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NEW YORK CY GAY TRAVEL
* gay central park *
On the first anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Rts, a march set out om Greenwich Village toward Central Park, culmatg a “gay-” at Sheep Meadow. Organizers were surprised to see thoands of people turn out to prott anti-gay sentiment and promote gay pri durg what was then lled the Christopher Street Liberatn Day March. It was the first time that gay and lbian people had taken to the streets for a public display of solidary, muny, and support.
Then about 20 years ago, a new route emerged wh the march ncludg the historilly gay Greenwich Village neighborhood. Nowadays, gays have sex their apartments—sometim even beds—but back the old days, lots of gays went to all kds of rnchy lol to rry on, om clubs to parks to tcks to bath ho. In the Wt Village the '60s and '70s, gays ngregated var large vehicl that had been unload, as were, and were left open the back, poetilly enough.
Gays went to a booth, stuck their bs a slot as if mailg a COD package, and then waed for someone to nibble on . The Club and the Everard were hoppg wh gays towels, but maybe the most famo of all was the Contental Baths (2109 Broadway), where the gays went to see Bette Midler perform—though more often, they were performg their own acts (sex acts, that is) the rooms they rented.