46 Street (New York City Gay Cruise and Piano Bar/1967-1996) Color:Heather Peach Five Fingers of Death —

Five Fingers of Death — Kung Fu Film T-Shirt (1972)

Homey the Clown became one of the most iconic and subversive TV characters of the era

unmistakable artifact from the early days of modern LGBTQ activism

This tee honors the risk-taking

and chosen-family living rooms in a culture that often erased or marginalized lesbian lives

46 Street (New York City Gay Cruise and Piano Bar/1967-1996) Color:Heather Peach Five Fingers of Death —46 Street Bar & Piano Bar (New York City) c. late 1960s to mid 1990s Known simply as 46 Street, this Midtown institution was part cruise bar, part piano bar, and all atmosphere. Tucked just off Times Square, it drew a mix of theater crowd, businessmen, hustlers, and regulars looking for a darker, more intimate alternative to the disco scene downtown. By day it was low key and conversational; by night it became a classic New York gay meeting ground,