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Contents:
1920S AND 30S: GAY BARS SURFACE
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THE HISTORY OF PHILALPHIA’S GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
“Saturday night is the gayt night of the week, ” read a story on the Rtenhoe queer scene Greater Philalphia Magaze.
GAYBORHOOD
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