Despite the high population of gays and lesbians who called Greenwich Village home, very few places existed, other than bars, where they were able to congregate openly without being harassed or arrested.
I přes velký počet gayů a leseb, kteří Greenwich Village nazývali domovem, existovalo kromě barů jen málo míst, kde by se mohli otevřeně shromažďovat bez toho, aby byli obtěžováni nebo zatčeni.