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Contents:
- HOW GAY BARS HAVE BEEN A BUILDG BLOCK OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNY
- SAN DIEGO’S GAY BAR HISTORY: REFLECTNS ON COMMUNY HISTORY AND THE DOCUMENTARY FILM PROCS
- THE GAY WAY: HISTORY OF LBIAN BARS SOUTHEAST WASHGTON, D.C.
- GAY BARS, GENR DISCRIMATN, AND BOYTTS—1980S STYLE
HOW GAY BARS HAVE BEEN A BUILDG BLOCK OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNY
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SAN DIEGO’S GAY BAR HISTORY: REFLECTNS ON COMMUNY HISTORY AND THE DOCUMENTARY FILM PROCS
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THE GAY WAY: HISTORY OF LBIAN BARS SOUTHEAST WASHGTON, D.C.
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GAY BARS, GENR DISCRIMATN, AND BOYTTS—1980S STYLE
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