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Social club provides a secure space for the queer community
CHARLOTTESVILLE - It's just about dusk on a Friday night in Charlottesville. Across the street from Bodo's Bagel and adjacent to the Cavalier Diner is a night club.
You can't tell from the outside, though. There are some Pride flags waving out front, but there's just a door by an Asian market and a Mexican grocery on Emmet Street.
You enter a hallway on the first floor. The walls are shadowy, there are various lights strobing about as you head up a staircase giving off hues of purple, pink and blue.
There's a faint sound of music playing — various artists from Britney Spears and Whitney Houston to Gloria Gaynor and Spice Girls.
This is Impulse Gay Social Club.
Kevin Morris-Lewis came out to his family with open arms.
"I have a very loving family," he said.
Morris-Lewis grew up in an old Southern family.
"I had several family members that were very much against it, but they came around," he said. "But it wasn't them I was afraid of. We'd go to the clubs and beer bottles would be slung at us, our cars would acquire
Researching UVA and Charlottesville Gay History
Cecelia Parks compiled this timeline between and based on her research and interviews. Attendees at several queer history panels in and also contributed items to the timeline. Contact her with items to add! The timeline is not comprehensive and is a work in progress.
- The Virginian, a restaurant on the UVA Corner with a reputation for being gay approachable, opens
- Gay Learner Union is established at UVA
- Same-sex marriage is prohibited by Virginia law
- Friday night dances are held at Joani Schwartzman’s house
Late ss - The Thawing Out party is held for gay and lesbian people - a weekend campout - held near Crozet
- Muldowney’s (Charlottesville’s first “unofficial” homosexual bar) is opened by Joani Schatzman
- first AIDS case at the UVA Hospital
- The Silver Fox opens (Muldowney’s space was reopened as The Silver Fox) by Clyde Cooper and Mike Fitzgerald, plus others
- CLF (Charlottesville Lesbian Feminists) exist by this date; c(3) status achieved
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Charlottesville LGBTQ City Guide
Charlottesville, Virginia is perhaps most well-known for being home to the University of Virginia. While it is a entertaining funky college town, it is also a city with beautiful scenery, a thriving arts and culture scene, plenty of opportunity, and much to view and do. Even better, it has a smaller, yet thriving LGBTQ society where all can find their place and feel at home. If you’re thinking of result your next house in Charlottesville, chances are, you’ll discover plenty about it to love!
A Peer at Charlottesville’s History
Charlotteville was named for Charlotte Sophia, who was the consort of King George III of England. It began as an essential tobacco growing and trading area and later became well-known as the abode of presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. Since the time of its founding in , it has grown steadily and today it is a vibrant, thriving town full of diverse, welcoming neighborhoods and friendly people.
A Rare Fun Facts About Charlottesville
- The film Evan Almighty was filmed in Charlottesville.
- Actor Rob Club Charlottesville (CLOSED)E Market Highway Suite
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Type: Lgbtq+ Club
In a nutshell: Charlottesville, Virginia's gay, lesbian bar and danceclub. Entrance to this nightclub is for members and their guests. Operated by the Piedmont Triangle Society
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