fluence the church has had on our people and unfortunately, homophobia has been one of s fluenc.
Beg a Black gay man the 70s, 80s, and 90s, I wonr how Charl navigated the social issu.