- published: 29 Oct 2022
- views: 110348
Mineshaft (gay club)
The Mineshaft was a members-only BDSM gay bar and sex club located at 835 Washington Street, at Little West 12th Street, in Manhattan, New York City, in the Meatpacking District, West Village, and Greenwich Village sections.
Description
Among those who frequented the Mineshaft were Jack Fritscher, who was present at its opening night and attended hundreds of times, Fritscher's lover Robert Mapplethorpe, who took many pictures of the Mineshaft and was at one point its official photographer, gay erotic artist Rex, and Annie Sprinkle, who said she was one of three women ever allowed in. (One of the other women was Camille O'Grady.) Manager Wally Wallace (born James Wallace) said that he turned away Mick Jagger, and a bouncer turned away Nureyev. But Vincente Minnelli, Fassbinder, Rock Hudson, and Foucault got in.
There was no sign on the entrance; the exterior has been described as "grimy". The location had previously been used by a gay bar, Zodiac. The entrance to the club was up a flight of stairs, on the second floor. The door was manned by someone who rejected anyone wearing preppie clothes or cologne. Originally the Mineshaft was on that one floor (and with a scat room, which was soon abandoned as too extreme.) It soon expanded to the first floor beneath, cutting a hatch in the middle of the (second) floor which gave access down rough stairs to a recreation of a jail cell, the back of a truck, dungeons, and a room containing spotlighted bathtubs in which men could let other men urinate on them.
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Gay
Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term was originally used to refer to feelings of being "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy".
The term's use as a reference to homosexuality may date as early as the late 19th century, but its use gradually increased in the 20th century. In modern English, gay has come to be used as an adjective, and as a noun, referring to the people, especially to gay males, and the practices and cultures associated with homosexuality. By the end of the 20th century, the word gay was recommended by major LGBT groups and style guides to describe people attracted to members of the same sex.
At about the same time, a new, pejorative use became prevalent in some parts of the world. In the Anglosphere, this connotation, among younger speakers, has a meaning ranging from derision (e.g., equivalent to rubbish or stupid) to a light-hearted mockery or ridicule (e.g., equivalent to weak, unmanly, or lame). In this use, the word rarely means "homosexual", as it is often used, for example, to refer to an inanimate object or abstract concept of which one disapproves. The extent to which these usages still retain connotations of homosexuality has been debated and harshly criticized.
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List of Internet top-level domains
This list of Internet top-level domain extensions contains all top-level domains, which are those domains in the DNS root zone of the Domain Name System of the Internet.
The official list of all top-level domains is maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). IANA also oversees the approval process for new proposed top-level domains. As of January 2016, the root domain contains 1205 top-level domains, while a few have been retired and are no longer functional.
Types
As of 2015, IANA distinguishes the following groups of top-level domains:
Original top-level domains
Seven generic top-level domains were created early in the development of the Internet, and pre-date the creation of ICANN in 1998.
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Gay (given name)
Gay (Gaye) is a female or male given name (795th ("Gay") and 1295th ("Gaye") most common female name in the United States, according to the 1990 U.S. census.)
It can also be used as a short form of the female names Gaynell and Gaynor and as a short form of the male names Gaylen and Gaylord.
The writer Gay Talese's name is derived from Gaetano, his grandfather's name.
The first name of the popular male Irish television presenter Gabriel Byrne was always abbreviated as "Gay", as in the title of his radio show The Gay Byrne Show.
People with the name Gay
References
See also
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Podcasts:
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BAMMER TALES Ep. 9 - The Mineshaft Club
This week Mike tells us about the gay corners of NYC in the 70s and 80s, inparticular his experience with the infamous "Mineshaft Club". If you've been to the Mineshaft or have any similar stories, please share them for future episodes of BAMMER Tales :) If you have any similar stories, please share them for future episodes of BAMMER Talks :) See 200 first-person stories by Mike and by contributors around the world at www.BAMMER.co Follow Our Instagram pages @bammer.co + @bammer47 Follow Our Twitter @bammer47 (for racier fare) Send Your Stories to [email protected] Catch Our Podcast interviews at "BAMMER and Me" on all major streaming platforms. Mike interviews remarkable LGBTQ people from the US, Canada, UK, Kyrgyzistan, Somalia, Australia, etc. Also, new Tiktok at _bammer47_. Video Edit...
published: 29 Oct 2022 -
Gay New York: The Mineshaft Club
The Mineshaft was one of the most infamous gay joints throughout the 1970s. It operated with strict decorum. It was immortalized in culture by Al Pacino in the movie Cruising and was attended by the licks of Tom of Tom of Finland and Keith Hairing
published: 27 Mar 2019 -
Lives of The Leathermen
A film looking into the lives of three leathermen from the UK. A huge thanks to everyone who helped create this film over the past few months.
