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The Gay Restaurants That Nurtured LGBTQ Americans
Episode 1377

The Gay Restaurants That Nurtured LGBTQ Americans

Erik Piepenburg, journalist and contributor to The New York Times, talks about how LGBTQ-friendly restaurants have nurtured queer Americans and their fight for civil rights.

The Brian Lehrer Show

June 11, 202513m 59s

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Show Notes

As Pride month is now in full swing, Erik Piepenburg, journalist and contributor to The New York Times, and author of the new book Dining Out: First Dates, Defiant Nights, and Last Call Disco Fries at America's Gay Restaurants (Grand Central Publishing, 2025), talks about how LGBTQ-friendly restaurants have nurtured queer Americans and their fight for civil rights.

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pridelgbt_rightsfoodpride_monthlocal_wnychistoryrestaurantsculturelgbtqueerlocal_culture