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1860 - Women play crucial role in Lynn shoemakers' strike
Lynn, MA
1882 - Oscar Wilde performs at the Lynn Music Hall
Lynn Music Hall, Central Ave., Lynn, MA
1896 - A spinsters' party
831 Western Ave, Lynn, MA
1909 - Women's suffrage lays the groundwork for LGBTQ+ rights.
Lynn, MA
1920 - Suffragists win women the right to vote
Lynn, MA
1937 - The Light House Cafe opens
The Light House Cafe, 776 Washington St., Lynn, MA
1939 - Another seamen's fight at the Light House Cafe
The Lighthouse Cafe, 776 Washington St., Lynn, MA
1952 - Policeman steals liquor from the Light House
The Light House Cafe, 776 Washington St., Lynn, MA
1971 - Aquarius Lounge burns
Aquarius Lounge, 124 Lynnway, Lynn, MA
1973 - Shotgun blast inside bar
The Lighthouse Cafe, 776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
1973 - Robert Dow, gay rights pioneer
Lynn, MA
1974 - Oppression in Lynn
The Lighthouse Cafe, 776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
1974 - Defending the Light House
The Lighthouse Cafe, 776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
1974 - Homophile picnic
Lynn Beach, Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, MA
1974 - Malicious acts at the Light House Cafe
The Lighthouse Cafe, 776 Washington St., Lynn, MA
1975 - Gay stevedores
Lynn, MA
1975 - Mr. Dominic's Lounge a trouble spot
Mr. Dominic's 34-36 Central Ave, Lynn, MA
1975 - The final fire at the Light House Cafe
The Lighthouse Cafe, 776 Washington St., Lynn, MA
1975 - The Light House Cafe closes
The Lighthouse Cafe, 776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
1976 - GE hires women into skilled trades.
Lynn, MA
1976 - Lynn's newest "Gay" spot, Mr. Dominic's
Mr. Dominic's, 34-36 Central Ave, Lynn, MA
1976 - Neighborhood bars, Mr. Dominic's
Mr. Dominic's, 34-36 Central Ave, Lynn, MA
1976 - Fran's Place opens at the location of the Light House Cafe
776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
1977 - Mr. Dominic's II opens
Mr Dominic's II, 92-98 Park St, Lynn, MA
1978 - North Shore Gay Alliance
Lynn, MA
1978 - Tamany Hall advertises for attractive saloon keepers
Tamany Hall, 418-420 Union St, Lynn, MA
1979 - Alliance members stress the positive
Lynn, MA
1979 - Assault outside Fran's Place
Fran's Place, 776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
1979 - March on Washington
Lynn, MA
1979 - Item runs LGBTQ+ four part series. Part 1 of 4, “Growing Up Gay.”
Lynn, MA
1979 - Item runs LGBTQ+ four part series. Part 2 of 4, “I am gay . . ..”
Lynn, MA
1979 - Item runs LGBTQ+ four part series. Part 3 of 4, “Gay bars/ havens from ‘straight’ life.”
Lynn, MA
1979 - Item runs LGBTQ+ four part series. Part 4 of 4, “Gay pride and politics.”
Lynn, MA
1979 - Reward offered for information about gay bashing
Washington St, Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, MA
1979 - Standing up against queer bashing
Washington St, Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, MA
1980 - After the bars close, go to the Boston Street Diner
The Boston Street Diner, 41A Boston St, Lynn, MA
1980 - “Faggots get off my beach . . ..”
