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.
Contents:
- 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.
GAY L.A. – LONG BEACH’S CENTRAL PLACE QUEER L.A. HISTORY
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.