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Gay disco started out in New York City at the legendary private party The Loft in 1970. At the same time gay disco culture spread to Fire Island. Gay disco was predominately found in major U.S. cities throughout the early 1970's. Gay disco went mainstream with the opening of Studio 54 in 1977.  
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Gay disco started out in New York City at the legendary private party The Loft in 1970. At the same time gay disco culture spread to the Pines and Cherry Grove, Fire Island.  
  
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Disco culture suffered from the anti AIDS fear of the 1980s with many people associating gay disco culture with promiscuity and a hedonistic lifestyle. At that point in time disco started being called dance music and discos, dance clubs.
 
  
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Among the most popular gay discos throught the United States were:
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Gay disco was predominately found in major U.S. cities throughout the early 1970's. Gay disco went mainstream with the opening of Studio 54 in 1977.
  
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In New York City - [[The Saint]],  Studio 54, Xenon
 
  
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In Chicago - [[Eddie Dugan's Bistro]]
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Disco culture suffered from the anti-AIDS fear of the 1980s with many people associating gay disco culture with promiscuity and a hedonistic lifestyle. At that point in time disco started being called "dance music" and discos, "dance clubs".
  
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In Los Angeles - [[Studio One]], [[The Spike]],[[Gino's]],[[Ripples]], [[The Probe]], [[Dude City]]
 
  
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In San Francisco - [[The Endup]], [[Buzzby's]], [[I-Beam]]
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Among the most popular gay discos throughout cities across the United States were:
  
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In Miami - [[The Copa]], [[The Cove]], [[The Warehouse VIII]], [[Ambassador III]],[[Keith's Cruise Room]], The Poop Deck (at the [[Marlin Beach Hotel]])
 
  
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In New Orleans - [[Bourbon Pub and Parade]]
 
  
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In Atlanta - [[Sweet Gum Head]]
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==Atlanta, Georgia==
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:[[Sweet Gum Head]], [[The Cove]]
  
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In Orlando - [[Parliment House]]
 
  
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==Boston, Massachusetts==
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:[[Chaps]], [[1270]]
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==Chicago, Illinois==
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:[[Eddie Dugan's Bistro]], [[The Glory Hole]], [[Sunday's]], [[Alfie's]]
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==Fire Island, NY==
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:[[Ice Palace]], [[Sandpiper]]
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==Fresno, CA==
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:[[Circle Disco]]
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==Honolulu, Hawaii==
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:[[Hula's Bar and Lei Stand]]
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==Key West, Florida==
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:[[The Monster]], [[Delmonico's]]
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==Laguna Beach, California==
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:[[Boom Boom Room]]
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==Los Angeles, California==
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:[[Studio One]], [[The Spike]], [[Gino's]], [[Ripples]], [[The Probe]], [[Dude City]], [[After Dark]], [[Circus Disco]], [[Odyssey]]
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==Miami, Florida==
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:[[The Copa]], [[The Warehouse VIII]], [[Ambassador III]], [[Keith's Cruise Room]], The Poop Deck (at the [[Marlin Beach Hotel]])
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==Minneapolis, Minnesota==
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:[[Sutton’s Place]]
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==New Orleans, Louisiana==
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:[[Bourbon Pub and Parade]]
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==New York City, New York==
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:[[Club Casablanca]], [[The Flamingo]], [[The Limelight]], [[The Loft]], [[The Nickel Bar]],[[Omega]], [[The Saint]], [[Sanctuary]], [[Studio 54]], [[Tamburlaine]]
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==Oakland, California==
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:[[White Horse Inn]]
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==Orlando, Florida==
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:[[Parliment House]]
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==Palm Springs, California==
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:[[C.C. Construction Company]]
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==Provincetown, Massachusetts==
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:[[Boatslip]],  [[Atlantic House]]
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==San Francisco, California==
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:[[The Endup]], [[Buzzby's]], [[I-Beam]]
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==Seattle, Washington==
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:[[Shelly’s Leg]]
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=See also: [[Jeff Auer: Main Page]]=

Latest revision as of 22:04, 13 July 2012

by: Jeff Auer


Gay disco started out in New York City at the legendary private party The Loft in 1970. At the same time gay disco culture spread to the Pines and Cherry Grove, Fire Island.


Gay disco was predominately found in major U.S. cities throughout the early 1970's. Gay disco went mainstream with the opening of Studio 54 in 1977.


Disco culture suffered from the anti-AIDS fear of the 1980s with many people associating gay disco culture with promiscuity and a hedonistic lifestyle. At that point in time disco started being called "dance music" and discos, "dance clubs".


Among the most popular gay discos throughout cities across the United States were:


Atlanta, Georgia

Sweet Gum Head, The Cove


Boston, Massachusetts

Chaps, 1270


Chicago, Illinois

Eddie Dugan's Bistro, The Glory Hole, Sunday's, Alfie's


Fire Island, NY

Ice Palace, Sandpiper


Fresno, CA

Circle Disco


Honolulu, Hawaii

Hula's Bar and Lei Stand


Key West, Florida

The Monster, Delmonico's


Laguna Beach, California

Boom Boom Room


Los Angeles, California

Studio One, The Spike, Gino's, Ripples, The Probe, Dude City, After Dark, Circus Disco, Odyssey


Miami, Florida

The Copa, The Warehouse VIII, Ambassador III, Keith's Cruise Room, The Poop Deck (at the Marlin Beach Hotel)


Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sutton’s Place


New Orleans, Louisiana

Bourbon Pub and Parade


New York City, New York

Club Casablanca, The Flamingo, The Limelight, The Loft, The Nickel Bar,Omega, The Saint, Sanctuary, Studio 54, Tamburlaine


Oakland, California

White Horse Inn


Orlando, Florida

Parliment House


Palm Springs, California

C.C. Construction Company


Provincetown, Massachusetts

Boatslip, Atlantic House

San Francisco, California

The Endup, Buzzby's, I-Beam


Seattle, Washington

Shelly’s Leg


See also: Jeff Auer: Main Page

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