Clarification question: Do you have a specific location/demographic in mind?

/u/sunagainstgold dropped knowledge in Why did the Mafia turn the Stonewall Inn into a gay bar?

/u/cephalopodie hosted an AMA about Gay History in 20th Century America, which may be of interest to you and wrote an historical overview here. See also another question about Stonewall. Another AMA about the History of Sexuality, feat. answers by /u/annalspornographie and others.