More “Patchy” Long Beach LGBT History

James and Daniel fire up the gay time machine and bring along friend of the pod Phillip Zonkel of Q Voice News. They set the dial for the late 1960s, the coordinates for Wilmington, CA where a little bar called The Patch, run by Long Beach resident Lee Glaze, became the site of one of the earliest known gay liberation protests, pre-dating the Stonewall Riots in New York City. Buckle up for discussions on police homophobia, male-on-male dancing, and why queer bars have always been so central to LGBTQ safety, community, and activism.

Links

• Long live queer media! Read and subscribe to Q Voice News for lots more news and perspectives from the queer community in Southern California.
• If you’re a lefty queer looking to get involved in more lefty queer organizing in Long Beach, send a DM to Queers Obliterating White Supremacy on IG.

Sources

• Q Voice News: Lee Glaze led early gay rights protest at The Patch 55 years ago
• Los Angeles Times: Fight for Gay Rights Started Early in L.A.
• Q Voice News: 51 years ago Lee Glaze fought police harassment & made gay history
• From Sanctuary to Safe Space: Gay and Lesbian Police-Reform Activism in Los Angeles
• Q Voice News: Lee Glaze: LGBTQ pioneer blazed trails with justice, humor
• KCET: God Save the Queen of Angels: The Legend of the Patch
• One Archives: The Patch Bar Flower Power Protest
• Queer Maps: The Patch