Oldest gay bars in nyc

The bar on 10th Street has been in business since the s and played an important role in the fight for civil rights for the LGBTQ community. In the s, the state liquor authority did not allow people to be served alcohol if they were openly gay. So, they staged the sip-in here, and there was a lawsuit.

The sip-in and lawsuit, even before the Stonewall uprising around the corner, would help change New York law. The bar is full of other neatly preserved history from woodwork with "cheers" in multiple languages likely from just after the prohibition, to a portrait in oil paint from the s believed to be a mafia girlfriend.

We still use them today," Gabriellini said. Gabriellini has worked at the bar for almost 20 years and says more milestones in LGBTQ history have been celebrated in that time, like when marriage equality was passed. And it was such a beautiful moment here," he said.

NYC honors historic gay bar with landmark status

Gabriellini and regular customers are eager for Julius' to become the landmark it is to them. The building itself is landmarked as historic, and Julius' is on the national registry of historic places. But this designation from the city helps preserve and protect the stories inside.

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