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A New Nightclub Continues A Long Legacy For Washington D.C.’s Black Gay Community

Interior of nightclub dance floor.
Photo courtesy of BigStock/kowit1982

The Grio reports that Thurst Lounge was created as “a love letter” to Washington D.C.’s Black gay community and highlights decades of Black queer spaces.

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