Tavern Guild
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The Tavern Guild was an association of gay bar
owners and liquor wholesalers that formed in 1962 in San Francisco, California
. The Guild formed in response to police harassment of gay bars and gay people that had resulted in the closing of several bars.
The Guild was the first gay business association in the United States
, and lasted until 1995.
Gay bar
A gay bar is a drinking establishment that caters to an exclusively or predominantly gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender clientele; the term gay is used as a broadly inclusive concept for LGBT and queer communities...
owners and liquor wholesalers that formed in 1962 in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. The Guild formed in response to police harassment of gay bars and gay people that had resulted in the closing of several bars.
The Guild was the first gay business association in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and lasted until 1995.