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The Maryland Curiosity Bureau

Where is Baltimore’s Gayborhood?

Clockwise from upper left: Neal Foore, Monica Stevens Yorkman, Misty Letts, and Rahseed Green (photo credit: Aaron Henkin / WYPR)
Clockwise from upper left: Neal Foore, Monica Stevens Yorkman, Misty Letts, and Rahseed Green (photo credit: Aaron Henkin / WYPR)

Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood has been the epicenter of the city’s gay community for decades, but clubs and bars there have been closing while a new scene has emerged in the neighborhoods of Old Goucher and Station North. This episode, we talk with Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials about the past and present of gay life in Baltimore.

Aaron creates and produces original radio programs and podcasts for WYPR. His current project is The Maryland Curiosity Bureau. Aaron's neighborhood documentary series, Out of the Blocks, earned the 2018 national Edward R Murrow Award. His past work includes the long-running weekly cultural program, The Signal, and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings series, Tapestry of the Times. Aaron's stories have aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.