Gay bars were supposed to be safe spac. But they often weren’t. - The Washgton Post

Contents:

• GAY BARS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE SPAC. BUT THEY OFTEN WEREN’T.
• 'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
• A LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) TRAVEL INFORMATN

GAY BARS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE SPAC. BUT THEY OFTEN WEREN’T.

Tra adults and teens to regnize homophobic language and bullyg. Connect wh anizatns such as GLSEN (Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutn Network) to learn more about the pastoral needs of LGBTQ youth and to stay current on youth issu. Found 1979, the Radil Faeri arose out of the gay rights movement as a way to “[challenge] mercializatn and patriarchal aspects of morn LGBT life while celebratg pagan nstcts and ruals.

'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY

The Wolf Creek Sanctuary, found 1987, was “[o]rigally nceived as a space for gay mal to explore subject-SUBJECT nscns together, [but] the Sanctuary and the groups that gather here have grown over the years to a vigoro tribe of diverse queer inti. Providg a safe space for gay men is still a prry, but many gathergs wele those “who see people of gay, queer, and trans inti as a distct people wh a distct culture, way of beg, and spirualy. Send, on Tuday the Florida Senate passed a ntroversial bill, lled "Don't Say Gay" by opponents, that bans tors younger gras om talkg about sexual orientatn and genr inty the Florida and Texas makg headl for the laws, the qutn aris: Which stat have gone the oppose directn and enshred protectns for young people of different sexual orientatns or genr inti?

A LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) TRAVEL INFORMATN

In 1992, Colorado got labeled "The Hate State" when voters passed an amendment, later stck down as unnstutnal, that forba ci om passg anti-discrimatn laws protectg gay people. Now, the state has a gay ernor (Democrat Jared Polis) and an LGBTQ uc the state legislature, which has passed a number of pro-LGBTQ bills recent years.