Love them, hate them & everything in between: Gays sound off on circuit parties

Love them, hate them & everything in between: Gays sound off on circuit parties

A foundation of queer nightlife, circuit parties trace their roots to underground disco scenes in gay meccas such as Manhattan and San Francisco. As the AIDS crisis tore through communities and fueled discrimination, the dance floor was viewed as a respite from the outside world’s harsh and homophobic judgment. But decades later, many would find that framing hard to square with what circuit parties have become. To critics, the hedonistic and ela…