They became romantic partners and started a musical collaboration. That’s when young singer Trevor Copeland arrived in New York and stumbled into a relationship with pianist and composer Arthur. It was a rough, problematic, turbulent world for the bars and their gay patrons. They stayed open because of bold owners, large crowds of patrons and police who, bribed, tipped off owners before a raid.
In the 1960s, gay bars in New York City were illegal.
