History Map” grew out of Bill Adair’s UCLA urban planning graduate school thesis that explored gay landmarks. “I think there is a debt of gratitude there and a curiosity about how difficult it really was, how oppressive it was and what it took to survive,” said Samudio, who was the project coordinator.įunded in part with a $1,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the “Gay and Lesbian L.A. Raised in Mount Washington and educated at USC, Samudio acknowledged that his coming-out to gay life was eased by the struggles of older generations whose homes, offices, churches and gathering spots (including some locales known for sexual trysts) are part of the tour. “Extraordinary courage occurred in a lot of ordinary spaces.” “History isn’t only made in cathedrals or Taj Mahals,” said Samudio, at the wheel of his red ’94 Camaro while taking a reporter on a tour of some of the guide’s highlights.
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