published: 13 Jan 2017 -
CRUISING
Escenas de la pelicula Cruising
published: 25 Nov 2010 -
Orgy Clubs of the 1970s
Americans screwed their brains out from earliest times, but the USA retained its Puritan pretenses through the 1950s. Even after the Kinsey report, the pretense continued across much of the country. But that pretense ended in the 1960s, when the contraceptive pill liberated both men and women in many ways. (Especially because we thought in those days that there were only two venereal diseases, both curable by a shot.) Oddly, long before gay rights became a central issue, group sex (hetero) became a widespread fad in the 1970s -- it was called "wife swapping"-- and clubs appeared that made it easier. (Far preferable to sneaking off for secret extramarital ventures.) See book "Thy Neighbor's Wife", by New York Times reporter Gay (that was his name, not his preference)Talese--...
published: 12 May 2019 -
Documentary HIV/AIDS Channel - 1982 1992 News Clips On HIV AIDS The First Ten Years
We always have to keep in mind that a Documentary, after all, can tell lies and it can tell lies because it lays claim to a form of veracity which fiction doesn't. Some of the documentaries are made just to discredit some particular person, party, organization, system etc, but most of them here on TDF are non biased, without prejudice and worth watching.
published: 02 Mar 2017 -
The Making Of Cruising (1980) - William Friedkin Documentary
In his research, Friedkin worked with members of the Mafia, who at the time owned many of the city's gay bars.[3] Al Pacino was not Friedkin's first choice for the lead; Richard Gere had expressed a strong interest in the part, and Friedkin had opened negotiations with Gere's agent. Gere was Friedkin's choice because he believed that Gere would bring an androgynous quality to the role that Pacino could not.[4] The Motion Picture Association of America originally gave Cruising an X rating. Friedkin claims he took the film before the MPAA board "50 times" at a cost of $50,000 and deleted 40 minutes of footage from the original cut before he secured an R rating.[2] The deleted footage, according to Friedkin, consisted entirely of footage from the clubs in which portions of the film were shot...
published: 03 Jan 2016 -
The 1970s Gay Sex Bars Part 1 (The Strap & Mine Shaft)
This podcast is rated xxx as Eric talks about his experiences at the gay sex bars of the 1970s.
published: 15 Sep 2020 -
Zoolander works in a mine
published: 02 Jan 2021 -
How did Freddie Mercury contract AIDS?
Who gave Freddie Mercury AIDS? Rumor has it Freddie was infected in the mid to late 70’s, essentially on his first visit (or second) visit to New York, which was the epicentre of the GRID (gay-related immune deficiency) epidemic. By 1982 he was starting to show symptoms of being infected already, and by 1984 he had the first appearance of possible KS (Kaposi Sarcoma) on his body, which he thought was bruising to start with, until more started to appear on his body and face - hence the thicker makeup, and later covering of his legs, and areas where they were. According to his partner Jim Hutton, Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in late April 1987. Around that time, Mercury claimed in an interview to have tested negative for HIV. For him to have full blown AIDS by 1987, and with average HIV ...
published: 13 Dec 2018
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BAMMER TALES Ep. 9 - The Mineshaft Club
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:32
- Uploaded Date: 29 Oct 2022
- views: 110348
This week Mike tells us about the gay corners of NYC in the 70s and 80s, inparticular his experience with the infamous "Mineshaft Club".
If you've been to the ...
This week Mike tells us about the gay corners of NYC in the 70s and 80s, inparticular his experience with the infamous "Mineshaft Club".
If you've been to the Mineshaft or have any similar stories, please share them for future episodes of BAMMER Tales :)
If you have any similar stories, please share them for future episodes of BAMMER Talks :)
See 200 first-person stories by Mike and by contributors around the world at www.BAMMER.co
Follow Our Instagram pages @bammer.co + @bammer47
Follow Our Twitter @bammer47 (for racier fare)
Send Your Stories to [email protected]
Catch Our Podcast interviews at "BAMMER and Me" on all major streaming platforms. Mike interviews remarkable LGBTQ people from the US, Canada, UK, Kyrgyzistan, Somalia, Australia, etc.
Also, new Tiktok at _bammer47_.
