OUTgoing: The Hidden Geography of New York's Gay Nightlife – is an effort to map documented historic locations of gay nightlife in New York City as far back and comprehensively as possible. This project was created a by Jeff Ferzoco, owner of linepointpath, llc, an information and map design practice and a New Yorker.
The reasons for doing this project are many, and all focus on the fact that we live in a very interesting time to be GLBT. We are approaching 50 states with legalized gay marriage, HIV is potentially coming under control and dating/hookup apps are changing the bar scene. The GLBT experience is in the midst of a 21st century upshift and it's time to look back and get some perspective and data.
As it stands, we’ve gathered over 1100 nighttime spots – bars, clubs, bathhouses, coffee houses, cruising areas, late-night diners, etc – from 1890 to 2015. It is nowhere near complete.
The sources so far are great historic texts (Gay New York, The Gay Metropolis, Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, etc); gay city guides as far back as 1969 (from The (GLBT) Center archive); personal interviews and the internet(s). But we need your help in filling in some of this data or finding new sources.
The reasons for doing this project are many, and all focus on the fact that we live in a very interesting time to be GLBT. We are approaching 50 states with legalized gay marriage, HIV is potentially coming under control and dating/hookup apps are changing the bar scene. The GLBT experience is in the midst of a 21st century upshift and it's time to look back and get some perspective and data.
As it stands, we’ve gathered over 1100 nighttime spots – bars, clubs, bathhouses, coffee houses, cruising areas, late-night diners, etc – from 1890 to 2015. It is nowhere near complete.
The sources so far are great historic texts (Gay New York, The Gay Metropolis, Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, etc); gay city guides as far back as 1969 (from The (GLBT) Center archive); personal interviews and the internet(s). But we need your help in filling in some of this data or finding new sources.
