July 5. 1978: A gang of anti-gay youth, went stormg through The Rambl area of Central Park New York Cy wh baseball bats, bashg any men they thought…
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GAY HISTORY – JULY 5: THE CENTRAL PARK GAY BASHG SPREE OF 1978, JEAN COCTE AND GAY SOLDIER MURRED AT FORT CAMPBELL.
Is the Ramble Central Park still a part of ntemporary gay life New York? Readg this article seems that due to a variety of factors Central Park, and specifilly the area around the Ramble, was a major factor gay life for much of the 20th century. In today's world, where grdr and gay bars are fairly ubiquo, do the park still make up any element of ntemporary gay life?
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