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The West Conclude Gay Scene in the s
It wasn’t until the s that Davie Street’s gay village became noticeable, but the history of queer communities concentrating in the West End goes back to at least the s, says Ron Dutton, archivist and founder of the B.C. Male lover and Lesbian Archives. As wealthy families began relocating to Shaughnessy and Kitsilano, the old West Finish mansions they left behind were broken up into smaller suites, or bulldozed to make way for apartment buildings for a new wave of productive class people. The fresh generation of West Complete dwellers included a lofty percentage of young lgbtq+ men who came from across Canada, attracted to the West End’s location, affordability and the anonymity of high-density living.

“It was a toxic age &#; there were a lot of people defeated up, there were a lot of murders,” says Dutton. “And yet, within that, gay people start safe spaces below the radar &#; whether it was an illegal boozecan or a house party &#; places where they could be themselves with one another before it became visible. And that was the life saver for most peo