LGBTQ Memorabilia Digner Honors Defunct Florida Gay Bars

Contents:

• CHASG ‘PHANTOMS OF THE PAST’: 8 GAY AND LBIAN BAR ARCHIVISTS ON PRERVG LGBTQ+ NIGHTLIFE HISTORY
• 'GAY BARCHIV' DOCUMENTS HISTORIC GAY BARS AS LGBTQ+ SAFE HAVENS THROUGHOUT THE U.S.
• LGBTQ MEMORABILIA DIGNER HONORS DEFUNCT FLORIDA GAY BARS
• CELEBRATG THE HISTORY OF LGBTQ SAFE SPAC: ART SMH AND GAY BARCHIV
• THE PLEASURE AND PA OF GAY BARS
• WHY OUR HISTORI WH GAY BARS MATTER — AND WHAT THEIR FUTURE MIGHT LOOK LIKE AFTER THE PANMIC
• GAY 90’S: MNEAPOLIS’ MOST INFLUENTIAL GAY BAR

CHASG ‘PHANTOMS OF THE PAST’: 8 GAY AND LBIAN BAR ARCHIVISTS ON PRERVG LGBTQ+ NIGHTLIFE HISTORY

For Pri Month, VePair terviewed eight gay and lbian bar archivers around the untry about the challeng and urgency they’re currently facg documentg Ameri’s gay and lbian bars while they still n. After a brief uptick the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, the total number of gay and lbian bars the Uned Stat crted around 2, 000 lotns, acrdg to rearch published by Oberl associate profsor of soclogy Greggor Mattson based on listgs the Damron Guis, a proment LGBTQ+ nightlife guibook seri published annually throughout the back half of the 20th century.

“The biggt obstacle is gettg the rmatn about the bars, gettg the teractns, gettg people to say, ‘Yeah, I lived D Mo, Iowa 1968 and there was this bar there, and here’s the rmatn, ’” says Art Smh, the amatr archivist behd, a gay and lbian bar logo xg project. “We’re talkg about years when people were prtg unrground publitns that may some s [have] only lasted a year or two, and certaly were never snned or archived onle, ” says Smh, who himself ran a gay nightlife publitn Atlanta for a few years the ‘80s. To nduct rearch for his upg book, Hilrbrand has relied on the Universy of Southern California’s ONE Natnal Gay & Lbian Archiv, the largt reposory of LBGTQ+ materials the world, as well as viss to smaller, regnal archivg projects and historil societi across the untry.

'GAY BARCHIV' DOCUMENTS HISTORIC GAY BARS AS LGBTQ+ SAFE HAVENS THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

When to gay and lbian bar archivg, another more emotnally ght barrier looms: The people who own the materials that would help them pat a fuller picture of Ameri’s LGBTQ+ nightlife landspe of yore aren’t always forthg wh them. “In archivg our history, one of the biggt challeng is the bar owners, ” says Perez, who addn to his tourg and archival work, has thored a half-dozen books about New Orleans, cludg a history about the cy’s — some say the untry’s — olst gay bar, Cafe Lafte Exile. ” In his work wh the LGBT+ Archiv Project of Louisiana, Perez has ntemplated the strategy of askg owners at New Orleans’ still-open gay bars to sign letters of tent to earmark their fil for archivg if or when they close.

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LGBTQ MEMORABILIA DIGNER HONORS DEFUNCT FLORIDA GAY BARS

“I jt want to document what’s never been documented so that 100 years, when there are no gay bars around and people n’t even grasp the ncept of a gay bar, at least there’s a book that tells them what happened — and all the fun thgs that happened bars. Click on the 'SHOP' tab above to fd lks to the llectns by missn is to build the world's largt archive of the logos and stori of gay bars om the past, prervg the memori of the plac that were so signifint to the growth and velopment of the LGBTQ+ muny. He went on, “The gay bars were the plac where the meetgs were held, where people met each other to jo hands a mon e, where drag queens and lol performers did fundraisers to raise money for anizatns.

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CELEBRATG THE HISTORY OF LGBTQ SAFE SPAC: ART SMH AND GAY BARCHIV

We enavor to clu any and all such rourc as possible, particularly those focg on the history of the gay, lbian, transgenr, queer, 2SLGBTQ+ and non-bary you are aware of any webs or projects documentg gay or LGBT history that we have not clud, please let Below to Support Our RearchThere are over TWO THOUSAND signs honorg the memori of the gay bars that were such an important part of our LGBTQ history the #TBTeez archiv. Florida: There are more than 150 archived gay bar logos and storiGeia: There are more than 75 archived gay bar logos and storiHawaii: More archived gay bar logos and stori are More archived gay bar logos and stori are need.

