Along the way, they’re hoping to understand the role of these bars from a cultural and historical standpoint. In dozens of interviews with LGBTQ San Diegans - activists, bartenders and bar owners - filmmakers Paul Detwiler and Chris Cashman are asking people about their memories of the city’s gay bars. If you think gay bars are just places for dancing, drinking and flirty fun, think again.Ī new documentary being filmed now in San Diego and set to air on KPBS next summer argues that the bars have a complex cultural, political and historical significance.
