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Milwkee was ranked as one of the top 10 “Unr the Gaydar” ci the untry, for s wi variety of gay nightlife optns, hospaly, and for holdg one of the natn’s largt and longt-nng pri events each year. Tly is a cy of mid-wtern hospaly that celebrat all of s wonrful diversy and the wi variety of people that make wonrful.

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MASTREAM GAY

Gay journalism has stggled this cy, but the newt entry wh sir clout and a mastream pedigree. Lnched late 2009, the Wisns Gazette aims to ver the entire LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) market, om polics to real tate to entertament. "It's a val niche," says Publisher and Edor--Chief Louis Weisberg. * gay milwaukee magazine *

Lnched late 2009, the Wisns Gazette aims to ver the entire LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) market, om polics to real tate to entertament. He dismiss claims that the gay muny no longer needs s own journalism: “We’re post ‘Will & Grace, ’ but society lags predictably behd.

IS MILWKEE A GOOD PLACE TO BE GAY?

Monday marked the close of Milwkee Magaze's sprg season of MilMag Live. It was the fifth the monthly event seri, tled Gay MKE, and panelists tackled qutns about how Milwkee par to other ci terms of LGBT support and how straight alli n bt e their time and fluence to better their muni. * gay milwaukee magazine *

” The 58-year-old Weisberg says he’s met peers who don’t know of Milwkee’s openly gay state senator, Democrat Tim Carpenter, or the state’s openly gay member of Congrs, Madison Democrat Tammy Baldw.

PRO SPORTS READY FOR OPENLY GAY ATHLETE

For article thor Jennifer Moral, the cy always had a certa rabow glow, even before she moved here more than 15 years ago. Here's her gui to "gay Milwkee." * gay milwaukee magazine *

Before Harvey Milk, Jam Yeadon was elected to public officeJam Yeadon beme the first openly gay man to be elected to public office  1976, he beat 13 other ndidat a special electn for Madison's 8th Alrmanic District. Yeadon me out publicly as gay the next day, and  April 1977, he won months later, famed gay-rights activist Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francis Board of Supervisors.

While Milk was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office California, Yeadon and several others ma history across the natn before Milk me to office.

THE EVOLUTN OF MILWKEE’S OLST GAY BAR

Happy Pri Month! Milwkee's LGBTQ bar scene is gog strong - primarily on and around Send Street - and ntu to offer fun, safe spac for everyone, gay or straight. * gay milwaukee magazine *

Milwkee had s own versn of Stonewall, eight years earlierIn 1961, four ebriated servicemen cid to check out Milwkee's most popular gay bar, on a dare. This Is It, one of Milwkee's beloved gay bars, is one of the olst the untryThis Is It, ntled the heart of Milwkee's downtown on East Wells Street, is one of the top 10 olst gay bars the natn and the olst LGBTQ bar Wisns.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE GAY PRS?

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Wisns was the first state to have three openly LGBTQ elected officialsWisns was the first state the natn to elect three openly gay members of the U.

When reviewed the book "LGBT Milwkee" by historian // Michail Takach, Milwkee got a major shoutout as "the most unrappreciated gay Mec the U. Natnally acclaimed GPU started right here WisnsIn 1971, stunts at the Universy of Wisns-Milwkee found the Gay Peopl Unn (GPU). It soon rose to bee the most proment gay rights anizatn Milwkee and later published a news outlet lled GPU News, which gaed natnal regnn.

INSI THIS LOL PRIT’S DECISN TO COME OUT AS GAY

The pose signatn “LGBT” functns as an acronym to scribe lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr Milwkeeans who, sce the 1960s, have * gay milwaukee magazine *

Some of the group's acplishments clu:Producg the first gay and lbian scripted program  the natn lled Gay 1971-81, publishg a monthly magaze centered on gay issu.

Between her acrdn and French lyrics, (cludg a jnty o to a glass of whe we), Pluer transported the crowd to gay Paree.

THE THOUGHTFUL GAY MAN MILWKEE

The Thoughtful Gay Man Milwkee is a discsn and support group for gay men and alli who want to live a life of more meang, higher nscns, and eper nnectn outsi of the typil "gay scene." We gather once a month to explore a changg topic that tak eper to self-reflect * gay milwaukee magazine *

The panel, morated by Carole Nicks and -host of WUWM’s Lake Effect, Bonnie North, opened wh a medatn on the qutn Is Milwkee a good place to be gay? From a numbers perspective, he argued, the LGBT muny is not large enough to put fancial prsure on bs wh anti-gay practic, which is where straight alli e .

Generally speakg, gay Milwkeeans aren't exactly holdg hands the streets, but a few neighborhoods stand out as welg plac for LGBT folks.

The majory of the cy's gay and lbian bars and clubs are ensnced this workg-class immigrant neighborhood, unr the glowg, four-sid Allen-Bradley clock.

KEV SPACEY DEFENDS COMG OUT AS GAY AFTER BEG ACCED OF SEXUAL MISNDUCT: ‘I WAS UNR A LOT OF PRSURE’

The UWM neighborhood also is home to Outwords, Milwkee's gay bookstore and prime outlet for LGBT vios, gifts and rabow gear, 2710 N.

A formerly pennt town and now fondly nicknamed "Gay View, " Bay View still has s own downtown, centered on Knicknic Avenue ("KK" lol parlance).

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY

However, Milwkee has several smaller hotels that offer gay visors the lol character and attentn one n't get om a natnal cha:.

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Jacksonville Jaguars Assistant Coach Kev Maxen Com Out as Gay.

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