Rusty's (Philadelphia Lesbian Bar/1960's) Size:S and shifting eras

and shifting eras

there were places like Circle J Cinema—the kind of adult theater where the lights stayed low

and unapologetic exploration of power

body glitter

“Have you heard that Mimsie Starr / Just got pinched in the Astor Bar

Rusty's (Philadelphia Lesbian Bar/1960's) Size:S and shifting erasRustys (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) early 1960s In the early 1960s, when openly gay and lesbian spaces were still illegal and routinely targeted, Rustys stood as one of Philadelphias rare lesbian barsa place of refuge, community, and quiet resistance. In 1962, it was raided by police, part of a pattern of harassment that defined queer life in the pre Stonewall era, when simply gathering could result in arrest, exposure, or violence. It was a landmark