The Alley Cat (San Francisco Gay Cruise Bar/70's to 90's) Color:Soft Cream and a crowd dressed in

and a crowd dressed in leather

and The Village People

and instantly recognizable to anyone who grew up in the tri-state broadcast zone

proof that love stories can be messy

the reissue cemented its status as the ultimate grindhouse feminist fever dream

The Alley Cat (San Francisco Gay Cruise Bar/70's to 90's) Color:Soft Cream and a crowd dressed inThe Alley Cat was the kind of hot whispered gay cruising bar tucked into a narrow back alley in San Francisco (dates lost to time, but most active during the mid 1970s through early 1990s). With red light neon signs barely visible from the street, a thumping bass from hidden dance rooms, and the clinking of drink orders passed quietly in dark corners, Alley Cat was both refuge and risk. For many queer people of the era it offered something precious: