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Euclid Ave St. Gay bars have been closing by the hundreds. Beyond that, rampant gentrification in big cities has pushed gay bars out of the neighborhoods they helped make hip. Who Needs Gay Bars? And yet Jarred by the closing of his favorite local watering hole in Cleveland, Ohio, Greggor Mattson embarks on a journey across the country to paint a much more complex picture of the cultural significance of these spaces, inside "big four" gay cities, but also beyond them.

No longer the only places for their patrons to socialize openly, Mattson finds in them instead a continuously evolving symbol; a physical place for feeling and challenging the beating pulse of sexual progress. From the historical archives of Seattle's Garden of Allah, to the outpost bars in Texas, Missouri or Florida that serve as community hubs for queer youth--these are places of celebration, where the next drag superstar from Alaska or Oklahoma may be discovered.

The question that frames this story is not asking whether these spaces are needed, but for whom, earnestly exploring the diversity of folks and purposes they serve today. Loosely informed by the Damron Guide, the so-called "Green Book" of gay travel, Mattson logged 10, miles on the road to all corners of the United States.

His destinations are sometimes thriving, sometimes struggling, but all offering intimate views of the wide range of gay experience in America: POC, white, trans, cis; past, present, and future. Skip to main content. Wednesday, October 18, - pm. Join us in the store or on our YouTube Live Page. Mattson will be in conversation with founder of the St.

Join us at Left Bank Books. Louis, MO Order copies of Who Needs Gay Bars?

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Mattson will personalize and sign copies for sale from Left Bank Books. If you are unable to make it in person, leave a personalization note in your order. He is the founder of the St. A resident of Kirkwood, Missouri, he has 30 years of strategic not-for-profit management experience with a focus on fundraising and marketing.

Brawley is the author of Gay and Lesbian St. Louis and is also a frequent lecturer at educational institutions and a presenting member of the Organization of American Historians. He is the former board chair of the University of Missouri—St. Event address:. Euclid Ave. Saint LouisMO