2/7/2024 0 Comments Historic gay bar in nycOn April 21, 1966, a handful of gay men set out in downtown Manhattan, determined to be served despite the New York State Liquor Authority’s prohibition on serving drinks to known or suspected homosexuals. They hoped the publicity from a similar type of demonstration would help galvanize gay rights supporters and potentially lead to greater acceptance and decriminalization of the community. In the mid-1960s, gay rights activists frustrated by New York state’s ban on serving alcoho l to gay customers came up with the idea of a “sip-in,” inspired at the time by widely publicized lunch counter “sit-in” protests for civil rights. Village Preservation called Tuesday’s news the culmination of a decadelong campaign to recognize one of the first planned actions of civil disobedience in the fight for LGBTQ rights, three years prior to the iconic 1969 Stonewall uprising. Brendan Byrnes and Stephen Cabral clink their drinks at Julius' in New York on March 19, 2021. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 for its significance in the gay rights movement. It started attracting gay patrons in the mid-20th century, and, according to the conservation nonprofit group Village Preservation, it’s the city’s oldest existing gay bar. Located at 159 West 10th St., just a short walk from fellow historic gay bar Stonewall Inn, Julius’ has been open since the 1860s.
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