Video Edited by Fergus Malone
Sound Design & Mix by Henry Ley - https://www.crystalbenchmark.com/
#vintage #gayhistory #photography #coming out #throwback @lgbtqcommunity #gaycommunity #gayinitiation #crosscountry #1979 #1970s #1980s #gayhistory #gaybars #sexanddrugs #nostalgia #learningfromthepast #mineshaft #meatpackingdistrict #sexclubs #std #touristsites #studio54
https://wn.com/Bammer_Tales_Ep._9_The_Mineshaft_Club
This week Mike tells us about the gay corners of NYC in the 70s and 80s, inparticular his experience with the infamous "Mineshaft Club".
If you've been to the Mineshaft or have any similar stories, please share them for future episodes of BAMMER Tales :)
If you have any similar stories, please share them for future episodes of BAMMER Talks :)
See 200 first-person stories by Mike and by contributors around the world at www.BAMMER.co
Follow Our Instagram pages @bammer.co + @bammer47
Follow Our Twitter @bammer47 (for racier fare)
Send Your Stories to [email protected]
Catch Our Podcast interviews at "BAMMER and Me" on all major streaming platforms. Mike interviews remarkable LGBTQ people from the US, Canada, UK, Kyrgyzistan, Somalia, Australia, etc.
Also, new Tiktok at _bammer47_.
Video Edited by Fergus Malone
Sound Design & Mix by Henry Ley - https://www.crystalbenchmark.com/
#vintage #gayhistory #photography #coming out #throwback @lgbtqcommunity #gaycommunity #gayinitiation #crosscountry #1979 #1970s #1980s #gayhistory #gaybars #sexanddrugs #nostalgia #learningfromthepast #mineshaft #meatpackingdistrict #sexclubs #std #touristsites #studio54
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Gay New York: The Mineshaft Club
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:33
- Uploaded Date: 27 Mar 2019
- views: 6390
The Mineshaft was one of the most infamous gay joints throughout the 1970s. It operated with strict decorum. It was immortalized in culture by Al Pacino in the ...
The Mineshaft was one of the most infamous gay joints throughout the 1970s. It operated with strict decorum. It was immortalized in culture by Al Pacino in the movie Cruising and was attended by the licks of Tom of Tom of Finland and Keith Hairing
https://wn.com/Gay_New_York_The_Mineshaft_Club
The Mineshaft was one of the most infamous gay joints throughout the 1970s. It operated with strict decorum. It was immortalized in culture by Al Pacino in the movie Cruising and was attended by the licks of Tom of Tom of Finland and Keith Hairing
- published: 27 Mar 2019
- views: 6390
7:15
Lives of The Leathermen
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:15
- Uploaded Date: 13 Jan 2017
- views: 67556
A film looking into the lives of three leathermen from the UK. A huge thanks to everyone who helped create this film over the past few months.
A film looking into the lives of three leathermen from the UK. A huge thanks to everyone who helped create this film over the past few months.
https://wn.com/Lives_Of_The_Leathermen
A film looking into the lives of three leathermen from the UK. A huge thanks to everyone who helped create this film over the past few months.
- published: 13 Jan 2017
- views: 67556
9:43
CRUISING
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:43
- Uploaded Date: 25 Nov 2010
- views: 598378
Escenas de la pelicula Cruising
Escenas de la pelicula Cruising
https://wn.com/Cruising
Escenas de la pelicula Cruising
- published: 25 Nov 2010
- views: 598378
7:55
Orgy Clubs of the 1970s
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:55
- Uploaded Date: 12 May 2019
- views: 8992
Americans screwed their brains out from earliest times,
but the USA retained its Puritan pretenses through the 1950s.
Even after the Kinsey report, the preten...
Americans screwed their brains out from earliest times,
but the USA retained its Puritan pretenses through the 1950s.
Even after the Kinsey report, the pretense continued
across much of the country.
But that pretense ended in the 1960s, when the contraceptive pill
liberated both men and women in many ways.
(Especially because we thought in those days
that there were only two venereal diseases,
both curable by a shot.)
Oddly, long before gay rights became a central issue,
group sex (hetero) became a widespread fad in the 1970s
-- it was called "wife swapping"-- and clubs appeared
that made it easier.
(Far preferable to sneaking off for
secret extramarital ventures.)
See book "Thy Neighbor's Wife", by New York Times
reporter Gay (that was his name, not his preference)Talese--
who participated across the land.
Here are my own reminiscences on the matter.
https://wn.com/Orgy_Clubs_Of_The_1970S
Americans screwed their brains out from earliest times,
but the USA retained its Puritan pretenses through the 1950s.
Even after the Kinsey report, the pretense continued
across much of the country.
But that pretense ended in the 1960s, when the contraceptive pill
liberated both men and women in many ways.
(Especially because we thought in those days
that there were only two venereal diseases,
both curable by a shot.)
