Rent Parties NYC 1920-1935 (just for ladies) Private parties were still the safest places to meet other ladies during The Harlem Renaissance and rent parties were the most popular kind of private parties in which to do so. Rent Parties were huge in Harlem at the time, and some were very gay. The hosts provided bootleg liquor, dancing and jazz and charged admission (to help the resident pay their rent, which was astronomical at the time -- many white landlords charged black tenants double what their white counterparts would pay). Fear-mongering local papers described lesbian-attended Rent Parties as dangerous to the health of all concerned because of their combination of bad gin, jealous women and a carving knife. (a.k.a. dyke drama)
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:45:22 +0000
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