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THE PLEASURE AND PA OF GAY BARS

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WHY OUR HISTORI WH GAY BARS MATTER — AND WHAT THEIR FUTURE MIGHT LOOK LIKE AFTER THE PANMIC

THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTIONOF THROWBACK T SHIRT DESIGNSHONORING GAY BARS GONE BYOur goal is to clu as many of our old hnts as possible, focg on clubs that closed prr to the 21st century. (Courty of ONE Archiv at the USC Librari, Los Angel, and the tate of Pat Roc)Queeri is a weekly lumn by CBC Arts producer Peter Knegt that queri LGBTQ art, culture and/or inty through a personal the panmic, the last time I went this long whout gog to a gay bar was before I was legal drkg age.

GAY 90’S: MNEAPOLIS’ MOST INFLUENTIAL GAY BAR

For many of  livg plac where we've been privileged enough to have gay bars be an tegral — if plited — part of our culture sce we were brave enough or old enough to get , the past year and untg has been a big parture om a route our social liv. That's a re qutn Jeremy Atherton L's vibrant but book Gay Bar: Why We Went Out, a mix of memoir and historil document that explor the plex relatnship both Atherton L and gay culture has had wh the creasgly endangered habat that is the gay bar. At that time, over half the gay bars London had closed down the prev , as they siarly had major ci across the world thanks largely to a double-edged sword of gentrifitn skyrocketg rent and the rise of gay social apps like Grdr puttg virtual gay bars people's pockets.

" "It's ase that would not have been at the foreont of people's mds, but really the effect of the AIDS crisis on gay culture seemed to me to be very buried, " he says of his troductn to that culture the 1990s. ( Jamie Atherton)The panmic began as Atherton L was dog fal eds of the book, and he wonred about whether to make chang to reflect this new and cripplg chapter the challeng facg gay bars' survival. The vio below offers a quick look at 150 archived gay bar logos om view a list of our vio terviewsfeaturg gay bars om Florida's pastWilton Manors Vio DocumentaryAmidst the tryg tim we set out to create a documentary style vio highlightg the diversy and acceptance of Florida's premier LGBTQ+ on the banner to learn more about Wilton is the list of Florida gay bars gone by the #GayBarchiv llectn:FLORIDA:Wilton Manors - 13 Even, Alibi / Monkey Bar, Apt.

