“It is a well-known fact that several restaurants, clubs, and other establishments get most of their support from these sexual perverts,” Congressman Arthur L. One should put an emphasis on ‘near constant’, because while progression was exponentially sky-rocketed by the era of The New Deal during the 1930s and 1940s in more metropolitan and urban areas, there was a dark fluctuation during the height of Cold War during the Lavender Scare, even these scenes were under surveillance and oppression. Since World War II until the eve of social media, a night out with friends (or alone) was all but the only near constant place of refuge for those that identified as gay or queer. These establishments provided an environment that allowed this community to both discover, explore and flourish their own sexual-orientations as well as meet similar other people and create connections to like-minded social circles. Over the last half century or so, gay bars and clubs have played a pivotal role for the social hemisphere of the LGBTQ+ community.
LGBTQ+ Nightlife of Greensboro, North Carolina in the 1980s and 1990s