Oddly, long before gay rights became a central issue,
group sex (hetero) became a widespread fad in the 1970s
-- it was called "wife swapping"-- and clubs appeared
that made it easier.
(Far preferable to sneaking off for
secret extramarital ventures.)
See book "Thy Neighbor's Wife", by New York Times
reporter Gay (that was his name, not his preference)Talese--
who participated across the land.
Here are my own reminiscences on the matter.
- published: 12 May 2019
- views: 8992
56:10
Documentary HIV/AIDS Channel - 1982 1992 News Clips On HIV AIDS The First Ten Years
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 56:10
- Uploaded Date: 02 Mar 2017
- views: 67557
We always have to keep in mind that a Documentary, after all, can tell lies and it can tell lies because it lays claim to a form of veracity which fiction doesn...
We always have to keep in mind that a Documentary, after all, can tell lies and it can tell lies because it lays claim to a form of veracity which fiction doesn't. Some of the documentaries are made just to discredit some particular person, party, organization, system etc, but most of them here on TDF are non biased, without prejudice and worth watching.
https://wn.com/Documentary_Hiv_Aids_Channel_1982_1992_News_Clips_On_Hiv_Aids_The_First_Ten_Years
We always have to keep in mind that a Documentary, after all, can tell lies and it can tell lies because it lays claim to a form of veracity which fiction doesn't. Some of the documentaries are made just to discredit some particular person, party, organization, system etc, but most of them here on TDF are non biased, without prejudice and worth watching.
- published: 02 Mar 2017
- views: 67557
43:38
The Making Of Cruising (1980) - William Friedkin Documentary
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 43:38
- Uploaded Date: 03 Jan 2016
- views: 529559
In his research, Friedkin worked with members of the Mafia, who at the time owned many of the city's gay bars.[3] Al Pacino was not Friedkin's first choice for ...
In his research, Friedkin worked with members of the Mafia, who at the time owned many of the city's gay bars.[3] Al Pacino was not Friedkin's first choice for the lead; Richard Gere had expressed a strong interest in the part, and Friedkin had opened negotiations with Gere's agent. Gere was Friedkin's choice because he believed that Gere would bring an androgynous quality to the role that Pacino could not.[4]
The Motion Picture Association of America originally gave Cruising an X rating. Friedkin claims he took the film before the MPAA board "50 times" at a cost of $50,000 and deleted 40 minutes of footage from the original cut before he secured an R rating.[2] The deleted footage, according to Friedkin, consisted entirely of footage from the clubs in which portions of the film were shot and consisted of "[a]bsolutely graphic sexuality....that material showed the most graphic homosexuality with Pacino watching, and with the intimation that he may have been participating."[3] In some discussions, Friedkin claims that the missing 40 minutes had no effect on the story or the characterizations,[2] but in others he states that the footage created "mysterious twists and turns (which [the film] no longer takes)", that the suspicion that Pacino's character may have himself become a killer was made more clear and that the missing footage simultaneously made the film both more and less ambiguous. When Friedkin sought to restore the missing footage for the film's DVD release, he discovered that United Artists no longer had it. He believes that UA destroyed the footage.[2] Some obscured sexual activity remains visible in the film as released, and Friedkin intercut a few frames of gay pornography into the first scene in which a murder is depicted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruising_%28film%29
https://wn.com/The_Making_Of_Cruising_(1980)_William_Friedkin_Documentary
In his research, Friedkin worked with members of the Mafia, who at the time owned many of the city's gay bars.[3] Al Pacino was not Friedkin's first choice for the lead; Richard Gere had expressed a strong interest in the part, and Friedkin had opened negotiations with Gere's agent. Gere was Friedkin's choice because he believed that Gere would bring an androgynous quality to the role that Pacino could not.[4]
The Motion Picture Association of America originally gave Cruising an X rating. Friedkin claims he took the film before the MPAA board "50 times" at a cost of $50,000 and deleted 40 minutes of footage from the original cut before he secured an R rating.[2] The deleted footage, according to Friedkin, consisted entirely of footage from the clubs in which portions of the film were shot and consisted of "[a]bsolutely graphic sexuality....that material showed the most graphic homosexuality with Pacino watching, and with the intimation that he may have been participating."[3] In some discussions, Friedkin claims that the missing 40 minutes had no effect on the story or the characterizations,[2] but in others he states that the footage created "mysterious twists and turns (which [the film] no longer takes)", that the suspicion that Pacino's character may have himself become a killer was made more clear and that the missing footage simultaneously made the film both more and less ambiguous. When Friedkin sought to restore the missing footage for the film's DVD release, he discovered that United Artists no longer had it. He believes that UA destroyed the footage.[2] Some obscured sexual activity remains visible in the film as released, and Friedkin intercut a few frames of gay pornography into the first scene in which a murder is depicted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruising_%28film%29
- published: 03 Jan 2016
- views: 529559
22:09
The 1970s Gay Sex Bars Part 1 (The Strap & Mine Shaft)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 22:09
- Uploaded Date: 15 Sep 2020
- views: 5608
This podcast is rated xxx as Eric talks about his experiences at the gay sex bars of the 1970s.
