During the early days of the AIDS crisis, LGBTQ bars around the country became hubs of activism and support for the community at large. Drag queens held shows raising money for those living with HIV and AIDS. People grieved together in bars and clubs. And as public health information became available, bars offered sex education materials and classes. Those efforts paved the way for what are now considered common bar practices, like being able to walk into a drag bar in New York and listen to a hosted talk about the benefits of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, a medication that reduces the transmission of HIV. Many bars around the
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