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The gay community has a rich and colorful history.
So much of that history has been whitewashed by the media, or ignored entirely.
Even in the 21st Century our rights are under attack.
It is our goal to make that history
known and accessible to everyone.
The GayBarchives website is an excellent resource for information about the thousands of gay bars we loved and lost, and a repository of hundreds of interviews about our gay nightlife.
Click on the red banner above and visit our GAY BAR HISTORY page with links to the GayBarchives website and other valuable sources for LGBTQ bar content.
The GayBarchives website includes an extensive listing of online resources of gay archives from across the United States and around the world.
Click on the orange banner above and visit our ARCHIVES page with links hundreds of valuable sources for LGBTQ online content.
The Channel125.com website has been compiling videos of relevance to the gay community for more than two decades. Much of the content available there is original.
Best of all - it's FREE!
Click on the yellow banner above and visit our VIDEO page with links to Channel125 and other valuable sources for LGBTQ video content.
The demand for books by gay authors has never been greater. And the supply of LGBTQ titles is growing at an amazing pace.
One publisher, Rattling Good Yarns, features an awesome collection of rainbow tomes, ranging from comedy to fiction to history.
Click on the green banner above and visit our BOOKS page with links to Rattling Good Yarns and other valuable sources for LGBTQ reading materials.
Decades ago, gay media was limited to an assortment of local bar guides and short-lived independent publications.
In the 21st Century, the gay media market has exploded into a massive collection of magazines, videos and websites exploring virtually every aspect of queer life.
Here are some links to some of those sources we thought you might like to investigate.
Please contact us with any others you think we should include.
Click on the blue banner above to visit our MEDIA page.
SHOP GAY!
Click on the purple link above to visit our MERCH page.
All images and content (c) Art Smith and GayBarchives 2023. All rights reserved. We make no endorsements or guarantees regarding veracity of content. Information is provided for educational purposes. Exploring gay history one bar at a time. #gaybarchives
This website is another project by GayBarchives founder Art Smith
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