Studio 54 was much more than a club. It was the embodiment of disco — a movement that empowered LGBTQ+ Americans and prepared them for a fight they never saw coming. Hal Rubenstein, a fashion icon, was a regular there. He remembers how the highs of the 70s sustained him through the lows of the 80s.
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08/07/24 • 34 min
But We Loved - Studio 54 & Disco's Impact on Queerness
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But We Loved is a production of iHeart Podcasts and the Outspoken podcast Network.
Speaker 2Because most people were not out at work or to their families, whatever, nightlife was where you sort of became yourself. Oddly enough, when it came to nightlife, being gay was really cool. Okay, we controlled clothing, we controlled fashion. Most of the DJs were gay, so records would break in gay clubs. The who
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