9F, Ballz, Bill's / Bill's Fillg Statn, Boom / Atomic Boom, Bubbl & Pearls, Cape, Cellar, Chare's, Chare's Lounge, Chef Nate's, Circu, Club 2031, Club Classics, Club xTra, Courtyard Café, Costello's, Drynk, Eagle Wilton Manors, G Spot, GYM Sportsbar, Hamburger Mary's, Hunters Nightclub, Hysteria, Infy Lounge, JJ's Den, Jam's, Java Boys, Johnsons, Kicks, Legends, LIT Bar, Manor / Venue, Man's Wtern Country, Marti's Cabaret, Matty's on the Drive, Matty's at Wilton Park, Monkey Bs, Naked Grape, New Moon, Otherglas, Othersi, Palms Cabaret, Pt, PJ's Cocks & Tails, PJ's Corner Pocket, Progrs Bar, Pub on the Drive, Rosie's Bar & Grill, Sndals Saloon, Sil, Silver Club, Southern Nights, Spencer's Corner Bar, Tap That Ash, TeeJay's Thai & Shi, Tropics, Tul's Tas, Wilton Biergarten, Wilton Pub, WolfFort Lrdale - 11 Nightclub, 13 Buttons, 13 Even, 22, 321 Slammer, 825, 1800 East, 2509 Wt, Anywayz, Art Bar, Bacch, Backstreet, Bar Amici, Berl, Big Bill's, Bill's Fillg Statn, Birdge, Black Banana, Boardwalk, Bobby Wn's, Boom, Boots, Bottom's Up, Buddy's, Bh, B Stop, Camp David, Catho Ray, Chas, Chaps, Chase, Cheekers, Cha Whe, Club 17 South, Club Caribbean, Club Electra, Club Pierre, Club Q, Clubhoe Connectn, Colism, Connectn, Copa, Corner Pub, Corral, Cubby Hole, Cupk, Curve Club, David's, Depot, Depot Cabana, District, Doll Hoe Lounge, Dus, Eagle FtL, Elbo Room, Eleven, End Up, Everglas, Fantasy, Flamgo Bay, Full Moon Lounge, Gallery, Geie's 321, Glory Hole, Glow Lounge, Gold Coast, Good Tim, Good Timers Pub, Grotto, Gypsy's Cabaret, Hannibal's, Haymarket, Hector's, Hiaway, Howl at the Moon, I-Beam, Impulse, J's Bar, Jackhammer, January's, Jet Set, Jimmie's Cabaret, Johnny's, Jonny's Village Inn, Jungle, Junkyard, Juno's, Ka, Kaos, Laffg Matterz, Laser Wolf, Lrdale Beach Hotel, LeBar, LeBoy, Lefty's, Ltle Jim's, Livg Room, Lodge, Loft, Loose Caboose, Lords, Lower Deck Dis, Lucifer's Inferno, Lh, Malebox, Manhattan's, Marl Beach Hotel, Mhaft, Moby Dick, Mona's, Montana, Monster, Mugs, Mtard's, Odds & Ends 2, Omni, O'Reilly's Cyber Café, Our Placehoe, Outpost, Paradise, Pecs, Phas, Phoenix, Pier, Pk Tails, Pts, PJ's Corner Pocket, Poop Deck [MBH], Puddle's, Purgatory, Q, Ramrod, Red Barn, Reflectns, Regatta, Riversi Pub, Roland's, Rose, Roxanne's, Rumors, Rsell's, Ruthie's Goln Garter, Rtlers, Saigon, Sat, Saloon, Sally O'Brien's, Saturn, Sea Monster, September's, Shangri-La, SiStreet, Simba's, Smarty Pants, Splash, Stall, Stanley's, Steel, Storm, Stud, TB's Lounge, Tacky's, Tangere, Together, Torpedo, Traxx, Tree Tavern, Tunnel, Two on a Match, Uncle's, Uncle Charlie's, Victoria Park, Vyl, Visns, VooDoo Lounge, We & Ste, Ye Ol Tavern, Zachary's Pub, Zanzibar, Zelda'sMiami/ Miami Beach - 2x2, 13 Buttons, 821, 6700 Lounge, 8000 Club, Alibi, Alley, Alley Lounge, Ambassadors III, Amnia, Anam's, Area 51, Aria, At The Boulevard, Azur, Bachelor's II, Backdoor Bamby, Bar 14, Bar 721, Bar Gaytherg, Barroom, Bash, Bas Street, Berl, Billboard Live, Billy Lee's, Billy's Backroom, Bs & Bridle, Blackie's Hiaway, Black Sheep, Bld Fox, Bliss, Blue, Boardwalk, Bongo's Cuban Café, Bonfire, BoyBar, Bucneer Dis, Buck's Lounge, Bulldogs, Bunkhoe, Cact Lounge, Café Con Leche, Cambridge, Cameo, Carnival, Cas-Bar, Cattle Company, Celebratns, Charl Hotel, Cheeks, Cheers, Cherry Grove, Chez Louise, Circ, Click, Climax, Clover Club, Club 49, Club 1235, Club 5922, Club Benni, Club Boi, Club Echo, Club Jewel Box, Club Milford, Club Space, Club Zen, Cock, Cockp, Co Palm, Comedy Zone, Copabana, Coral Bar, Coral Gable Stabl, Corner, Cos-Bar, Coyote Bar, Creme Lounge, CroBar, Cupid's