This podcast is rated xxx as Eric talks about his experiences at the gay sex bars of the 1970s.
https://wn.com/The_1970S_Gay_Sex_Bars_Part_1_(The_Strap_Mine_Shaft)
This podcast is rated xxx as Eric talks about his experiences at the gay sex bars of the 1970s.
- published: 15 Sep 2020
- views: 5608
3:25
Zoolander works in a mine
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:25
- Uploaded Date: 02 Jan 2021
- views: 244941
- published: 02 Jan 2021
- views: 244941
3:55
How did Freddie Mercury contract AIDS?
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:55
- Uploaded Date: 13 Dec 2018
- views: 3799732
Who gave Freddie Mercury AIDS? Rumor has it Freddie was infected in the mid to late 70’s, essentially on his first visit (or second) visit to New York, which wa...
Who gave Freddie Mercury AIDS? Rumor has it Freddie was infected in the mid to late 70’s, essentially on his first visit (or second) visit to New York, which was the epicentre of the GRID (gay-related immune deficiency) epidemic. By 1982 he was starting to show symptoms of being infected already, and by 1984 he had the first appearance of possible KS (Kaposi Sarcoma) on his body, which he thought was bruising to start with, until more started to appear on his body and face - hence the thicker makeup, and later covering of his legs, and areas where they were.
According to his partner Jim Hutton, Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in late April 1987. Around that time, Mercury claimed in an interview to have tested negative for HIV. For him to have full blown AIDS by 1987, and with average HIV incubation period it means he could have been infected as far back as 1976–1978. As to ‘who’ infected him with HIV (not AIDS), most probably there were several people who exposed him to the virus over the years, and he may well have been re-exposed to the virus more than once by the same person/people. Upon returning from a tour in 1976 he told Mary Austin that he thought he was bisexual. Mary herself has said that their relationship had been different for the last 18 months to 2 years (1974–1976), and they split the same year. After which Freddie began to spend more time in New York and explore that side of his sexuality having numerous one night stands with men, as well as with some women.
We know New York was the epicentre of the HIV epidemic, and we know Freddie was starting to hit the gay bars in New York during his early visits to the US as he found the freedom to explore that side of himself there. Freddie was hanging around with a Russian called Nicolai at this time, who was ‘very’ promiscuous and who would later go on to die from - apparently -the same strain of HIV/AIDS as Kenny Everett. Kenny and Freddie both slept with Nicolai, and shared several lovers with each other, and Nicolai. So, Mercury was probably infected in New York during one of his early visits to the US.
Jim Hutton was the ‘husband' of the late Freddie Mercury for seven years before the legendary Queen singer died of Aids in 1991. He and Freddie first met in a gay nightclub in 1983. Jim moved into Garden Lodge and became Freddie's gardener. Hutton lived with Mercury for the last six years of his life, nursed him during his illness, and was present at his bedside when he died. Hutton said Mercury died wearing the wedding band that Hutton had given him.
On 22 November 1991, Mercury called Queen's manager Jim Beach over to his Kensington home to discuss a public statement, which was released the following day: Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with me, my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease. My privacy has always been very special to me and I am famous for my lack of interviews. Please understand this policy will continue. On the evening of 24 November 1991, just over 24 hours after issuing that statement, Mercury died at the age of 45 at his home in Kensington. The official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
In 1994, Hutton released a book entitled ‘Mercury and Me’, a memoir of his relationship with the famed singer. Within the book, Hutton shared details of his relationship with Mercury as well as some never before seen candid photos of both himself and Mercury together. On New Year's Day in 2010, Hutton died at the age of 60 from lung cancer, just three days shy of his 61st birthday. In 1990, Hutton was diagnosed with AIDS and dealt with it until his death. Hutton, who cared for Mercury during the singers battle with the same syndrome, said that it took him a year to break the news to Mercury that he too had been diagnosed with AIDS. Many believed that Hutton had died from complications with AIDS, however, it was revealed that his death was caused by lung cancer.