Red Rock Park, Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, MA
1980 - Dom's Lounge and Barbeque opens
Lynn, MA
1980 - A lot happens at Tamany Hall
Tamany Hall, 418-420 Union St, Lynn, MA
1981 - The Guide to Gay New England
Lynn, MA
1981 - Lynn Community Health Center: Gay AA meetings
Lynn, MA
1981 - Lynn Gay Community Center proposed
Lynn, MA
1981 - Police abuse of lesbians outside Fran’s
Fran's Place, 776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
1981 - Billy Gee's opens
Lynn, MA
1981 - JR's Ranch opens
Lynn, MA
1981 - Two gay bars survive fire that ravaged their neighborhood
Lynn, MA
1982 - Lynn battles male strippers at Fran's Place
Fran's Place, 776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
1982 - "It's not easy to find a safe place" in Lynn
Lynn, MA
1982 - Brief note on AIDS calling it the “Gay Plague”
Lynn, MA
1983 - Fire damages Marco-Marco LGBTQ bar
Marco-Marco, 212 Broad St., Lynn, MA
1983 - Jim Zipper “A gay man’s search for peace”
Lynn, MA
1984 - Angry neighbors want Mr. Dominic's hours rolled back
Mr. Dominic's, 212 Broad St, Lynn, MA
1985 - Adult materials sold at Mr. Dominic's
Lynn, MA
1985 - Lynn woman dyke-bashed
Lynn, MA
1985 - Courthouse demonstration
Lynn District Court, 580 Essex St., Lynn, MA
1986 - Mr. Dominic's advertisement
Mr. Dominic's, 212 Broad St, Lynn, MA
1986 - Bar owner guilty of insurance fraud surrounding fire that destroyed Tamany Hall Lounge
Tamany Hall, 418-420 Union St, Lynn, MA
1986 - Women held hostage at Mr. Dominic's
Lynn, MA
1987 - Greater Lynn AIDS Taskforce
Lynn, MA
1988 -Lynn prostitution, drug use,and unsafe sex, spread AIDs
Lynn, MA
1988 - Welcome to Joseph's piano bar
Joseph's, 191 Oxford St, Lynn, MA
1988 - "A gay at the beach"
King's Beach and Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, MA
1989 - Lynners support LGBTQ+ candidates
Sluice Pond, Lynn, MA
1990 - MA reverses ban on gay foster parents
Lynn, MA
1990 - Gay restaurant owner assists assault and robbery victims
Joseph's, 191 Oxford St, Lynn, MA
1991 - GLAD wins legal victory for two women
Lynn, MA
1991 - Jack Noseworthy lands TV role
Lynn, MA
1991 -NSCC hosts AIDS Quilt in Lynn
Lynn, MA
1993 -NAGLY forms in December 1992
Lynn, MA; Salem, MA
1993 - Lynn Student city councilors vote to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation
Lynn, MA
1993 - Gay and Lesbian Student's Bill of Rights
Lynn, MA
1994 - St. Pius V makes a panel for the AIDS quilt
Lynn, MA
1995 - Women's night at Fran's Place
Fran's Place, 776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
1995 - Ecumenical AIDS service in Lynn
First Lutheran Church, 280 Broadway, Lynn, MA
1995 - Lynn to host annual AIDS vigil
Lynn City Hall, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn, MA
1996 - Lynn Side Out group forms
Lynn, MA
1996- Fran's Place to hold AIDS benefit
Fran's Place, 776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
1997 - Lynn hosts World AIDS Day
Lynn, MA
1998 - Thousands view AIDS quilt at Lynn Vocational and Technical High
Lynn, MA
2000 - Lynn English High School Gay Straight Alliance
Lynn English High School, 50 Goodridge St, Lynn, MA
2000 - Lynn HIV Counselor Fired
Lynn, MA
2003 - Rev. Jane Gould editorial on same-sex marriage
St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church, 74 S Common St, Lynn, MA
2003 - Plan for gay gym withdrawn
Lynn, MA
2003 - High court upholds gay unions
Lynn, MA
2004 - Fran's Place named third best New England dance club
Fran's Place, 776 Washington St, Lynn, MA
2004 - Unions back gay benefits
Lynn, MA
Couple celebrates first same sex marriage license in US
Lynn, MA and Cambridge, MA
2004 - May 17th same-sex marriage licenses issued in Lynn
City Hall, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn, MA
2004 - Club Central raises money for police memorial
Club Central, 649 Lynnway, Lynn, MA
2004 - George Chakoutis focuses on AIDS
47 Central, 47 Central Ave, Lynn, MA
2005 - Ad from 47 Central
47 Central, 47 Central Ave, Lynn, MA
2005 - City Council says not to gym’s expansion as "gay sex club"
Lynn, MA
2006 - Boston Street Diner moves
The Boston Street Diner, Boston St, Lynn, MA
2006 - Lynn Probe of gay Brit’s death as possible murder
Lynn, MA
2007 - 47 Central number one gay bar on North Shore