Gay Pride. NYC. 1985

Click on it twice and it blows up BIG.

Where are the Trannies?

NB - Quite a few VERY VPLs.

I wonder whether any of the young men in that photo survived the AIDS crisis and are still alive today?

everyone's hangin' to the right R3

The Boneyard Boys

is this GMHC ? They guy 2nd from the left looks very familiar.

They look hotter to me than any of the ab-zombies on Grindr.

The third guy from the left wearing glasses has a GMC pin on. The Gay Men's Chorus? I can't make out the logo they have on their shirts.

Before the Muscle Mary Era.

Gays in general, if they went to the gym, they went to keep fit. Not do all sorts of weird shit with their bodies.

Agreed with R3 - bulgefest.

They sandpapered the jeans crotch.

I love those 80s bulges.

NORMAL, and more appealing guys, than the ones you see today. Just regular guys. Not narcissists.

R14 as an elder, I think today's men look fantastic(women don't)! I never saw that many hotties back in the day. They are ubiquitous these days, although some are a bit too "swole" for my tastes. All in all ,I approve this message. .

[quote]NORMAL, and more appealing guys, than the ones you see today. Just regular guys. Not narcissists.

The vanity and self-obsession today, is horrible.

How many of these guys did the towel dance?

Answer = Zero.

The millennials can fuck off.

(Shame on you, R6!)

A dear friend of mine is in the front row. He died of AIDS in 1989.

(Actually, you can barely see us, but my boyfriend (now my husband) and I are also in the photo, about 3 rows behind him.)

As for the clothing, at the time every gay community in major US and European cities had a “clone” look. We didn’t see ourselves as clones then, any more than do the youth of today. Nonetheless, one could readily identify a visitor to NYC, and often be fairly certain of their home city, by their dress. The truth is, what is the trend today will almost always be seen as clone-like tomorrow. Very much like today’s twinks will morph onto tomorrow’s eldergays, in the blink of an eye... if they’re lucky enough to live that long.

^ “today’s twinks will morph into tomorrow’s eldergays”

[quote]As for the clothing, at the time every gay community in major US and European cities had a “clone” look.

That was the clone look of 1985?

Surely it wasn't as cloney as that? They were dressed exactly the same for a reason, non? They came from the same organization or something.

The “clone key” is seen in the jeans (though I’m surprised not to see a few button-flys) and footwear, R21. However, essentially the same shirt, sans logo, could be found, by the dozen, in every young gay man’s dresser, alongside a stack of T-shirts, generally in black, charcoal, light grey and white.... not that we didn’t discard our shirts at every conceivable opportunity.

[quote]alongside a stack of T-shirts, generally in black, charcoal, light grey and white

from the Army & Navy on the next corner from this photo - just out of view.

I still don't remember gays being THIS uniform. I was there too. Living on Carmine Street.

There was a time when Levis 501's and Lacoste shirts (later, Polo shirts) was indeed the "gay uniform." It was common for gay men to wear 501's with the bottom button unbuttoned and to have a visible bulge.

I remember it was 501s , Lacoste and Nikes

I had many Levi 501s. & of course, I let them get holey at the knee.

In more modern times, you could buy them already looking old and worn out and dirty even. Weird.

It’s a photo of the NYC Gay Men’a Chorus.

& Gay Pride in London in 1985, looked like THIS >

Wow. Amazing picture. I wonder if gay people then would be disappointed in gay people today—the closet still dominates. “Gay” is going away...the closet still permeates and excuses for it. Despite AIDS and Reagan, the 80s (and 70s) seemed like a great time to live as a gay person because there was so much empowerment. Not so much today.

If Reagan had given a speech in 1982 when it was still called GRID, that would have done more to make the public think all gay men — and only gay men — can or will get it.

I don't agree with a single word R29 has said.

[quote] I wonder if gay people then would be disappointed in gay people today—the closet still dominates.

If I were the age I am now in 1985 (I'm 34; I was 2 then), I'd be lucky and happy to still be alive today.

You could have chosen not to act on your same-sex attraction. Is a jolly trip to the bathhouse really worth dying for?

Does being an ill informed, bigoted cunt make your life worth living, R33?

R19 is right. I partnered with an aging twink in my late 20s (he was already 30). He is a sweet man, but so insecure, as his identity was so tied into being young and desirable. He has sought therapy and is doing well, but hark, lads, it's a hard time when it catches up with you. All the fillers and reps in the world won't preserve you forever.

[quote]I wonder whether any of the young men in that photo survived the AIDS crisis and are still alive today?

I immediately teared up a bit when watching the photo thinking how many of them died.

and not one morbid obese in sight! Those were the days!

I'm thinking they are all dead unfortunately. They already look sick.

Fior God's sake - you can see the shirts are a uniform, they all have badges on them. They look like crowns.

And, another ignorant and homophobic thread to block.

How is it homophobic?? Serious question.

[quote]Before the Muscle Mary Era. Gays in general, if they went to the gym, they went to keep fit. Not do all sorts of weird shit with their bodies.

Ain't that the truth, gurl.

R40 is insane or doesn't know posts from threads.

[quote][R40] is insane or doesn't know posts from threads.

He's nutz.