1979 New York Gay Erotic Film Festival Poster (Reprint of 1979 Promo Poster) Size:16″ x 24″ The original imagery was built

The original imagery was built through a very male lens

and MARS lived up to its name by offering something entirely out of this world

it was heavily damaged during the White Night Riots in 1979 after the verdict in Harvey Milk’s murder trial

which became the permanent headquarters for SAAF

Late-night buzz inside

1979 New York Gay Erotic Film Festival Poster (Reprint of 1979 Promo Poster) Size:16″ x 24″ The original imagery was builtFirst New York Gay Erotic Film Festival 1979 Big Top Erotic Cinema Times Square, NYC In 1979, in the neon glow of pre cleanup Times Square, the Big Top Erotic Cinema hosted what is believed to be New Yorks first dedicated gay erotic film festival not an arthouse showcase, not a nonprofit cultural event, but a full throttle, unapologetically adult cinematic gathering. Held inside Big Top a male erotic theater operating just off Broadway the festival