A survey of 200 matchbooks om a bygone era of L.A.'s gay bar scene at the downtown Central Library.
Contents:
- WILL WE SURVIVE THE 1980S? A SNAPSHOT OF A GAY CULTURAL MILI
- AS A GAY MAN, THE '80S CRIPPLED MY INTY
- SF GAY HISTORY
- HISTORY OF GAY BARS
- A HISTORY OF L.A.’S GAY BAR SCENE, TOLD MATCHBOOKS
WILL WE SURVIVE THE 1980S? A SNAPSHOT OF A GAY CULTURAL MILI
While there have, undoubtedly, been signifint ton LGBT history earlier s, I believe the Eighti was a particularly important perd. That saw a major shift towards the emergence of a global gay culture. The gay genie me right out of s ltle pk bottle and to the streets (and the * were there gay clubs in the 80s *
The gay genie me right out of s ltle pk bottle and to the streets (and the media…and polics…and the arts…).
AS A GAY MAN, THE '80S CRIPPLED MY INTY
In the followg excerpt om Betiful Aliens: A Steve Abbott Rear, Abbott offered a snapshot of the gay cultural i of the 1980s * were there gay clubs in the 80s *
For example, the US, the Court of Appeal led that there was no ‘fundamental right’ to be gay. In the UK, the Thatcher ernment created Sectn 28 of the Lol Government Act, makg illegal for lol thori to support anythg that might promote homosexual relatnships as a viable alternative to heterosexual ‘fay life’. In 1986 Pope John Pl II labelled “evil” and orred the Church to whdraw all support om gay Catholic anisatns.
SF GAY HISTORY
Rememberg the Lost Gay Bars of NYC Like The Vlt Me Shaft Nth Circle * were there gay clubs in the 80s *
And even the US Army, who had clared homosexualy to be “patible wh ary service” 1982, were forced to adm 1989 that gay recs were “jt as good or better” than heterosexuals.
HISTORY OF GAY BARS
However, there were still storms ahead for the battle of equaly seen amongst gay rights.
A HISTORY OF L.A.’S GAY BAR SCENE, TOLD MATCHBOOKS
The tholic church ntued their attack on the gays and legislatn plac like the UK and US surely didn’t help.
For example, the UK’s ernment add Sectn 28 to their Lol Government Act that ma illegal for lol thori to support anythg that promoted homosexual relatnships as an alternative to a heterosexual “fay life”.