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MEET KIKI, AN EXCG NEW GAY BAR REPLACG A PAIR OF SHUTTERED SHAW DIV

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Their visn and hard work gave life to the first Black Gay and Lbian Pri event on May 25, 1991 on the grounds of Banneker Field. This historic event was a llaboratn among many anizers and anizatns cludg the DC Coaln of Black Lbians and Gay Men and the Inner Cy AIDS Network, and ntued the tradn of the Children’s Hour, while also raisg funds for the HIV/AIDS anizatns that served the Ain- Amerin muny Washgton and the surroundg area.

Black Lbian & Gay Pri Day, Inc. Today, more than 500, 000 members of the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny of Ain scent and their alli e to Washgton DC on Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the bety of a shared muny and raise awarens and fundg for HIV/AIDS the name and spir of Black Pri.

While much progrs has been ma across the globe sce 1991, there remas a need to te the muny about HIV/AIDS and stand agast homophobia spired vlence and bigotry that remas prevalent throughout society.

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Larry’s Lounge is a gay neighborhood pub, wh always-affordable drks, solid happy hour specials, mouth-waterg pub fare (see: sweet potato tots) and one of the cy’s iendlit pats (you n brg your dog, too! Number Ne to the btlg Logan Circle urty of -founr Ed Bailey, who helped DC’s gay nightlife scene to grow durg his days as a DJ.

One of the natn's largt and the first (1991) Ain Amerin Gay Pri events, attractg more than 35,000 participants, DC Black Pri tak place Washgton, DC late May over Memorial Day weekend each year. * gay black dc *

Suated right the heart of Adams Man’s btlg 18th Street is Pchers, a gay sports bar, and A League of Her Own, the adjacent bar for lbian and queer women. In the 1960s, the Metropolan Capal, a Black LGBTQ social club, anized hoe parti for Ain Amerin gay and lbian Washgtonians. Faced wh discrimatory practic or outright rejectn by the Whe gay muny’s bars and clubs, Ain Amerins socialized hom, addg their own flavor to a long tradn the larger Ain Amerin muny.

As John Eddy said, “We wanted to give the muny—total—gay as well as the straight—somethg different the cy, a place to e, relax, and party. It was out of the way, a rintial, predomantly Ain Amerin neighborhood, far om the downtown Whe gay life.

DC Black Pri tak a look back at the rponse to the HIV/AIDS epimic the black gay muny the District. This special also offers an sightful look at the stggl and the triumphs still affectg the cy black LGBTQ Communy. * gay black dc *

Though many Whe gay tablishments discrimated agast Black ctomers, the ClubHoe was open to all.

In October 1979 the ClubHoe held a rally and ball to raise beneftg the first Natnal Third World Lbian and Gay Conference at Howard Universy. That ternatnal nference brought together about 500 participants and cid wh the first Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights. Then on Friday, July 3, 1981, the begng of July 4th weekend, the New York Tim published “Rare Cancer Seen 41 Homosexuals” by Lawrence Altman.

The ClubHoe provid space for early and ntug AIDS-related work for Black gay Washgtonians.

One of the largt Ain-Amerin Gay Pri events, D.C. Black Pri, tak place Washgton, D.C. late May over Memorial Day weekend each year." emprop="scriptn * gay black dc *

When the DC Coaln of Black Gays anized an AIDS Fom for Black and Third World Gays njunctn wh Whman Walker Clic September 1983, the ClubHoe hosted the fom—the first signifint outreach om the public health muny to the Black LGBTQ muny.

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