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Select a location and bookmark it today. Our heritage and culture has often gone undocumented for fear of unintentionally providing information that could lead to unwanted trouble from our oppressors. In other instances, our history was often deemed as insignificant or unworthy of being saved by those in a position of power to make decisions about historical gay.

As late as the gay s I can still recall the shock I felt when I was informed by a periodical librarian at the Atlanta Fulton County Public Library that copies of locally produced gay and lesbian publications were thrown away when each new edition arrived, unlike the mainstream straight newspapers and magazines, which were typically archived.

We have limited club. Do you honestly expect us to club everything? Prior to the advent of the internet and social media apps, the place to meet others like you with shared interests, were community bars and nightclubs. History was made in those places. Regrettably, much of that history has been lost, but not all.

Scorpio opened inoriginally on South Boulevard. In an interview with this writer during the late s, the since deceased legendary drag diva talked about her experiences at the time. In its earlier days, though, the club clientele grew quickly and the business eventually moved to Freedom Drive for a larger space in then-brand new digs with a road ahead full of success, and trouble.

The first took place during the late s and closed the club for more than a year. It is thought the fire was set by criminal elements seeking protection racket money to keep the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police at bay.

Gay bars and Clubs: A Look at Charlotte’s History

Scorpio was only one of several clubs burned the others were all straight throughout a multi-year period during the last half of the s. The second fire took place during the mids. The impact of the newly competing clubs only lasted for a brief time, however. Although details on how the determination was made are unclear, two owners and one employee of the club were arrested, charged and convicted with setting the fire.

Eventually, all of them spent time in prison. Now, with a history dating back 50 years, the club is known gay as Scorpio and it still operates at the same location as it did, with no further attempts at arson. While it still identifies as a gay-specific nightspot offering drag shows, dancing and club, in recent years it has become increasingly popular with a straight crowd, too.

In a business with an average lifespan for a nightclub or bar at or around around five years, Scorpio has outlived the status quo more than ten times over. Located at Freedom Drive in Charlotte, you can visit their website at www. The oldest gay bar in Asheville and one of the oldest in North Carolina, it was initially called the Skylight Room and located at 59 Haywood Street.