Through archival photographs, historic footage, and terviews wh bar owners, bartenrs and proment muny members, this documentary provis a glimpse to the rich history of San Diego's gay history and culture.
Contents:
- SANTA MONI AND VENICE BEACH GAY GUI
- GAY SALT LAKE CY
- SAN DIEGO'S GAY BAR HISTORY
- THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
- GAY NIGHTLIFE CHARLTON, S.C.: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
SANTA MONI AND VENICE BEACH GAY GUI
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GAY SALT LAKE CY
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Long Beach Gay also has a gay culture on that part of the ast. Other gay L. Gay & Lbian Center and the popular gay newspapers Frontiers and Lbian News.
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And wh the flux recent years of stellar rtrants and sign-driven hotels, Santa Moni has steadily bee a favore gay getaway for upl, beachgoers, and those wantg a more relaxed Los Angel vatn. 's East Village or Haight-Ashbury by the sea—ed, was a haven of unter-culture and members of the Beat Generatn durg the '50s and '60s, as well as avant-gar artists and graffi experts, like the late gay artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, the '80s.
SAN DIEGO'S GAY BAR HISTORY
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Along the ast near the Santa Moni–Pacific Palisas town le, you'll fd the most famo gay beach greater Los Angel, loted at the nearly 2-e-long Will Rogers State Beach (15900 Pacific Coast Hwy., at Teml Canyon Road).
A ftive atmosphere prevails on most sunny days, pecially around the gay sectn, known affectnately as "Gger Rogers Beach. Below here, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach are three middle-class suburbs—there is one gay bar the area, the Dolph, Redondo Beach.
THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
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Long Beach has a lively gay nightlife scene. The cy has one of the largt gay muni California, somethg that probably has a great al to do wh the town's strong navy history durg World War II. Owg largely to s scenic shorele, Long Beach has one of the Wt's most popular Pri events—Long Beach Gay Pri is held late May.
GAY NIGHTLIFE CHARLTON, S.C.: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
This isn't a real hotbed of gay culture, but plenty of GLBT visors e over to explore this betiful ltle island. There's a visor ksk at Pleasure Pier, Avalon, and Catala do have a number of overnight acmodatns, cludg the very gay-iendly Avalon Hotel.