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Contents:
- SUNDAY TEA DANC, A PROUD GAY TRADN WORTH REVIVG
- ULTIMATE PRI PLAYLIST: THE 50 BT GAY SONGS
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
- THE BT "GAY" SUNDAY TEA DANCE PS! - OSR'S
- PARIS GAY DANCE CLUBS & PARTI
- THE HISTORY OF GAY TEA DANC
SUNDAY TEA DANC, A PROUD GAY TRADN WORTH REVIVG
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To gay lennials the ia of gog to a bar while light out is unheard of; fact, gog to a gay bar to meet new people and socialize is almost unheard of.
But to generatns of gay men ’s what we did, what we looked forward to, where we created Communy. Sadly tea danc, once an tegral part of the Gay Communy, have all but died out.
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Our iends at recently posted a terrific article by Will Kohler*, “The Very Gay History of the Almost Lost Tradn of the Sunday Tea Dance. “Gay people, of urse, were still largely unrground the 50s, but was the discreet speakeasi that social (nonpartnered) dancg was evolvg. In the event of a raid, gay men and lbian women would quickly change partners to mixed-upl.
By the late 60s, gay men had tablished the Fire Island Cherry Grove and also the more subdued and “closeted” P (off of Long Island, New York) as a summer rort of sorts. It was illegal at that time for bars to ‘knowgly sell alhol to homosexuals’ and bis many of the venu there were not licensed as ‘night clubs’ or to sell alhol.
*Will Kohler is a noted LGBT historian, wrer, blogger and owner of A longtime gay activist, Will fought on the ont l of the AIDS epimic wh ACT-UP and ntu fightg today for LGBT acceptance and full equaly. For generatns of gay men “gog to tea” is what we did on Sunday; what we looked forward to; where we created Communy.
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Gay men have always grown up beg social and meetg face to face; and ’s wonrful, pecially when there is betiful mic playg.
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Whether, the mic is the soundtrack to nversatns or the vibe on the dance floor, the classic sounds of the Gay Tea Dance are a long, proud and joyo part of our Communy. Our iends at have a fascatg article by Will Kohler, “The Very Gay History of the Almost Lost Tradn of the Sunday Tea Dance. It has had ti to the gay muny sce the early 20th century when was home to artist loni and experimental theater.
It’s also home to Atlantic Hoe, which is reported to be the olst gay bar the Uned Stat. The tea dance was a popular social activy om the late 1800s to pre-WWI era that saw a revival the 1950s and '60s as a Sunday tradn Fire Island where gay sgl uld meet each other a place ls likely to be raid by the police.
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THE HISTORY OF GAY TEA DANC
After all, 2018 – three years after gay marriage was legalized the Uned Stat – 's not like the LGBTQ muny needs to turns out Cooke and Wagner were on to somethg. "Olr LGBTQ people miss the joy, fort and sense of muny they experienced gay bars, and tea danc are a way to rennect and experience that aga.
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And today, as gay bars stggle to draw the crowds they, too, are Ccnati, the wake of LGBT philanthropist Howard Sharon's ath, Shooters, a longtime untry-wtern gay bar, closed 2016. Gay bars, On Broadway and Simon Says closed the followg year. The Dock, the cy's biggt gay cha-cha palace that was often the statn for march durg early LGBT rights events the 1980s, closed for good earlier this dance revival growg popularyCooke and Wagner ed to spend Sundays at the former Neons Over-the-Rhe, along wh many of their iends the LGBT muny.