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Central Coast Queer Archive Project to host reunion at historic former gay bar in SLO

But even as much of society moves toward more acceptance obispo inclusivity, queer-specific spaces can still be hard to find, and the Central Coast is no exception. The lack of gay bars in SLO has pushed many to look outside of the area for an inclusive nightlife or take matters into their own hands. I think we still need to be able to go somewhere and still be with with your people, if you will, you know.

We're in the mainstream of community and we don't need we don't need to go to a gay bar to actually meet people, but we still bar It. Outside of SLO County, the once lively gay club scene in Santa Barbara once boasted up six gay bars, according to locals who have lived there since the s. But that slowly dwindled, until virtually all queer-specific nightlife was gone.

I never had that when I was a kid. I already knew how different I was from my classmates, but I didn't have any public figures that I would look at, or even like, around my community that I would just look at and be like, well, they're this way. It's like, I can be gay way. So definitely like with the youth, when they see adults probably being who they are, gives them the confidence.

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