"When the Black Cat Tavern opened in 1966 in Los Angeles, it quickly became popular among the gay community. A year later, it was the site of an undercover police sting targeting patrons. In February 1967, two years before Stonewall, community activists led a demonstration outside of the bar to protest the targeting and persecution by the police for being gay. Though the current Black Cat isn’t the same as the historic bar, it continues to keep its history alive and was designated a historical landmark by the State of California in 2022." - Rebecca Roland, Eater Staff
