From Robert E. Gerhardt’s article for Blind Magazine:
Meryl Meisler, whose project “Queer Friendly Nightlife Now” is included in the exhibition, was inspired by Brassi’s photographs of Paris nightlife in the 1930s. Meisler began the project when she attended her first major disco event in 1977: COYOTE Hooker’s Masquerade Ball at the Copacabana. “I dressed in my childhood Girl Scout uniform and brought my camera. It was exhilarating,” Meisler recalls. “I immediately knew this queer-friendly disco scene was for me. I loved the variety of fabulous people—of all ages, genders, sexual identities, races, and ethnicities. The fashion, music, and atmosphere were unforgettable.