Rusty's (Philadelphia Lesbian Bar/1960's) Size:S regulars who swore by it

regulars who swore by it

Interchange stood for community — a place where people could exhale

there were places like Circle J Cinema—the kind of adult theater where the lights stayed low

“Have you heard that Mimsie Starr / Just got pinched in the Astor Bar

the film gave us indelible images: Anita Ekberg wading into the Trevi Fountain

Rusty's (Philadelphia Lesbian Bar/1960's) Size:S regulars who swore by itRustys (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) early 1960s In the early 1960s, when openly gay and lesbian spaces were still illegal and routinely targeted, Rustys stood as one of Philadelphias rare lesbian barsa place of refuge, community, and quiet resistance. In 1962, it was raided by police, part of a pattern of harassment that defined queer life in the pre Stonewall era, when simply gathering could result in arrest, exposure, or violence. It was a landmark