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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.  
  
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 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.
  
In New York City - [[The Saint]],  Studio 54, Xenon, 12 West, The Loft, The Limelight, The Cockring,
 
  
In Chicago - [[Eddie Dugan's Bistro]], Carol's Speakeasy, The Glory Hole
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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".
  
In Los Angeles - [[Studio One]], [[The Spike]],[[Gino's]],[[Ripples]], [[The Probe]], [[Dude City]], After Dark, Circus
 
  
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:
  
In Miami - [[The Copa]], [[The Warehouse VIII]], [[Ambassador III]],[[Keith's Cruise Room]], The Poop Deck (at the [[Marlin Beach Hotel]])
 
  
In New Orleans - [[Bourbon Pub and Parade]]
 
  
In Atlanta - [[Sweet Gum Head]], [[The Cove]]
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==Atlanta, Georgia==
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:[[Sweet Gum Head]], [[The Cove]]
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==Chicago, Illinois==
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:[[Eddie Dugan's Bistro]], Carol's Speakeasy, The Glory Hole
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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
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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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==New Orleans, Louisiana==
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:[[Bourbon Pub and Parade]]
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==New York City, New York==
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:[[The Saint]],  Studio 54, Xenon, 12 West, The Loft, The Limelight, The Cockring
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==Orlando, Florida==
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:[[Parliment House]]==
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==San Francisco, California==
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:[[The Endup]], [[Buzzby's]], [[I-Beam]]
  
In Orlando - [[Parliment House]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 14:59, 14 November 2010

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


Chicago, Illinois

Eddie Dugan's Bistro, Carol's Speakeasy, The Glory Hole


Los Angeles, California

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


Miami, Florida

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


New Orleans, Louisiana

Bourbon Pub and Parade


New York City, New York

The Saint, Studio 54, Xenon, 12 West, The Loft, The Limelight, The Cockring


Orlando, Florida

Parliment House==


San Francisco, California

The Endup, Buzzby's, I-Beam


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