A new Brew House Arts exhibition explores the intersection of nightlife and queerness, demonstrating how underground clubs, strip joints, and discos allowed folks across the spectrum to live as their true selves, even if it was in the shadows.
At first, I went to LGBTQ dance nights because the music was better. Not having to deal with meat market dudes, who mostly lurked at South Side clubs waiting to pounce on drunk women, was a bonus…