In 1967 when photographer Sylvan Rand joed a group of gay men who were nng their own motorcycle club. The men were there to enjoy bikg and each others pany.
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PHOTOS PTURE GAY MAN'S MOTORCYCLE CLUB 1960S NEW JERSEY
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The road to progrs: Revealg photos pture the timate moments of a gay man's motorcycle club 1960s New Jersey Very few tablishments weled openly gay people the 1950s and 1960sThe first gay pri march didn't take place until 1970, yet a photographer was able to pture the munySylvan Rand recently me across the negativ om the shoot and believ what he saw was ahead of s time Published: 03:47 BST, 7 April 2016 | Updated: 05:15 BST, 7 April 2016 Advertisement.
It was 1967 when photographer Sylvan Rand cid to jo a group of gay men who were nng their own motorcycle club. Very few tablishments weled openly gay people the 1950s and 1960s, let alone hobby groups that heterosexuals would be allowed to filtrate, or homophile groups the U.
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Hoped to prove that gay people uld be assiated to society, and favored non-nontatnal tn for homosexuals and alike. Two wheels good: Sylvan Rand manage to pture life a gay men's motorcycle club on one weekend 1967 Laid back: Then men worked hard durg the week but their haven was away om the sounds of the cy and out on the open road Ready to go: Photographer, Rand was not part of the group himself but was allowed to the ner circle for a few days to take the pics Smok'! They jt liked bik and each other On the ck: Rand me to the club hardly knowg anyone, but felts a closens between him and the group as the hours wore on Toll road: Rand says that as he prsed the shutter, he unrstood that he had ptured a pivotal moment on film Down on the farm: Rand speaks of a level of timacy he felt between the men prent and himself as the group me to accept him Skny dip: Gay Amerins the 1950s and 1960s faced an anti-gay legal system Bike tattoo: At the time the photos were taken, gays were a secret legn of people, known but often ignored, lghed at or spised Chill': Bars New York State uld be fed is they were known to be servg gays until the late 1960s Companns: The pictur pture a level of timacy that was rarely ptured on film so poignantly Pillow talk: Early 1960s New York, unr the Wagner admistratn, was bet wh harassment agast the gay muny, particularly by the NYPD.
Homosexuals were seen as the subject of a drive to rid the cy of unsirabl Shaved: The 1960s was a time of social upheaval the Wt, and the sexual revolutn fluenced chang the homosexual subcultureKg of the road: It wasn't until the 1970s that gay activism had signifint succs. Until that pot, gays often shield themselv om society Hard days night: The men found the trips to their seclud farmhoe the untry, the perfect way to relax and unwd Round the bend: The men did not f the stereotype of regular 'bikers' such as those portrayed by Hell's Angels The boots are ma for rid': At the end of a long day out and pism, the men would return to their hom the cy. Soters are gay?