#FreddieMercury #Queen #Mercury
https://wn.com/How_Did_Freddie_Mercury_Contract_Aids
Who gave Freddie Mercury AIDS? Rumor has it Freddie was infected in the mid to late 70’s, essentially on his first visit (or second) visit to New York, which was the epicentre of the GRID (gay-related immune deficiency) epidemic. By 1982 he was starting to show symptoms of being infected already, and by 1984 he had the first appearance of possible KS (Kaposi Sarcoma) on his body, which he thought was bruising to start with, until more started to appear on his body and face - hence the thicker makeup, and later covering of his legs, and areas where they were.
According to his partner Jim Hutton, Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in late April 1987. Around that time, Mercury claimed in an interview to have tested negative for HIV. For him to have full blown AIDS by 1987, and with average HIV incubation period it means he could have been infected as far back as 1976–1978. As to ‘who’ infected him with HIV (not AIDS), most probably there were several people who exposed him to the virus over the years, and he may well have been re-exposed to the virus more than once by the same person/people. Upon returning from a tour in 1976 he told Mary Austin that he thought he was bisexual. Mary herself has said that their relationship had been different for the last 18 months to 2 years (1974–1976), and they split the same year. After which Freddie began to spend more time in New York and explore that side of his sexuality having numerous one night stands with men, as well as with some women.
We know New York was the epicentre of the HIV epidemic, and we know Freddie was starting to hit the gay bars in New York during his early visits to the US as he found the freedom to explore that side of himself there. Freddie was hanging around with a Russian called Nicolai at this time, who was ‘very’ promiscuous and who would later go on to die from - apparently -the same strain of HIV/AIDS as Kenny Everett. Kenny and Freddie both slept with Nicolai, and shared several lovers with each other, and Nicolai. So, Mercury was probably infected in New York during one of his early visits to the US.
Jim Hutton was the ‘husband' of the late Freddie Mercury for seven years before the legendary Queen singer died of Aids in 1991. He and Freddie first met in a gay nightclub in 1983. Jim moved into Garden Lodge and became Freddie's gardener. Hutton lived with Mercury for the last six years of his life, nursed him during his illness, and was present at his bedside when he died. Hutton said Mercury died wearing the wedding band that Hutton had given him.
On 22 November 1991, Mercury called Queen's manager Jim Beach over to his Kensington home to discuss a public statement, which was released the following day: Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with me, my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease. My privacy has always been very special to me and I am famous for my lack of interviews. Please understand this policy will continue. On the evening of 24 November 1991, just over 24 hours after issuing that statement, Mercury died at the age of 45 at his home in Kensington. The official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
In 1994, Hutton released a book entitled ‘Mercury and Me’, a memoir of his relationship with the famed singer. Within the book, Hutton shared details of his relationship with Mercury as well as some never before seen candid photos of both himself and Mercury together. On New Year's Day in 2010, Hutton died at the age of 60 from lung cancer, just three days shy of his 61st birthday. In 1990, Hutton was diagnosed with AIDS and dealt with it until his death. Hutton, who cared for Mercury during the singers battle with the same syndrome, said that it took him a year to break the news to Mercury that he too had been diagnosed with AIDS. Many believed that Hutton had died from complications with AIDS, however, it was revealed that his death was caused by lung cancer.
#FreddieMercury #Queen #Mercury
- published: 13 Dec 2018
- views: 3799732
8:32
BAMMER TALES Ep. 9 - The Mineshaft Club
This week Mike tells us about the gay corners of NYC in the 70s and 80s, inparticular his ...
published: 29 Oct 2022
BAMMER TALES Ep. 9 - The Mineshaft Club
BAMMER TALES Ep. 9 - The Mineshaft Club
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- published: 29 Oct 2022
- views: 110348
This week Mike tells us about the gay corners of NYC in the 70s and 80s, inparticular his experience with the infamous "Mineshaft Club".
If you've been to the Mineshaft or have any similar stories, please share them for future episodes of BAMMER Tales :)
If you have any similar stories, please share them for future episodes of BAMMER Talks :)
See 200 first-person stories by Mike and by contributors around the world at www.BAMMER.co
Follow Our Instagram pages @bammer.co + @bammer47
Follow Our Twitter @bammer47 (for racier fare)
Send Your Stories to [email protected]
Catch Our Podcast interviews at "BAMMER and Me" on all major streaming platforms. Mike interviews remarkable LGBTQ people from the US, Canada, UK, Kyrgyzistan, Somalia, Australia, etc.
Also, new Tiktok at _bammer47_.
