1979 New York Gay Erotic Film Festival Poster (Reprint of 1979 Promo Poster) Size:16″ x 24″ The Baths closed in 1985

The Baths closed in 1985 under public health orders during the AIDS crisis

CA (1965–2005)

and romantics in black — a cross-section of subculture united by atmosphere

The original imagery was built through a very male lens

it was heavily damaged during the White Night Riots in 1979 after the verdict in Harvey Milk’s murder trial

1979 New York Gay Erotic Film Festival Poster (Reprint of 1979 Promo Poster) Size:16″ x 24″ The Baths closed in 1985First New York Gay Erotic Film Festival 1979 Big Top Erotic Cinema Times Square, NYC In 1979, in the neon glow of pre cleanup Times Square, the Big Top Erotic Cinema hosted what is believed to be New Yorks first dedicated gay erotic film festival not an arthouse showcase, not a nonprofit cultural event, but a full throttle, unapologetically adult cinematic gathering. Held inside Big Top a male erotic theater operating just off Broadway the festival