In an interview with the Dallas VoiceAlan Ross remembered what the bar scene was like in Dallas in those days (click for larger image): Those were the days when “homosexual behavior” was illegal, and vice raids on gay bars and clubs were frequent occurrences.
In Dallas’ pre-Stonewall days, there were only a handful of gay bars in the city, and they weren’t widely known beyond those who frequented them. Gene’s Music Bar, S. Akard Street (click for larger image)