History: Though it may be difficult for younger dykes socializing in today’s Toronto to imagine, it wasn’t so long ago that queer women in this city had few options for meeting, dancing, and creating community.įrom the late 1970s into the ’80s, there were occasional “Women’s Dances” (rarely was there a trendy title to be found) at venues including The Masonic Temple, The Party Centre, and The 519 Community Centre, as well as union halls, church basements and, well, basements in general. Here, Denise Benson revisits the club that changed all that. In the 1980s, Toronto’s lesbian scene was underground-quite literally, as it was often relegated to out-of-sight basement venues.
Photo courtesy of Dallas Noftall.Īrticle originally published Januby The Grid online (). DJ Dallas (centre, in Chez Moi T-shirt) and friends.
