Black Pipe
2440 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034
Bar 
1969 → 1975

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Los Angeles police raid a H.E.L.P. (Homophile Effort for Legal Protection) monthly fundraiser at the Black Pipe, a major leather bar. Among the 22 arrested: HELP president Larry Townsend. The police are surprised when the organization fights back. Some consider this the West Coast Stonewall.
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