The Black Cat

Studio One Disco Nightclub in West Hollywood was one of the most iconic discos in Los Angeles. Open from 1974-1993, it was one of the longest-lasting establishments of the disco era. Located at 652 LaPeer Drive in West Hollywood, it was open seven days a week from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. and touted itself “L.A.’s Biggest and Best!” Complete with erotic dancers, Cabaret, "Backlot" entertainment, themed parties, dining and theater, the Studio was a fixture of the Los Angeles gay scene. However, Studio One also gained infamy for it's ongoing discrimination against certain would-be clientele for matters such as race and social class. 

The New Jalisco Bar is a gay bar known for catering to the Latinx LGBTQ community of downtown Los Angeles. Since owner Rosa Maria Garcia took over in 2005, the New Jalisco has been welcoming regular drag performers on a nightly basis and providing a place of employment and recreation for queer immigrants free of discrimination based on gender, sexuality, or documentation.

The Windup Bar was established in Hollywood in 1950. Established by Helen Branson, a heterosexual female who looked to providing her gay friends with a safe, yet entertaining place to socialize, the bar proudly provided a safe space for homosexuals amidst a markedly homophobic decade in America. Thanks to Branson's strict rules of conduct, the Windup maintained its status as social sphere sheltered from police raids or other forms of antagonistic threats to the homosexual bar-goers, unlike many other gay bar establishments at this time.

Oil Can Harry's was a gay bar most well known for its iconic large dance floor, country-western line dances, and its Saturday disco nights. Established in 1968, Oil Can Harry's survived for 52 years before closing in January 2021, and notably served as a venue for a number of community fundraisers during the height of the AIDS crisis. 

Club FUCK! was a weekly party that ran from 1989 to 1993 and took place within Basgo's Disco at 3909 Sunset Blvd in Silver Lake. In direct opposition to the AIDS crisis, Club FUCK! and its patrons celebrated the modified, tattooed, and pierced body, challenging the ever-present fear of contagion while simultaneously reveling in the temporary nature of the human body.

The Patch Bar was the site of the 1968 arrest of two gay men that inspired the LGBTQ bar patrons and the venue's owner, Lee Glaze, to stage a peaceful "flower power" protest in the Harbor Division Police Station. The unique sit-in was characterized by the act of protestors buying large bouquets of flowers and holding them while occupying the police lobby.

The Patch Bar was the site of the 1968 arrest of two gay men that inspired the LGBTQ bar patrons and the venue's owner, Lee Glaze, to stage a peaceful "flower power" protest in the Harbor Division Police Station. The unique sit-in was characterized by the act of protestors buying large bouquets of flowers and holding them while occupying the police lobby.

Predating the Stonewall Riots by ten years, Cooper Do-nuts was the site of a 1959 protest against the LAPD's harrassment of the gay and transgender clientele frequenting the shop. Due to Cooper Do-nuts' proximity to several gay and lesbian establishments, a case of resisting arrest evolved into a full-scale riot that is remembered as the first open act of LGBTQ resistance toward police abuse in the United States.