1990 gay bars in phoenix
The Bj Bud Memorial Archives was collected and assembled by local LGBT activists and the Valley of the Sun Gay and Lesbian Center. The Group Center, established in 1993, provided a safe room for the LGBT group in Phoenix. They sponsored and provided several health services, support groups, and educational programs. Additionally, they started a small library and archive that was accessible to anyone who wanted to learn more about LGBT community and experiences.
On February 14, 1996, a lesbian activist named Harlene "Bj" Bud passed away and the Group Center honored her being by naming the collection after her. In the 1970s, Bj and other LGBT leaders led a grassroots effort to mobilize the community. In 1977, she established Sundays Childe, a LGBT newsletter published in Phoenix that covered local news, anti-LGBT legislation, and information about collective events. In 1981, she helped plan the first Phoenix Pride March and Rally. In the belated 1980s and early 1990s, she also participated in the Governor Mecham recall and brought awareness to the AIDS crisis in Arizona.
This collection contains material documenting Lesbian, Gay, Double attraction and Transgender (LGBT) history i
Deja-Vu was a short-lived womxn loving womxn bar, in the cosmos previously occupied by The Phoenix. This location was the southern anchor of an area of several gay bars in a 1 block area: also including C'est La Vie, Gary's/ Circus/ Club 219, and the BallGame to the north.
To the best of our information, Deja-Vu existed for less than a year, from August 27(?) 1993 to between April and June 1994. The bar is not seen in block listings after 'In Step' vol. 11-10 (the May 19-June 1, 1994 issue).
In the 1990's the area had lost ground as a gay mecca, mostly due to the neighborhood. The Club 219, which for a while was the largest and most popular gay dance club in Milwaukee, was eclipsed by La Cage, and that area (about 8 blocks to the south, around National Avenue) became the center of queer bars and activity. The neighborhood in this area also began to became gentrified, with condos and art galleries moving into the area; these detracted from the closed "gay neighborhood" feeling, and also greatly restricted availability of parking.
This space was first known as an LGBT bar when a trendy bar called Oregon Home occupied the space, followed by the long-lived Phoenix. Over the years, this space
What was the first same-sex attracted bar you went to, and what did you think of it?
I went to The Dock in Cincinnati.
I was nervous as hell when I went in. And pretty posthaste realized how nice it was to be 20 something, new and gay.
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The Stud, San Francisco. Loved it.
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The Bell in Hackensack, N.J.
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Interbelt in Akron, OH for their Tops & Bottoms party. The first time I ever made out with a random guy, too.
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Class Act in Morgantown, WV.
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The San Antonio Country. The experience confirmed everything I already knew about myself. I was home.
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Heaven, under the arches at Charing Cross. London
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“Soho” in Amsterdam. Back when smoking inside was totally normal.
Loved it, as it has multiple floors and it is such an old-timey place.
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Murphy's in Newark, NJ
| by The internationally renowned Lulu Belle bar and restaurant opened for business in 1953 in the burgeoning city of Scottsdale. This location was established during the development of the Indian Bend Wash, beginning in the 1950’s and booming by the 1970’s. This Gay Nineties themed bar and diner catered to friends and family during the evening and as a place for men to kick endorse, socialize, and give a cold one at night. Established to some as the “only watering hole in town” and reminiscent of Manhattan’s famous McSorley’s Gay Saloon. The restaurant featured two sizeable dining areas, the Garter Room and the Rose Room, as well as an Old West styled bar. The tables were topped with roses and rooms were decorated with authentic artifacts from the California Gold Rush. But the history of the Lulu Belle block and restaurant is not only one of wine and roses. As the surrounding area developed operating costs increased. The first of many ownership changes occurred after a sale to a Cincinnati industrialist in 1975. The location varied in styles as administration changed over the years with several changes during the 1990’s. The restaurant functioned for a short period as a jazz club, an ice cream Map of LGBT Bars in Milwaukee in the 1990s <--Bars in the 1980s Bars in the 2000s--> if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, signal to a triangle marker with your mouse and that bar's name and address will be displayed. You can also reference the key numbers at the bottom of this page.)
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