Pistons (Long Beach Gay Bar/1986-2019) Color:Natural and still one of the

and still one of the most provocative images of her career

(Transvestia • 1960–1980s • One of the earliest U

the Folsom Street Barracks was one of San Francisco’s best-known gay bathhouses during the post-Stonewall years

anti-establishment fury

Disguised in nautical camp and neighborhood understatement

Pistons (Long Beach Gay Bar/1986-2019) Color:Natural and still one of thePistons Long Beach, California (1986 2019) Opened in 1986, Pistons was a long running gay bar in Long Beach, serving the local LGBTQ+ community for more than three decades before closing in 2019. Pistons was a true neighborhood bar unpretentious, familiar, and built around its regulars. It offered a space where people could gather, socialize, and connect away from the gloss of larger club scenes, becoming a steady presence in Long Beachs queer