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Queer 911 (opens the original)
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Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, LGBTQ+ switchboards rose to prominence following the Stonewall rebellion; these networks became essential safe spaces nationwide. These phone lines were invaluable resources for people as the switchboard volunteers answered individuals’ questions, shared information about LGBTQ+ spaces, provided peer counseling, factual information, and more. This resource was especially helpful for folks who were still closeted—providing them with a discreet, private platform to
September Run Down (opens the original)
Secrecy and Silence (opens the original)
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If you missed part 1 or 2, read that here first before reading this third and final part. Subscribe nowPolice and State Response to Cruising65% of the 26 mass arrests are confirmed to involve undercover operations. It’s certainly likely that
Secrecy and Silence (opens the original)
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Secrecy and Silence (opens the original)
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The emergence of the term ‘cruising’ in reference to anonymous gay sex in public and semi-public locations such as parks and public restrooms rose to prominence in the early 1960s (Dunbar, 2020). That isn’t to say cruising wasn’t happening before the slang was created. However, as homosexuality became more visible to the American public, so did cruising. Cruising locations began to appear throughout the United States in parks, public restrooms, bathhouses, waterfronts, and other similar places.
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