From police raids of Mafia-run locations in the mid twentieth century, to the pivotal Stonewall Riots of June 1969 when patrons fought back, to organizing of Pride marches and other political actions starting in the 1970s, to the terrorist attack at Pulse in 2016, bars have been key public sites where LGBTQ history has unfolded. Lesbian and gay bars are much more than spaces for drinking and socializing (though this is important)-their very existence has been and continues to be a political act. 2019 Theses Master's A Spatial History of Lesbian Bars in New York City
