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Contents:
- SUNDAY TEA DANC, A PROUD GAY TRADN WORTH REVIVG
- GAY HISTORY: THE VERY GAY AND INTERTG HISTORY OF THE ALMOST LOST TRADN OF THE SUNDAY TEA DANCE
- 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.
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.
GAY HISTORY: THE VERY GAY AND INTERTG HISTORY OF THE ALMOST LOST TRADN OF THE SUNDAY TEA DANCE
Tea dance, often abreviated as jt "tea", is a term for "happy hour" ed among men and women the gay muny. Not necsarily jt one hour. The term n also be qualified by Kight" and "low" to qualify the time of day occurs. Low tea typilly tak place earlier the eveng. High tea is later. And some larger gay rorts, such as Fire Island, there is even mid-tea which tak place between the two." name="Dcriptn" property="og:scriptn * tea dance gay *
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.
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 HISTORY OF GAY TEA DANC
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. They were lled “tea danc, ” bee was agast the law New York Cy at the time to sell alhol to known homosexuals. Hontly, feels like I’ve lived a gay lifetime that .