Noah

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Minneapolis-based; queer public historian; here for reality tv, thirst traps, and lefty politics
Show threadNoahDec 20, 2022
Bobbie Bannister was divorced and seemed to really not like the idea of having kids (honestly, same). Her “friendly” and “personal relations” with Hinman were questioned, which the prosecutor found improper. Here she says they met at the Onyx Bar.
Show threadNoahDec 20, 2022
There is a really fascinating account about 3 women caught up in a liquor selling scheme in April 1940, though. Betty Ryan who ran a “house of ill fame” (brothel probs); her right hand woman, Vera Moore Hinman; and their “boyish-appearing associate” Bobbie Bannister all testified.
Show threadNoahDec 20, 2022

Rowland often described Onyx Bar in interviews and letters as “scruffy,” but a “jam packed” bar where people dressed up in bright green suits and contrasting ascots to identify each other as gay.

(Perhaps a nod to Oscar Wilde requesting his friends wear a green carnation to an opening night of Lady Windermere’s Fan)

NoahDec 20, 2022
Onyx Bar welcomed #gay patrons at 3rd St and Hennepin in Minneapolis between 1938-1945. There are few accounts of the bar, but co-founder of the #MattachineSociety, Chuck Rowland, often went there with other cofounder Bob Hull. Photo: Rowland 2nd from right, Hull 3rd from right at Mattachine Christmas party, and Onyx Bar sign (1939) #history #publichistory #lgbtq #queerhistory 🧵🪡
NoahDec 16, 2022
Really trying to figure this out lol so if you’re a #RealHousewives #Survivor #History #PublicHistory #LGBTQ #Queer type of person… here I am.