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GAY BARS, GENR DISCRIMATN, AND BOYTTS—1980S STYLE

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New York's Lost Gay BarsWe've known for many years that too many of our cherished gay bars and clubs are shutterg, fallg victim to risg rents and the ubiquy of apps like Grdr and Scff. There's a walkg tour New York to memorate beloved gay bars and clubs that have closed down. There will always be gay bars, but will they be as vivid, sexy, and subversive as the hnts of yore?

A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS

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The history of NYC nightlife is studd wh the memori of fascatg boît that attracted gays sperate need of nnectn, then ultimately fell away as newer spots and trends emerged. Once a year—for three years a row—they've done Gay Bars That Are Gone, an rmative walk as part of Jane Jabsftival, May.

The years between the 1969 Stonewall Rebelln and the early 1980s, when the gay muny was ravaged by the AIDS epimic are often seen as a kd of goln age for New York Cy's LGBT populatn. The Wt Village, particular, was home to dozens of bars and clubs that tered to gay men, and one of the most popular was the Ramrod, a leather bar on Wt Street. Tragilly, the bar was also the scene of a homophobic attack 1980. The buildg, which is now home to Bongo Lobster Rolls, is part of the Weehawken Street Historic District. * gay bars nyc 1980s *

What's your favore lost NYC gay bar?

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