The New-York Historical Society is about to launch an exhibit of SAFE/HAVEN: GAY LIFE IN 1950s CHERRY GROVE. This OUTDOOR photographic Exhibit will give an intimate look at one of the first gay beach towns in the United States. It explores mid-20th-century gay life in Fire Island’s remote hamlet of Cherry Grove, located on … Continue reading
Thanks to Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s ‘Lavender Scare’ culture, the 1950s’ became one of the most homophobic times in American history. McCarthy and his people created a world in which gay people were persecuted and ostracized both at work and at home. After President Eisenhower’ issued an Executive ORder “sexual perversion” it became grounds for the investigation … Continue reading