Long Beach is known for beg a diverse, iendly, and eclectic muny, wh a strong tourism dtry, a thrivg, artsy LGBTQ muny, a welg spir, and a hip, eclectic vibe the gayborhood.
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LONG BEACH GAYBORHOODS: LOVG LGBTQ LIFE THIS COASTAL COMMUNY
LGBTQ Center Long Beach to Host Fal Do Say Gay Workshop Friday.
“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. And April, Long Beach hosted a biannual LGBTQ nference that featured about 600 legat om around the world talkg about lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex human rights their untri.
LONG BEACH GAY-LBIAN ANIZATN OUT
Every send & fourth Saturday of the month 10:30am-12:30pm Enre Men is a facilated drop- support group created to provi a safe, affirmg and clive space for gay, bisexual, trans, queer men and non-bary people who self-intify as Olr Adults or Senrs.
Every Thursday 7:30-8:30pmThis is an rmal discsn and exchange of ias on a variety of issu pertent to dividuals who intify as men and the Long Beach gay and bisexual muny at large. The group is open to gay, bisexual and transgenr men of all ag, both sgle and partnered. Every Monday 4:30pm-6:00pmMen Over 40 is a group for gay and bisexual men to gather for social chats, dg, and activi.