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FROM Kyle Fitzpatrick
Gay Clubs On June 12, the deadliest mass shooting US history took place at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Gay bars and nightclubs have long served as sanctuaries for LGBT communities, but many of these venues have been disappearing. Kyle Fitzpatrick, co-founder of the gay culture magazine Boy Club, recently " Why Gay Bars Are So Important " for ATTN. He joins DnA to explain why.
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