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1966 Julius sip-in... serving homosexuals...
1966 Julius sip-in... serving homosexuals...
Item # 724065
May 05, 1966
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 5, 1966
* Julius sip-in - Mattachine Society fight
* Serving homosexuals at bars - restaurants
* Dick Leitsch and Craig Rodwell w/ photo
The top of page 15 has a heading: "Three Homosexuals In Search of a Drink" with lead-in: "Civil Liberties" and photo of the three men involved. (see images) Great to have in this Greenwich Village publication.
AI notes: On April 21, 1966, Dick Leitsch, president of the New York Mattachine Society, along with vice president Craig Rodwell and fellow activist John Timmons, organized a bold protest known as the “Sip-In” at Julius’ Bar in Greenwich Village, aiming to challenge the widespread practice of bars and restaurants refusing service to homosexuals. The activists publicly declared their sexual orientation upon entering the bar and requested service, directly confronting the legal loophole that allowed establishments to deny service to gay patrons on the pretext that they were “disorderly.” When the bartender refused to serve them, the incident was reported in local newspapers, drawing public attention to institutionalized discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals. The event became a landmark moment in the gay rights movement, highlighting the need for legal protections in public accommodations and inspiring further activism that eventually contributed to broader civil rights gains for the LGBTQ+ community.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete with 40 pages, tabloid-size, one crease across the center, nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
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Category: The 20th Century
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