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Photos and documentatn of people at area gay events before the 1970s are fairly rare, so much of what we know om an amalgamatn of diari, oral histori, stori passed down and clu left behd.

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NE, formerly known as Club Basix, had been the one stutn that held on for 25 years as gay bars cled and social media beme ubiquo.

“Before I wouldn’t close bee I thought the gay muny need . Over the last , LGBTQ people have felt more fortable gog to other bars, and straight people have felt more fortable g to gay bars, where they experience unndnal acceptance.

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The history of gay culture Cedar Rapids is an elive story to tell.

Photos and documentatn of people at area gay events before the 1970s are fairly rare, so much of what we know om an amalgamatn of diari, oral histori, stori passed down and clu left behd.

Notably plited You’ll fd wrer and artistic photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) on any shortlist of notable gay Cedar Rapidians.

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The acpanyg wall rd asks, “Was this Wood’s ultimate act of self-censorship a climate that did not allow for the open admissn of his homosexualy?

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Mel Andrga fondly remembers gathergs at the home of Ray Wtrom (1925-2008) who, through his nnectns as a chef at the Roosevelt Hotel, merged the social nfluence of the lol gay muny wh salmen, artists, performers and other gay-intified travelers. “Gay people the closeted era found pany others who were characters and liked exprsg their te selv, ” Andrga says. ” The AIDS crisis brought an element of fear to public notns about gay life the late ’80s.

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