The Bar Complex

As early as 1939, LGTBQ Kentuckians gathered discreetly at this location. Gay men John Hill and Estel Wilson opened Gilded Cage. The first nightclub opened in 1963 and predates New York's famous Stonewall Inn. It has gone by several names over the years, including the Living Room and Johnny Angel's. It is the site of the wedding between Marjorie Jones and Tracy Knight in 1970, who were the first lesbian couple in the country to sue for a marriage license.