Long Beach is known for beg a diverse, iendly, and eclectic muny, wh a strong tourism dtry, a thrivg, artsy LGBTQ muny, a welg spir, and a hip, eclectic vibe the gayborhood.
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- LONG BEACH GAYBORHOODS: LOVG LGBTQ LIFE THIS COASTAL COMMUNY
- GAY L.A. – LONG BEACH’S CENTRAL PLACE QUEER L.A. HISTORY
LONG BEACH GAYBORHOODS: LOVG LGBTQ LIFE THIS COASTAL COMMUNY
“The bars, shops, and spac Alamos Beach have long been a refuge for gay people across our regn. In the 1960s and early ’70s, beg gay was still nsired by many a mental illns, and even the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn didn’t remove om the list of mental disorrs until 1973. Club Rippl, which spent nearly 50 years on Ocean Boulevard but has sce closed after s owners retired, was, like other Long Beach gay bars, among the only safe plac those who were LGBTQ uld hang out.
Garcia, the cy’s first openly gay mayor, tied the moment to a broar fight for social jtice.
And April, Long Beach hosted a biannual LGBTQ nference that featured about 600 legat om around the world talkg about lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex human rights their untri.
GAY L.A. – LONG BEACH’S CENTRAL PLACE QUEER L.A. HISTORY
It's not homophobic to ll "The Gay Ghetto"Our quat ltle stretch of gay bars on Broadway is the anthis of WeHo’s club scene. "The Gayborhood" is also acceptable. The Long Beach Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber was ially found as the Long Beach Communy Bs Network 1992 by a group of gay and lbian bs owners to serve as a support and workg anizatn for gay-owned and gay-iendly bs wh the greater Long Beach area.