Meeting Info: Community Board 4's Business Licenses & Permits Committee, 6:30 PM, Tuesday, Aug. 12th, in The Minetta Room of The Westin Hotel, at 270 W. 43rd St between 7th and 8th Avenue.
NYC gay activists Ryan Davis and Eric Leven (of KnuckleCrack) put together this little PSA urging folks to come out to help save the Roxy, a landmark gay nightclub that's fighting for it's life in New York City. There's even a Facebook event that you can join in on!
In my many trips to the Big Apple over the years, I was lucky enough to hit up the Roxy on two occasions. Both times I had a fucking amazing time. It's massive. It's super gay. And it's got a string of fabulous DJs who come through and turn it out. I remember my first time hitting up the warehouse club. I had never been to anything like it. It was the summer of 2003 -- I was 20 -- and I was living that summer in Boston to intern at an LGBT org there. My Boston crew and I drove down to NYC for a long weekend of gay fun.
Walking into the Roxy was an experience. I still have dreams occasionally today that are in some way based on that plunge. It's incredibly intense. You can't imagine a larger dancefloor. Standing on that floor, surrounded by 1000s of fags, feels totally epic. I remember my friend telling my to check out a balcony overlooking the dance floor that was flanked by two spiral staircases. I made my way to the top, where I found a row of at least 150 men writhing together, fucking and sucking and making out. I remember the heat from their bodies, and quickly being pulled into the mass of bodies. I didn't stay long -- I was in way over my head -- but boy was I amazed!
We had a great time that night, as so many of my friends have over the many years its been thumping. It would be a tremendous loss for NYC's nightlife if it were gone. If you're in NYC, I beg of you: head to the meeting on Tuesday and show your support for gay nightlife!
PS: If you haven't noticed, DC lost Nation in 2006. Atlanta lost Backstreet in 2004. San Francisco lost Club Universe in 2002. London's on the verge of losing G-A-Y, housed at the soon-to-be demolished Astoria. Gay nightlife -- in the face of rising real estate values and aging club owners hoping to retire -- has been under attack for the past decade. Let's try for some good news, shall we?
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