Gay and Lbian History of Provcetown
Contents:
- GAY AND LBIAN HISTORY OF PROVCETOWN
- HOW PTOWN GOT SO GAY, GAY, GAY
- WHY IS PROVCETOWN SO GAY?
- HOW A NEW ENGLAND BEACH TOWN CHANGED THE COURSE OF GAY HISTORY
GAY AND LBIAN HISTORY OF PROVCETOWN
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Gay and Lbian History of Provcetown: Tolerance, Harmony, and Open Spir. It is no cince that for more than 50 years, the gay and lbian muny returns every summer to Provcetown.
HOW PTOWN GOT SO GAY, GAY, GAY
The 1920’s and ‘30’s were when the prence of gays and lbians creased over that of artists, wrers, dramatists, poets, romantics, and journalists. Several artists had gay iends. It was not a long time before Provcetown beme an ial space to pass the months of summer for gays and lbians, pletely sced by the feelg of acceptance and artistic energy.
WHY IS PROVCETOWN SO GAY?
The 1970’s were a talyst makg Provcetown even more of a mec for gay and lbian ftivals and tourism than ever.
From then and there, Provcetown was only a few steps away om beg a gay mec. Free-thkers om Greenwich Village began to flock to Ptown, cludg gay paters Marsn Hartley and Charl Demuth.
It was 1940, and Provcetown was tablished as both a gay village and as an arts lony. He belonged to the first two: The flamboyant gay summer visors and the ele artists and wrers who me to wre, pat, dance or act. Third, gay wash-ashor who me as visors and stayed year-round to work or n bs.
HOW A NEW ENGLAND BEACH TOWN CHANGED THE COURSE OF GAY HISTORY
Fally, the Yankee, Portugue and mixed-race native gays.