Mary's
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Title
Mary's
Subject
Houston Drag Bars
Description
Said by Outsmart to have anchored Houston’s gay community in Montrose, Mary’s was a gay bar in Houston, Texas that opened as Mary’s Naturally in 1970 by Jim “Fanny” Farmer. Before its closing in November 2009, Mary’s contributed a significant amount of money, effort, and fun to the LGBTQ+ community.
During its life, Mary’s was described as “the place to get off.” An unofficial rule of Mary’s was that underwear couldn’t be worn; before the pairs were taken down in the 80’s, newcomers’ underwear were draped on the rafters. Mary’s wasn’t just a place to have fun, though. It also became a place where gay men organized community and political events, and a lot of the profit (including the tips from drag performances and vegetables from the garden out back) was donated to charity.
During its life, Mary’s was described as “the place to get off.” An unofficial rule of Mary’s was that underwear couldn’t be worn; before the pairs were taken down in the 80’s, newcomers’ underwear were draped on the rafters. Mary’s wasn’t just a place to have fun, though. It also became a place where gay men organized community and political events, and a lot of the profit (including the tips from drag performances and vegetables from the garden out back) was donated to charity.
Source
Matusow, C. (2016, April 02). Zipping Up Mary's. Retrieved February 22, 2017, from http://www.houstonpress.com/news/zipping-up-marys-6557633
Mary's Mural Returns BUT Is Montrose still the 'gay-borhood' (2015, February 17). Retrieved February 22, 2017, from
Mary's Mural Returns BUT Is Montrose still the 'gay-borhood' (2015, February 17). Retrieved February 22, 2017, from
Collection
Citation
“Mary's,” Houston LGBTQ Exhibits, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digitalprojects.rice.edu/wrc/Houston-LGBTQ/items/show/367.