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The Pegas Lounge is most notable, however, for s many servic to the gay muny over the years, particularly s activism fightg AIDS and providg a safe space for young gay men. The club soon beme a centerpiece of Ptsburgh’s gay muny.
When opened the Pegas was among the most smopolan s for gay patrons the Ptsburgh area, hostg a piano and cktail lounge on the upper level and a dance floor down below. Actrs Kathleen Turner also equented the club durg her time headlg a play Ptsburgh tled Pegas is also notable for s socially nsc role wh the gay muny of Ptsburgh.
Owner David Morrow felt particularly rponsible for providg a safe space for young gay men, nstctg a fence down the middle of the club separatg an unr 21 area servg juice and soda om an over 21 area servg alhol. Charl Raldo out of the Universy of Ptsburgh, LGBT+ mental health anizatn Persad, and the Gay and Lbian Communy Center, the Pegas and other gay clubs the Ptsburgh area worked to rec s ctomers as volunteers for a study search of a cure for AIDS. Bee of s role as a haven for young gay men and as an early rponr to the AIDS crisis, the former se of the Pegas reprents a unique landmark wh the history of Ptsburgh’s gay muny.