Historic LGBTQ Site

Historic LGBTQ Site (HM2IZ4)

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N 38° 2.661', W 84° 29.692'

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Oldest continuous LGBTQ gathering place in Kentucky, and among the oldest in the U.S. LGBTQ patrons discreetly congregated here as early as 1939. In 1963 The Gilded Cage bar opened, run by gay men John Hill and Estel Wilson. Patrons enjoyed same sex dancing and drag shows.
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Renamed The Living Room in 1967. In 1970, site of Marjorie Jones and Tracey Knight wedding, the first lesbian couple in the U.S. to sue for a marriage license. Renamed Johnny Angels in 1978. Site of 1985 sodomy charge against Jeffery Wasson. The case overturned Kentucky's sodomy law, which helped decriminalize homosexuality in the U.S.
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HM NumberHM2IZ4
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Year Placed2018
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways
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Date Added Saturday, July 20th, 2019 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 719828 N 4213698
Decimal Degrees38.04435000, -84.49486667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 2.661', W 84° 29.692'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 2' 39.66" N, 84° 29' 41.52" W
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