Flamgo dis opened on December 14, 1974 and promoted self as the first dis wh an exclively gay clientele (followed a few years later by 12 Wt, Paradise Garage and the Sat). It was loted at the rner of Hoton St. and Broadway and stayed open for six years.
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“The gays open the world of eedom. The gays always ph thgs. DJs at the clubs began playg mic created by gay men, openly sexual women, and black artists.
Donna Summer simulated asms songs and the Village People would flg off police uniforms, nstctn hats, and wboy outfs a celebratn of gay culture. The dis movement, as origally was, end the ’80s, as the AIDS epimic stormed through the gay muny and fear settled over the formerly jubilant clubs. But vtig rema: Velvet rop still part for the chict outf, style mavens still fill gay clubs and paras, and mic trends ntue to transcend race and sexualy.
Although the Sanctuary (1969-72) laid claim as the first gay dis, attracted a good number of heteros as well. By ntrast, Flamgo was promoted as the first distheque for an exclively gay clientele; opened on Dec. Dis, and s many eratns, was the lifeblood of gay clubs the 1970s/80s, and for a while even attracted a mastream dience.