Uptight neighbor Arthur has lnched a csa to close a nearby gay bar, so M nvc him he should vis the bar before nmng .
Contents:
- GAY TELEVISN HISTORY 12/3/77 – MAUDE: “THE GAY BAR” (FULL EPISO)
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAY BARS.
- M SEASON 6, EPISO 9, THE GAY BAR, IS WTY & WELL DONE
- THE GAY BAR
- MAUDE: THE GAY BAR (TV)
- THE GAY BAR
GAY TELEVISN HISTORY 12/3/77 – MAUDE: “THE GAY BAR” (FULL EPISO)
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Uptight neighbor Arthur has lnched a csa to close a nearby gay bar, so M nvc him he should vis the bar before nmng .
A classic 1970s s “gay episo” and still unfortunately somewhat relevant today. The landspe before, durg, and after 2021, a gay bar is hardly a niche venue.
However accurate that superlative may be, though, gay bars have long served a much eper, weightier purpose: They’re a safe space, a gatherg grounds, a venue for muny anizg. At the time, gay men and women were beg openly persecuted — and the medil muny amed same-sex marriage as a diagnosable malady. As a rult, a small nstuency of nightlife venu, bars, and theatr cropped up prewar “bohemian districts” to give refuge to self-intifyg gay lols (thk: New Orleans’ French Quarter, New York’s Greenwich Village, San Francis’s Barbary Coast) the war was full swg, the persecutn of homosexual behavr began to dimish (slightly).
A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAY BARS.
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M SEASON 6, EPISO 9, THE GAY BAR, IS WTY & WELL DONE
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THE GAY BAR
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And a strange twist, Mafia fai on the East Coast saw a rare opportuny to moize here: They uld pay off the police and keep them at bay while earng big bucks om the gay muny for up-charged drks served guaranteed p-ee venu (one of which was no other than the Stonewall Inn) this stage, large-sle protts and movements were takg place, and bs owners were buildg alns ci like Los Angel, San Francis, and New York — which brgs to the Stonewall Rts on June 28, 1969.
Afterward, as the quanty of LGBTQ+ bs owners ntu to crease, and police raids were outlawed, more and more gay bars began to open their doors.
MAUDE: THE GAY BAR (TV)
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THE GAY BAR
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Arthur's claim that the patrons of the gay bar s around lookg at pictur of Al Paco is a reference to his role Dog Day Afternoon (1975) which he played a bisexual bank robber.