Pride in Places: New York bar’s yearly “Mr. Eagle Contest” created a lineage of queer activism
Derek Danton was a regular at Eagle NYC before he saved it from permanent closure. He moved to New York in 1980 and found a place where he felt comfortable and accepted, especially considering it wouldn’t be until 2003 that the US officially decriminalized homosexuality nationwide.
But in a city that prides itself on never sleeping, equality has never been put on snooze, at least in comparison. Danton discovered once you experience a sense of community, you’ll fight for it.
Danton tells GayCit
But in a city that prides itself on never sleeping, equality has never been put on snooze, at least in comparison. Danton discovered once you experience a sense of community, you’ll fight for it.
Danton tells GayCit