It was a “safe space” before that term became part of our vernacular.
Amid the tension of homophobia in their everyday life, these men found a place of respite at The Eagle’s Nest.
Inside, the walls were painted black, biker groups and sports clubs began holding meetings, and soon the place became a popular spot for traditionally masculine-presenting gay men. This is where the first Eagle bar was born.
The streets are still smoldering from the Stonewall Riots, “gay rights” has become a movement, and an old longshoreman’s tavern named Eagle Open Kitchen has just closed its doors.