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Gay New York: The Mineshaft Club
The Mineshaft was one of the most infamous gay joints throughout the 1970s. It operated wi...
published: 27 Mar 2019
Gay New York: The Mineshaft Club
Gay New York: The Mineshaft Club
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The Mineshaft was one of the most infamous gay joints throughout the 1970s. It operated with strict decorum. It was immortalized in culture by Al Pacino in the movie Cruising and was attended by the licks of Tom of Tom of Finland and Keith Hairing
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Lives of The Leathermen
A film looking into the lives of three leathermen from the UK. A huge thanks to everyone w...
published: 13 Jan 2017
Lives of The Leathermen
Lives of The Leathermen
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A film looking into the lives of three leathermen from the UK. A huge thanks to everyone who helped create this film over the past few months.
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CRUISING
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published: 25 Nov 2010
CRUISING
CRUISING
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Orgy Clubs of the 1970s
Americans screwed their brains out from earliest times,
but the USA retained its Puritan ...
published: 12 May 2019
Orgy Clubs of the 1970s
Orgy Clubs of the 1970s
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Americans screwed their brains out from earliest times,
but the USA retained its Puritan pretenses through the 1950s.
Even after the Kinsey report, the pretense continued
across much of the country.
But that pretense ended in the 1960s, when the contraceptive pill
liberated both men and women in many ways.
(Especially because we thought in those days
that there were only two venereal diseases,
both curable by a shot.)
Oddly, long before gay rights became a central issue,
group sex (hetero) became a widespread fad in the 1970s
-- it was called "wife swapping"-- and clubs appeared
that made it easier.
(Far preferable to sneaking off for
secret extramarital ventures.)
See book "Thy Neighbor's Wife", by New York Times
reporter Gay (that was his name, not his preference)Talese--
who participated across the land.
Here are my own reminiscences on the matter.
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Documentary HIV/AIDS Channel - 1982 1992 News Clips On HIV AIDS The First Ten Years
We always have to keep in mind that a Documentary, after all, can tell lies and it can tel...
published: 02 Mar 2017
Documentary HIV/AIDS Channel - 1982 1992 News Clips On HIV AIDS The First Ten Years
Documentary HIV/AIDS Channel - 1982 1992 News Clips On HIV AIDS The First Ten Years
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We always have to keep in mind that a Documentary, after all, can tell lies and it can tell lies because it lays claim to a form of veracity which fiction doesn't. Some of the documentaries are made just to discredit some particular person, party, organization, system etc, but most of them here on TDF are non biased, without prejudice and worth watching.
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The Making Of Cruising (1980) - William Friedkin Documentary
In his research, Friedkin worked with members of the Mafia, who at the time owned many of ...
published: 03 Jan 2016
The Making Of Cruising (1980) - William Friedkin Documentary
The Making Of Cruising (1980) - William Friedkin Documentary
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In his research, Friedkin worked with members of the Mafia, who at the time owned many of the city's gay bars.[3] Al Pacino was not Friedkin's first choice for the lead; Richard Gere had expressed a strong interest in the part, and Friedkin had opened negotiations with Gere's agent. Gere was Friedkin's choice because he believed that Gere would bring an androgynous quality to the role that Pacino could not.[4]
The Motion Picture Association of America originally gave Cruising an X rating. Friedkin claims he took the film before the MPAA board "50 times" at a cost of $50,000 and deleted 40 minutes of footage from the original cut before he secured an R rating.[2] The deleted footage, according to Friedkin, consisted entirely of footage from the clubs in which portions of the film were shot and consisted of "[a]bsolutely graphic sexuality....that material showed the most graphic homosexuality with Pacino watching, and with the intimation that he may have been participating."[3] In some discussions, Friedkin claims that the missing 40 minutes had no effect on the story or the characterizations,[2] but in others he states that the footage created "mysterious twists and turns (which [the film] no longer takes)", that the suspicion that Pacino's character may have himself become a killer was made more clear and that the missing footage simultaneously made the film both more and less ambiguous. When Friedkin sought to restore the missing footage for the film's DVD release, he discovered that United Artists no longer had it. He believes that UA destroyed the footage.[2] Some obscured sexual activity remains visible in the film as released, and Friedkin intercut a few frames of gay pornography into the first scene in which a murder is depicted.
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The 1970s Gay Sex Bars Part 1 (The Strap & Mine Shaft)
This podcast is rated xxx as Eric talks about his experiences at the gay sex bars of the 1...
published: 15 Sep 2020
The 1970s Gay Sex Bars Part 1 (The Strap & Mine Shaft)
The 1970s Gay Sex Bars Part 1 (The Strap & Mine Shaft)
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This podcast is rated xxx as Eric talks about his experiences at the gay sex bars of the 1970s.
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How did Freddie Mercury contract AIDS?
Who gave Freddie Mercury AIDS? Rumor has it Freddie was infected in the mid to late 70’s, ...
published: 13 Dec 2018
How did Freddie Mercury contract AIDS?
