The bartender quickly covered a glass with his hand, indicating his refusal to serve them. The activists ordered their drinks, then stated they were gay. Thank You! We've received your email address, and soon you will start getting exclusive offers and news from Wine Enthusiast. When the business inevitably declined to serve them, they would file a complaint with the State Liquor Authority, forcing the state to recognize that refusing to serve gay patrons was a violation of their civil rights. They would visit a bar, announce they were gay, and request a drink. Mattachine, led by president Dick Leitsch, was out to solve a problem: though the State Liquor Authority had no regulation against serving gay people in bars, it did prohibit establishments from serving “disorderly” patrons-and all gay people were considered, by interpretation, disorderly. The Sip-In was the brainchild of the Mattachine Society, an early gay rights group. And in April 1966, three years before the famed riots at nearby Stonewall that many historians mark as the start of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, Julius’ was the site of a very different rebellion: a “Sip-In.” Not the iconic Stonewall Inn, but Julius’.Īt the corner of Waverly Place and West 10th Street, Julius’ is the oldest gay bar in New York City. Once, about a half a century ago, it found itself at the epicenter of an unprecedented protest asserting gay people’s right to gather in public spaces without police harassment. I can give you all the detaIls by DM, and we're in no rush as the 2 buyers who are currently considering it have to figure out financing.In the heart of the West Village, steps from the Christopher Street train station, stands a historic gay bar. And we can be creative with the financials if need be. i would ideally LOVE to see a group of nightlife people buy it together, sort of a nightlife cooperative.
Bedlam is such a cool space, and versatile. This is a really good opportunity if you have always wanted to own a bar.
If you put together a group of nightlife poeple, you could put together and offer and we could work it out with you, and help you start a business. I am telling you this because while we have it on sale with a broker, and have some people interested, i would REALLY love to see Bedlam go into my nightlife friends hands, and not just some random people. Hey guys: So my partner Ben and i have decided to sell Bedlam in the East Village~ partially due to Corona shut down, but more excitedly because Club Cumming Productions is ramping up productions and i really want to focus on that, Fire Island 2021, and Club Cumming itself. #juliusbar #juliusbarnyc #juliusbargrill #bestburgersandfries #beerblastsundays #longesthappyhoursf #gay #gayhistory #gayhistorynyc #greenwichvillage #greenwichvillagenyc #neighborhoodbar #littlebaronthecorner #greenwichvillagewest #thisplacemattersnyc #lgbtqiaplus #lgbtq #Mattachine #mattachinenyc #mattachineparty #cocktails #gaybarsnyc #nycnightlife #juliusbar #juliusbarnyc #juliusbargrill #bestburgersandfries #beerblastsundays #longesthappyhoursf #gay #gayhistory #gayhistorynyc #greenwichvillage #greenwichvillagenyc #neighborhoodbar #littlebaronthecorner #greenwichvillagewest #thisplacemattersnyc #lgbtqiaplus #lgbtq #Mattachine #mattachinenyc #mattachineparty #cocktails #gaybarsnyc #nycnightlife #tuneuptuesday #pridemonth2020Ī post shared by JuliusBar on at 4:58am PDT Broadcasting live on Instagram and Facebook from Julius’ Bar. Tonight 7-8pm Tune in for Tune Up Tuesday. To go only! Our decorations are up for Pride Month. We’re open again and waiting to serve you.