Post-Orlando Truth For You: Gay Bars Aren't 'Safe Spaces

Yes, gay bars can be a refuge. But there is also rejection, fear, shaming, and violence—aping the homophobia of the broader society.

Gay bars were supposed to be safe spaces. But they often weren't.

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The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America,1960 and After: Hilderbrand, Lucas: 9781478024958: : Books

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