This powerful podst celebrat the legacy of the longt-nng gay bar the US - after the tragedy Orlando.
Contents:
- LISTEN: THE POWERFUL HISTORY OF THE FIRST GAY BAR AMERI
- LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH: THE ROAD TO AMERI'S FIRST GAY PRI MARCH
LISTEN: THE POWERFUL HISTORY OF THE FIRST GAY BAR AMERI
* first gay bar in america *
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This powerful podst celebrat the legacy of the longt-nng gay bar the US – after the tragedy Orlando.
LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH: THE ROAD TO AMERI'S FIRST GAY PRI MARCH
In his speech om Orlando, Print Obama said: “For so many people here who are lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, the Pulse Nightclub has always been a safe haven, a place to sg and dance, and most importantly, to be who you tly are. The Whe Horse is thought to be the olst ntuoly operatg gay and lbian bar the Uned Stat, operatnal sce at least 1933. The Inn’s webse rells: “Back then, few lbians, gays, or bisexuals talked openly about their sexualy–most were ashamed of who they were and ightened of the severe nsequenc if they were found out.
“Same-genr sex was a felony, and beg ught a gay bar would land you jail and lose you your job. “Even though bars uld be dangero, plac like the Whe Horse served as a refuge where gays uld meet and remove at least part of the fa they had so assiduoly nstcted. “But a society that viewed gays as barely human, the Whe Horse allowed a level of eedom that the 1940s or 1950s was liberatg.
“Although the people who secretly gathered that simple whe buildg didn’t realize at the time, they were buildg the foundatn for a lbian and gay muny that now liv wh an unimagable openns. The bar’s acunt of s history rells how evolved through the early gay liberatn movement through to the fight for equal marriage – wh a harrowg tellg of the impact of the AIDS epimic. “Jill Anrson says all thirteen of the gay men she had beiend at the bar the ’70s died of AIDS plitns.