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Lesbian & Gay Coalition for Justice

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Category: Places Dates: 1952-1983 Address: 715 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN Warren Jett, a straight man, opened The Jungle in 1952. He also owned the place next door, The Leopard, which he hired Juanita Brazier to run. After she got her liquor license, she renamed the… Read More »The Jungle

Juanita’s

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Category: Places Dates: 1955-1983 Address: 713 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN Juanita Brazier renamed The Leopard after herself once she earned her liquor license in 1955. Established next door to The Jungle, the two bars quickly became hot spots for gay men in the 1960s until… Read More »Juanita’s

The Glass Menagerie

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Gay & Lesbian Community Center

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Category: Places Dates: 1991-2001 Address: 703 Berry Road, Nashville, TN The Gay and Lesbian Community Center, also known as The Center, opened in February 1991. It was a space for those young and old to gather for a variety of events, support groups, and general… Read More »Gay & Lesbian Community Center

The Gas Lite

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Category: Places Dates: 1980s-1990s Address: 167 1/2 8th Avenue North, Nashville, TN The Gas Lite Lounge, also seen listed as The Gaslight, was part of one Nashville’s most historic properties. Built in the 1840s, the building is the only original grand townhouse remaining in the… Read More »The Gas Lite