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1970s Gay Urbanism 1
1media/Screen Shot 2023-04-01 at 4.39.36 PM_thumb.png2023-04-01T23:40:51+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911Dancing at Studio One in West Hollywood, Mid 1970s. Gay Urbanism might be coming to an end, a fate signaled by the recent closures of Jewel’s Catch One on Pico and the French Market Place in West Hollywood, among dozens of other historic gay establishments. Like hippies, Chicanos, and African Americans in the 1960s and ‘70s, gays and lesbians needed places to connect and gather. During this time, the LGBTQ community was transitioning from an ephemeral underground life of tearooms, parks, alleys, and private homes to brick-and-mortar establishments.plain2023-04-01T23:40:51+00:00mid 1970sGina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49