‘A space to let your guard down’: The story of NYC’s first Asian gay bar

From its launch in 1990 to its closure in 2013, The Web – a bar at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 58th Street – was at the heart of New York’s Asian gay community, providing a refuge for people who often faced prejudice and exclusion within the mainstream gay scene. The venue organised the first Asian contingent at New York’s Pride Parade, winning ‘best float’ for four consecutive years in the early 2000s, and offered a range of life-changing services, from free English lessonshellip;

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