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| − | A search of the F.B.I. website indicates that [http://vault.fbi.gov/Liberace/Liberace%20Part%203%20of%206/view “Liberace Part 3 of 6”] contains the search | + | A search of the F.B.I. website indicates that the investigative file titled [http://vault.fbi.gov/Liberace/Liberace%20Part%203%20of%206/view “Liberace Part 3 of 6”] contains the search terms "lesbians", "homosexuals" (meaning male homosexuals), “queers”, and a reference to "the 'gay life'".<ref>This FBI website search took place on January 6, 2012. We have not clarified why the report below appears in the file about Liberace.</ref> |
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:A majority of the bars and restaurants in this area cater to lesbians and homosexuals, quite a few of whom reside in the area and are not inhibited in the pursuit of their amorous conquests. In the bars and restaurants there will also be found a segment of the tourist trade who go to the Village to observe the lesbians and queers at play and to enjoy the atmosphere of the “gay life”. | :A majority of the bars and restaurants in this area cater to lesbians and homosexuals, quite a few of whom reside in the area and are not inhibited in the pursuit of their amorous conquests. In the bars and restaurants there will also be found a segment of the tourist trade who go to the Village to observe the lesbians and queers at play and to enjoy the atmosphere of the “gay life”. | ||
| − | :The following places in the Greenwich | + | :The following places in the Greenwich Village section cater to the lesbians and homosexuals. |
:Ernie’s | :Ernie’s | ||
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:New York, New York | :New York, New York | ||
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| + | =This article is part of [[F.B.I. and Homosexuality: A History]]= | ||
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| + | =See also: [[F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 2]]= | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 6 January 2012
A search of the F.B.I. website indicates that the investigative file titled “Liberace Part 3 of 6” contains the search terms "lesbians", "homosexuals" (meaning male homosexuals), “queers”, and a reference to "the 'gay life'".[1]
These words appear in a section headed:
- GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE INTELLIGENCE FILE
- SEMI ANNUAL REPORT
- For Period October 15, 1955 through April 15, 1956.
This report contains a section “H.” on “Notorious Types and Places of Amusement”. And this includes a part headed “Greenwich Village”, containing the following information:
- A majority of the bars and restaurants in this area cater to lesbians and homosexuals, quite a few of whom reside in the area and are not inhibited in the pursuit of their amorous conquests. In the bars and restaurants there will also be found a segment of the tourist trade who go to the Village to observe the lesbians and queers at play and to enjoy the atmosphere of the “gay life”.
- The following places in the Greenwich Village section cater to the lesbians and homosexuals.
- Ernie’s
- 76 West 3 Streeet
- New York, New York
- Club 82
- 82 West [?] Street
- New York, New York
- Mona’s
- West 3rd Street
- New York, New York
- Music Box
- West Third Street
- New York, New York
- Page Three
- 7th Avennue
- New York, New York
- Swing Rendevous
- Mac Dougall Street
- New York, New York
This article is part of F.B.I. and Homosexuality: A History
See also: F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 2
Notes
- ↑ This FBI website search took place on January 6, 2012. We have not clarified why the report below appears in the file about Liberace.