How did Freddie Mercury contract AIDS?
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Who gave Freddie Mercury AIDS? Rumor has it Freddie was infected in the mid to late 70’s, essentially on his first visit (or second) visit to New York, which was the epicentre of the GRID (gay-related immune deficiency) epidemic. By 1982 he was starting to show symptoms of being infected already, and by 1984 he had the first appearance of possible KS (Kaposi Sarcoma) on his body, which he thought was bruising to start with, until more started to appear on his body and face - hence the thicker makeup, and later covering of his legs, and areas where they were.
According to his partner Jim Hutton, Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in late April 1987. Around that time, Mercury claimed in an interview to have tested negative for HIV. For him to have full blown AIDS by 1987, and with average HIV incubation period it means he could have been infected as far back as 1976–1978. As to ‘who’ infected him with HIV (not AIDS), most probably there were several people who exposed him to the virus over the years, and he may well have been re-exposed to the virus more than once by the same person/people. Upon returning from a tour in 1976 he told Mary Austin that he thought he was bisexual. Mary herself has said that their relationship had been different for the last 18 months to 2 years (1974–1976), and they split the same year. After which Freddie began to spend more time in New York and explore that side of his sexuality having numerous one night stands with men, as well as with some women.
We know New York was the epicentre of the HIV epidemic, and we know Freddie was starting to hit the gay bars in New York during his early visits to the US as he found the freedom to explore that side of himself there. Freddie was hanging around with a Russian called Nicolai at this time, who was ‘very’ promiscuous and who would later go on to die from - apparently -the same strain of HIV/AIDS as Kenny Everett. Kenny and Freddie both slept with Nicolai, and shared several lovers with each other, and Nicolai. So, Mercury was probably infected in New York during one of his early visits to the US.
Jim Hutton was the ‘husband' of the late Freddie Mercury for seven years before the legendary Queen singer died of Aids in 1991. He and Freddie first met in a gay nightclub in 1983. Jim moved into Garden Lodge and became Freddie's gardener. Hutton lived with Mercury for the last six years of his life, nursed him during his illness, and was present at his bedside when he died. Hutton said Mercury died wearing the wedding band that Hutton had given him.
On 22 November 1991, Mercury called Queen's manager Jim Beach over to his Kensington home to discuss a public statement, which was released the following day: Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with me, my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease. My privacy has always been very special to me and I am famous for my lack of interviews. Please understand this policy will continue. On the evening of 24 November 1991, just over 24 hours after issuing that statement, Mercury died at the age of 45 at his home in Kensington. The official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
In 1994, Hutton released a book entitled ‘Mercury and Me’, a memoir of his relationship with the famed singer. Within the book, Hutton shared details of his relationship with Mercury as well as some never before seen candid photos of both himself and Mercury together. On New Year's Day in 2010, Hutton died at the age of 60 from lung cancer, just three days shy of his 61st birthday. In 1990, Hutton was diagnosed with AIDS and dealt with it until his death. Hutton, who cared for Mercury during the singers battle with the same syndrome, said that it took him a year to break the news to Mercury that he too had been diagnosed with AIDS. Many believed that Hutton had died from complications with AIDS, however, it was revealed that his death was caused by lung cancer.
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Mineshaft (gay club)
The Mineshaft was a members-only BDSM gay bar and sex club located at 835 Washington Street, at Little West 12th Street, in Manhattan, New York City, in the Meatpacking District, West Village, and Greenwich Village sections.
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Among those who frequented the Mineshaft were Jack Fritscher, who was present at its opening night and attended hundreds of times, Fritscher's lover Robert Mapplethorpe, who took many pictures of the Mineshaft and was at one point its official photographer, gay erotic artist Rex, and Annie Sprinkle, who said she was one of three women ever allowed in. (One of the other women was Camille O'Grady.) Manager Wally Wallace (born James Wallace) said that he turned away Mick Jagger, and a bouncer turned away Nureyev. But Vincente Minnelli, Fassbinder, Rock Hudson, and Foucault got in.
There was no sign on the entrance; the exterior has been described as "grimy". The location had previously been used by a gay bar, Zodiac. The entrance to the club was up a flight of stairs, on the second floor. The door was manned by someone who rejected anyone wearing preppie clothes or cologne. Originally the Mineshaft was on that one floor (and with a scat room, which was soon abandoned as too extreme.) It soon expanded to the first floor beneath, cutting a hatch in the middle of the (second) floor which gave access down rough stairs to a recreation of a jail cell, the back of a truck, dungeons, and a room containing spotlighted bathtubs in which men could let other men urinate on them.
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