Cabaret, Danny & Doc's Jewel Box, Dante's, Dek23, Deluxe Club, DeMar, Diamante, Dghy, Diskotekka, Dive, Dolce, Double R, Dream Lounge, Drkhoe Fire & Ice, Duck's Den, Eagle, Eagle's Nt, Eclipse, El Carol, El Tun, Equ, Eros Lounge, Faln's Lair, Fifth, Flag Bar, Flavour, Floppy Rooster, Florida Brewg Company, Fog Room, Foxhole, Frankie & Johnny, Freddie's Piano Bar, Frenchie's, F Bar, Funktn, Garn of Earthly Delights, Godiva, Gold Keg, Googie's, Gramps, Gregory's, Groove Jet, Grove Village Pub, Halo, Hamlet, Hamlet's Hiaway, Hayloft, Heaven, Helene's Renzvo, Hi Room, Hole, Hombre, Horizons, HQ Cabaret, Il Libra, Indra Lounge, Jamboree, Johnny's Miami, Karleman's, Karma's Car Wash & Café, Kill Your Idol, Koala Pub, KRAVE, Kreml, Lndry, Leon & Eddie's, Leprechn, Level/Feratn, Libra, Lime, Ln's Den, Liquid, Ltle Tiki, Loadg Zone, Loft, Lounge, Lua, Lucky's, Luna, Madame rti's Cabaret, Magnum, Mansn, Marti Bar, Match, Mayflower, Maze, Meet Rack, Mekka, Mermaid Room, Mexina Club, Middle Room, Midway, Mimi's, Mhaft, Miss Kay's & Marie's Hiaway, Mixers, Mother's, Mother's Old Village Pub, Mova, Mynt Ultra Lounge, Nathan's, Neil's Hiaway, Night Owl, Nook, Normandy Lounge, OLA!, On The Wateront, Onyx, Other Mother, Ovo, Oxygen, Ozone, Page 36 Dis, Palace, Pandora's Box, Paragon, Park Place, Park Wt, Pat, Peack Lounge, Peg's Place, Peter's, Phoenix One, Piano Lounge, Pier 17, PUp, Pup II, Pub, Pump, Purple Parrot, Rack, Rabow, Rabow Room, Ramrod, Ready Bar, Red Carpet, Red Neck's, Red Rooster, Renzvo, Rex, Riviera Bar, Rocket Dance Bar, Rorick's, ROK, Roman Room, Roxie's 5 & Dime, RR, S & L, Salvatn, Sandal Club, SanFrancis, Sappho's, Sre, Sebastian's, Send Landg, Secret Garn, Seven, Shack Bar, Snap, SoHo, Solare Colism, Solutns, Southpaw Saloon, South Beach Arena, Space, Splash, Stabl, Stallns, Steel, StepMother, Steps, Stereo, Stonewall, Stonewall Too, Stud, Sugars, Swgg Richards, Swirl, Tamboure, Tantra, Tavern on the Beach, Ted's Hiaway, Temptatns, Teran's, Termal Bar, Torpedo Bar, Trip, Tunnel 1437, Twist, Ultravlet, Uncle Charlie's, Upstairs/ Eslara, Uran, Vagabond, Vick's Bar, Vlada, Warehoe VIII, Warsaw, Wateront, Waterloo, Weekend Club, Wet, Wt End, Wdjammer Lounge, Womyn's Town, WOW World of Women, Your Bar, Your Father's Mtache, Yu Lounge, Z, Zen, Zep Tep, Zipper's Cabaret, Zissen'sTampa - Tracks, Chrome, G Bar, Ybor Social Club, Ybor Eagle, Mec, Impulse Ybor, Impulse Channelsi, Angels, Body Shop, Rasls, Red T, KiKiKi III, Howard Avenue Statn, Cherokee Club, Flavour, Radar, Temple, Barbarella, Spurs, Factory, Tampa Eagle, Matrix, Parthenon, El Goya, flirt, Rene's Dis, Knotty Pe, The Male Room, Pleasuredome, Old Plantatn, Metropolis, 2606, Valent, Club Manilla, Keh's Bar, Flgs, Lounge 714, PLAY, Wranglers, Jungle, Chelsea, Old Plantatn, Chambers, Liquid, Baxter's, "Tampa Proud"St Petersburg/ Clearwater - G, Sunast Eagle, Grand Central Statn, Sports Page, Rabow Lounge, Detour, Sharp A's, Bedrox, "Dirty Bird", Lighted Tree, T Lounge, Christopher Street, Sunast Rort, Red Devil, Wedgwood, Enge Room, Club Zoo, FLAMINGO RESORT, dt's, Jack's 809Lakeland - Green Parrot, Pulse, New Port Richey - Wena's, Cribari, Manilows, Asylum, Key Wt - Monster Dis, Copa, Old Plantatn, Bo ChiOrlando - Peack Room, Palace Club, Wyl's, SIN, Firtone, BOOMFort Myers/ Cape Coral- TBL, Office Pub, Tubby's, Tubby's Cy HangoutDaytona Beach - Vagabond Hut, Zodiac Lounge, Barracks, Beachsi, Barn Door, Bucneer Motel, Coa- ZipperzJacksonville - Old Plantatn, Bo's Coral ReefSarasota - Club Tri-AnglTallahassee - Foxtrot DisPensala -Mirror Lounge, Red Garter, Emma Jon, Numbers, Port St.