Discover the history of the LGBT community in Chapel Hill on a walking tour. Learn about NC’s first gay bar, the first pride parade, the first open elected official in the South, and much more.

 

EXPERIENCE:

Join a guide on a tour of the history of Chapel Hill’s LGBT community. Learn about the town’s reputation as the “North Carolina Gay Capital” and its many firsts, including the state’s first gay bar, the first pride parade, the first communion held by openly LGBT clerfy, and the first openly LGBT elected official in the American South. We discuss the formation of the town’s first LGBT rights organizations, gay life in the city, and the challenges brought by the 1980s.

The tour was written and compiled by a professional historian, utilizing various sources from oral interviews to the archives of Chapel Hill’s LGBT news magazine, Lambda.

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Learn about the history of the LGBT community in Chapel Hill
Discover the first gay bar and the first pride parade in North Carolina
Hear about the first openly LGBT elected official in the American South
See the first church communion performed by openly LGBT clergy in the US
Take a walk through the community’s evolution from secrecy to pride

 

 

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