GAY COMMUNITY IN THE 1970S. The 1970s marked an important perd the history of the Gay Communy of Cleveland. This article provis tails on var aspects of the muny the cril followg Stonewall.,
Contents:
- A LOOK BACK AT HOLLYWOOD’S UNRGROUND GAY CLUB CULTURE OF THE 1970S
- WHY BEG “GAY THE ’70S NEW YORK AND L.A. WAS MAGIC” — AND HOW HOLLYWOOD HAS CHANGED (GUT COLUMN)
- THIS IS WHAT GAY LIBERATN LOOKED LIKE IN THE '70S
- GAY COMMUNITY 1970S
- HOW THE MOB HELPED ESTABLISH NYC’S GAY BAR SCENE
A LOOK BACK AT HOLLYWOOD’S UNRGROUND GAY CLUB CULTURE OF THE 1970S
On June 28, 1969, NYPD raid a popular gay bar known as the <a href="; target="_blank">Stonewall Inn</a>. The ensug rts were a watershed moment for the gay liberatn movement and changed Ameri forever. * gay clubs 1970s *
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[KCET] Developers Will Save Parts of Historic Circ Dis But Raze Everythg Else [Curbed LA] Mappg Los Angel's Groundbreakg Role LGBT History [Curbed LA] The Past and Future of Three of LA's Historic But Threatened Gay Nightclubs [Curbed LA].
WHY BEG “GAY THE ’70S NEW YORK AND L.A. WAS MAGIC” — AND HOW HOLLYWOOD HAS CHANGED (GUT COLUMN)
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There was rampant homophobia by stud and work executiv and by some olr agents, notorly at CAA (though not Ron Meyer nor the Young Turks, several of whom were known to be gay).
The notor Art Murphy wrote about movie gross Daily Variety and was very openly gay — he was close to every movie executive town. Tommy Nutter, who was known for the betiful pipg on the cloth he signed for Mick and Bian Jagger, picked me up at a dis New York one night and I end up at Stigwood’s offic at 135 Central Park Wt, n by Peter Brown, who ed to be Tommy’s boyiend and who had worked for the very gay Beatl manager Brian Epste.
THIS IS WHAT GAY LIBERATN LOOKED LIKE IN THE '70S
The ensug rts were a watershed moment for the gay liberatn movement and changed Ameri on June 28, 2017, 9:20 pm. Members and supporters of the Gay Liberatn Front square off agast ps at a barri set up at Greenwich and Charl Streets to prevent the group om reachg the Charl St.
GAY COMMUNITY 1970S
This monstratn was anized to prott agast a police raid on a gay bar earlier the day, on March 10, 1970.
HOW THE MOB HELPED ESTABLISH NYC’S GAY BAR SCENE
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Gay rights protters fort a lleague who was knocked down a scuffle durg a pri march up Sixth Avenue on June 8, 1977. Thoands of monstrators attend the first Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights Washgton, DC, on Oct.
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